Operation Christmas Child. Shoeboxes and more information are available at the back of the Main Sanctuary. Gift filled shoeboxes can be brought to the church on Sundays between Oct 19th through Nov. 16th.

Operation Christmas Child Collection Outreach, November 16-24 (times vary). This year we once again are blessed with the opportunity to co-labor with Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child ministry. Calvary Ventura will be a shoebox collection center for our area. We have the opportunity to minister to, pray for, and share the love of Christ with our community as they bring their shoeboxes to our church! For more information and opportunities to serve click here

Moms in Prayer. Monday, 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.

Biblical Peer Counseling. Wednesday afternoons. Are you struggling with an issue or just need someone to talk to and desire Christ-centered counseling? Contact Kathy G via our website.

Youth Ministry. Wednesdays, 6:30pm in the Youth Ministry room. All 6th through 12th grade students are invited to fellowship with us as we build relationships with God and people through discipleship, serving, studying the bible, and worshiping Jesus!

Women’s Ministry Packing Party. Saturday, November 15, 9am-12pm.  Ladies, join us for breakfast, fellowship & fun as we pack Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes together! Helpful items to bring/donate: Wow Items for boys and girls, clothing, box fillers, puzzle games, books. Hygiene stuff (NOT soap or liquids), and school supplies. See Laura Taylor or Marianne Jones for more info.

Welcome to Calvary Lunch. November 16, After service. If you are relatively new to Calvary Ventura, you’re invited to join our pastoral staff for a special lunch held in your honor.  This will be a time to break bread, fellowship, answer questions and simply get to know each other a little better.  If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to info@calvaryventura.org. Let us know if you have any specific food allergies as we’d like to ensure the food ordered will be a blessing to you.

Nick & Dawn Afman, Bon Voyage Potluck! Sunday, November 16, 5pm.  Our beloved Nick & Dawn will be answering the call God has put on their lives as Chaplains for Samaritan’s Purse Ministries and moving to Alabama.  Please bring something to share as we celebrate them and send them off on their new journey with the Lord.

Women’s Ministry Testimony Night. Tuesday, November 18, 6:30pm. Ladies! Come join us on Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30pm in the Main Sanctuary for our “Testimony Night”. Bring a finger food or finger dessert to share and bring a friend!

Audience of One Church Christmas Party/Potluck. Sunday, December 7, 5pm. We’ll be gathering in the Main Sanctuary to share in fellowship, potluck and worship/Christmas carols. Don’t forget to something tasty to share! If you’d like to share your gift of song, poetry, etc., contact Pastor Wilfredo. To assist with planning, setup/breakdown contact Pastor DanO.

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. On Winter break- Meets every Tuesday, 6:30pm.
  
• Young Adults Ministry (18-25 yrs old). 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/Sound booth. 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 sound booth or click here.
  
• Other opportunities to serve

Send the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth Without Leaving Home

Shoebox gifts built online go to the ends of the earth to children in some of the hardest-to-reach places—whether deep jungles, city slums, steep mountainsides, or one of more than 1,000 remote Pacific islands. Many of these areas are resistant to the Gospel, for cultural or religious reasons, and are home to some people who have never heard the Name of Jesus Christ.

When you Build a Shoebox Online, it provides believers in remote regions a creative way to share the Good News in a culturally sensitive manner. Online boxes are carefully prepared, abiding by strict customs regulations to safeguard partners who will deliver the gifts, as well as the boys and girls who receive them. Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19). Help fulfill the Great Commission and take the Gospel to the ends of the earth by building a shoebox online today!

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