3rd Saturday
Men’s Breakfast
Please join us at our monthly men’s breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month in the Gathering Café for a time of fellowship and breaking bread together. In this environment, we are also able to build each other up through the Word of God and share in practical skills so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped, physically and spiritually, to lead his home in righteousness. Some of the practical skills we learn are: Pruning trees, tying flies for fly fishing, practically insuring home/auto, etc.
We also focus on strengthening your relationships with Jesus, your wife, children, friendships, etc.
Billy Graham Phone Center
The Billy Graham Phone Ministry meets every other Saturday here at the Church. This is an excellent opportunity for evangelistic training and outreach. Please call Tracy Burns at 934-1289 to set up a time for training.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Believes:
- The Bible to be the infallible Word of God, that it is His holy and inspired Word, and that it is of supreme and final authority.
- In one God, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. He led a sinless life, took on Himself all our sins, died and rose again, and is seated at the right hand of the Father as our mediator and advocate.
- That all men everywhere are lost and face the judgement of God, and need to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through His shed blood on the cross.
- That Christ rose from the dead and is coming soon.
- In holy Christian living, and that we must have concern for the hurts and social needs of our fellowmen.
- We must dedicate ourselves anew to the service of our Lord and to His authority over our lives.
- In using every modern means of communication available to us to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world.
Boy Scouts
BOY SCOUT TROOP 356 – MONDAYS 6:30-8:00 PM
Scoutmaster: Richard Whitehead, 892-3412 or e-mail
Resources:
Library
Merit Badge Worksheets
Broken from Silence
Incorporated within this ministry is a Bible study for those whose hearts have been broken through the silent guilt and shame of abortion.
God demonstrates to us that we no longer have to be silent and that we can be truly forgiven for our sin of abortion. Nothing can separate us from His love.
If you would like more information regarding the hope and healing of being set free from the guilt and shame of abortion, please contact Susan at 505-896-2990.
Care Net
CARE NET IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. IF INTERESTED IN DONATING TO CARE NET PLEASE SEE CHERYL JENSEN. IF YOU PREFER TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION PLEASE WRITE “CARE NET” IN THE MEMO SECTION OF YOUR CHECK.
Knitted Together Clothing Closet
(Care Net Clients Only)
Hours:
Tuesday: 11:00 am—2:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30—11:30 am
Thursday: 9:30—11:30 am
For donation questions please call Cheryl Jensen at 248-3066.
Children’s Sunday School
Currently we offer Sunday classes for your children ages 2 through Mid High. We are currently using Calvary’s Curriculum which is intended to teach your children who they are in Christ Jesus. It is our goal to ensure that your children are being taught scripture and more than that, we want to ensure that your children know what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. If you ever have any questions concerning your child or anything else concerning Children’s Ministry, please contact Pastor Ben at 896-2990.
Clothes Closet
Cub Scouts
CUB SCOUT PACK 356 – MONDAYS 6:30-7:30 PM
Cubmaster: Mark Bowers
Phone: 506-0248
Food Pantry
The mission of Calvary Chapel Rio Rancho Food Bank and Clothing Closet is to gather and share food and clothing with our congregation and neighbors in need.
Through God’s grace and mercy, the Calvary Chapel Rio Rancho Food Bank and Clothing Closet will be a bridge between bountiful donations of these products and those who may be experiencing difficulty providing for themselves.
Hours:
Sunday: 12:30—1:30 pm
Tuesday 10:30 am—12:00 pm
Located in room 110. For a list of needed items, please visit Kiosk.
For donation questions please call Cheryl Jensen at 248-3066.
Holy Fire Bookstore
We are a full service Christian Bookstore with Bibles, all categories of books including Reference, Christian Living, Fiction and Children’s books.
We also have cards, gifts, music, movies, pictures, apparel and various other items. All of our Bibles are sold at 35% off of the retail price and other items are sold at 10% off of the retail price (with a few exceptions).
If you have any questions about the bookstore, our staff, or our stock, feel free to call us at (505) 244-2151.
Hospital
We at Calvary believe in anointing of the sick.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:”
-James 5:14 KJV
If you or someone you know would like a home or a hospital visit from one of our staff, please call the church office and give them the name of the person, the type of sickness, home address or hospital name and room number. We will be blessed to be able to pray for them.
