Homeless Outreach. Sunday October 26th, after service. We will be handing out the packages, for the homeless, to the congregation. These are the packages we assembled last Sunday. Stop by the table on the patio after service on your way out to pick-up your packages. Vivian will be handing out the packages to all who did not make one on Sunday. If you already took some packages this past Sunday, you can stop by and get more.

Operation Christmas Child. Gift filled shoeboxes can be brought to the church on Sundays between Oct 19th through Nov. 16th.

Young Adults Ministry (18-25 yrs old). Come join us every other Friday for as sweet time of fellowship and the Word.  See Pastor Wilfredo or Vivian for more info. 

Women’s Bible Study Fall 2025. Calvary Ventura Women’s Fall Bible Study has begun. We meet every other Tuesday through November 4th at 6:30pm in the Main Sanctuary. Our next meeting will be November 4, 2025. Our study will be in the book of Psalms. There is a Bible Study Journal to purchase for the study for $10. For more information contact Arly.

Financial Stewardship Classes. Come join us this Wed 10/29 at 6:30pm as take a look budgeting.  We will take a look at what a healthy budget looks like and learn how to create a budget that you can commit to. We will also learn how and how much we should be saving.

MISSION TRIPS- 2026 Mission Trips (Ensure your passport is current)

Honduras: July 24-31, 2026- Honduras Mission Trip. Contact Greg Stanford for more information.

MIDWEEK MINISTRIES

• Moms in Prayer. Mondays, 10am in the Youth Room. We are mothers who, together, bring all our concerns before our Heavenly Father. Let us stand with you in prayer for your children and their schools.
  
• Youth Ministry. We meet every Wednesday, 6:30-8pm. The High School and Junior High ministry invites all 6th through 12th grade students to fellowship with us. This ministry builds relationships with God and people through discipleship, serving, studying the bible, and worshiping Jesus! Our mission is TO KNOW JESUS AND MAKE HIM KNOWN! Click here for more info

• Men’s Small Group Study. Meets every Tuesday, 6:30pm. Will meet every Tuesday through November 4.
  
• Women’s Small Group Study. We meet every other Tuesday through November 4th at 6:30pm in the Main Sanctuary. Next meeting is November 4, 2025.
  
• Young Adults Ministry (18-25 yrs old). 7PM. Come join us every other Friday for a sweet time of fellowship and the Word. See Pastor Wilfredo or Vivian for more info.
   
• Biblical Peer Counseling. Wednesday afternoons. If you are struggling with an issue, or just need someone to talk to, and desire Christ-centered counsel, contact Kathy Gulley below to schedule an appointment. Appointments are available on Wednesday afternoons. Please contact Kathy G. to make an appointment (click here).

LIFE GROUPS

Jesus said, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” This abundance Jesus spoke of is not abundant wealth or abundant possessions, it’s abundant fruitfulness! Jesus has come that we might bear abundant fruit for God’s glory (John 15:8). And just like any fruit bearing tree, in order to bear abundant fruit we need to be planted in the right soil containing the right nutrients and the right amount of exposure. This is precisely what a Life Group is designed to offer, the goal being that we would all bear abundant spiritual fruit for God’s glory! Click here for more info

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

• Children’s Ministry. Our Children’s Ministry is growing and with that grows our need for teachers, assistants, and toddler care.
  
• Church Cleaning Ministry. For more information see Pastor DanO or click here.
  
• Broadcast/Soundbooth. We are in need three teams of 3-4 people to be trained up and serve in the broadcast, sound and/or Proclaim (worship lyrics) parts of our ministry.  For more information see Sean in the soundbooth or click here.
  
• Other opportunities to serve

WHAT IS OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD?

Operation Christmas Child delivers great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to children in need around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations.

To see these shoeboxes in action, check out this video: 

There are two options for building a shoebox.  

1. You can pack a gift filled shoebox and bring it to the church on Sunday between Oct 19^th through Nov. 16^th
2. You can Build a Box online: Click here

Additional Links:

• Amazon Operation Christmas Child Storefront
• Build A Shoebox Online
• For Great Ideas on what to pack into your shoebox, go to this link:  Shoebox Ideas

You can pick up boxes at the Operation Christmas Child Table at the back of the church beginning 10/19/2025.

If you have more questions, contact Marianne Jones 805-901-7396 or Laura Taylor 805-216-0445 or email occcalvaryventura@gmail.com