Friday, December 14, 2012
Neighboring food pantries share how you can serve -- or be served -- this holiday season.
The Blessing Room, Calvary Christian Church, 47 Grove St., Lynnfield: The Blessing Room currently serves about 50 people in need with non-perishables, diapers as well as gently used and new clothing. Many recipients are unemployed, disabled, elderly, or unable to work. To donate, write a check to Calvary Christian Church c/o the Blessing Room; drop off food in the drop-off baskets; organizations, such as Mission of Deeds, can help out, or if a ministry interview has already been completed with Executive Pastor Jamie E. Booth, of Peabody, become a volunteer. Clothes must be in good condition, and food can't be expired. According to Associate Pastor Charles Rukwaro, overseer of the ministry, of Peabody, last year, the church gave out 100 …
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Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry
467 Main St, Wakefield, MA
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Pastor Timothy P. Schmidt and Charles Rukwaro, of Calvary Christian Church, Lynnfield, took a two-week trip to Africa.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Tara Vocino
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Charles Rukwaro, of Peabody, had his dream come true last month. He and Senior Pastor Timothy P. Schmidt, of Calvary Christian Church, took a missions trip to Nairobi, Kenya from June 20, to July 8. Rukwaro, who moved from Nakuru, Kenya to the U.S. in October 2008, translated Swahili to English at a pastor's conference and was Schmidt's aide during the missions trip. In Lynnfield, Rukwaro is an intern, where he teaches a Sunday school empowerment class on the Holy Spirit, leads a mid-week home care group in Peabody, and oversees other care group's Bible studies. Newly-appointed Pastor Stephanie Clark, Christian education and ministry to women, appreciates Rukwaro's teaching aspects. "His class teaches that in times of emptiness, the Holy …
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Calvary Christian Church
47 Grove St, Lynnfield, MA
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Calvary Christian Church in Lynnfield took a missions trip to Haiti this summer.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Nine Calvary Christian Church members, led by children's pastor and church ministries administrator Jamie Booth and youth pastor Clark Clervois, and 10 Texan church members, trekked to Haiti in June for two weeks to assist in the relief efforts, following the devastating earthquake last year. The volunteers spent June 26-July 2 helping to rebuild the country. Joe, a participant on his first missions trip, considers this trip to be the most important and meaningful endeavor he's ever been involved in. "Two things come to mind that I got out of this trip: First, encouragement, seeing other Christians, and our families, who handled things at home in our absence, serve the Kingdom unselfishly," he stated, "Second, friendships, both in our …
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Calvary Christian Church
47 Grove St, Lynnfield, MA
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