Ignyte
IGNYTE is a ministry geared for high school age youth.
The vision at IGNYTE goes along with Jesus’ challenge in Matthew 16:24 when Jesus said to His disciples
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
We learn how to bear our cross by dying to ourselves and loving one another. It’s about worshiping the Lord, studying and applying God’s word to our lives that we might live a life worthy of our calling (EPH. 4:1-3) so that we might reach the world for Christ (Mark 16:15).
We meet on Tuesday nights from 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. in the Youth Room.
Leaders: Donald Jensen
Phone: 717-6208
Paul tells Timothy, a young pastor in the ministry, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
In following the example of Jesus, who “came not to be served, but to serve,” our teens are given ample opportunities to serve the Body of Christ at Calvary Chapel. Whether it’s helping with the Children’s Ministry, cleaning, construction projects, etc., our teens can be involved in serving on a regular basis and learning the truth of our Lord’s words, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” Acts 20:35.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Several special events are planned throughout the year for our youth, such as retreats, conferences, special once-a-month events, concerts, and mission trips. Aside from the usual fun and excitement, these events not only encourage and motivate the youth to focus on their personal relationship with the Lord and stay charged up on the Word and prayer, but also challenge them to be bold witnesses for Jesus among their peers.
OUTREACH
Outreach is another essential part of the Youth Ministry. As the teens are trained in sharing their faith, opportunities are given to put principles into practice by going out and sowing the seeds of the Gospel within our community. In addition to local outreach, summer missions trips offer our youth the chance to minister hands-on in another culture through relief work, drama, and evangelism. These trips can produce life-changing experiences that help broaden one’s world view, as well as develop a greater passion for the lost.
“Tell me and I will forget…..
show me and I will remember…
involve me and I will understand…
Inferno
We currently offer a mid week Bible study for your Mid High children every Thursday from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Not only do we provide Bible study, we provide lots of activities for your energetic children. This group is for kids in grades 6 through 9. So, come and visit us and see what the Lord does for you!
We currently meet in the youth room located at the East side of the building. We have both men and women assisting the Mid High group.
Mexico
Just 250 miles south of the New Mexico border, deep in the Copper Canyon of Mexico is an unreached people group called the Tarahumara. They are an animistic, indigenous people of Mexico who are scattered throughout the canyon numbering well over 200,000. They gather in pueblos of 20-100 families that live off of corn and beans that they cultivate from the land. Their crops are generally very meager at best and so the health of the Tarahumara is relatively poor. As a God seeking people their form of religion includes fiestas where animal sacrifices are made in ceremonious style and dress. The earth, corn, and bean are objects of worship and the use of tesquino, an alcoholic beer made of corn, is consumed to excess during these fiestas. The influence of Catholicism can be seen in many of their practices and stories as well. Largely, illiterate, they are an oral culture in which their history and mythlogy is handed down through the generations.
Our mission of reaching the Tarahumara with the gospel of Jesus Christ began in 2007 with a medical outreach in Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. Learning some of the customs and language is a challenge as the world view of the Tarahumara is vastly different than our own. But we believe the Lord has given us a mandate to continue in learning about and reaching out to the Tarahumara. Several mission trips are made each year to La Mesa, our primary mission center in the Canyon, to meet medical needs and provide food for the village. We support an indigenous pastor and his family who have assimilated into the community and live in the village most of the year guiding the church plant and bartering goods in order to meet the needs of the people in a way that honors their culture.
Our first church plant in La Mesa now has over 100 members attending from villages as far away as 20 miles. We have built a church building for them to gather in as well as a house for the missionary and his family, and a cocina (kitchen) in order to feed the body of Christ after the church services. Many of the believers walk long distances to attend church services and part of our ministry is to meet the need of hunger when they come.
Recently, the Lord led us to our 2nd church plant in a village about 3 hours from La Mesa. This pueblo had heard about our ministry in La Mesa and began to speak to the missionary about the possibility of our planting a church in their village. They are very receptive to our groups, and on our recent first journey to El Rancho we saw a very deep interest in the gospel message. We are very excited about the potential of planting yet another church among the Tarahumara in El Rancho.
We also continue to participate in an annual medical outreach in the city of Cuauhtémoc; this outreach involves both a medical outreach and a meal ministry as we often prepare and serve upwards of 1500 meals twice a day for a 4 day period. There is also ample opportunity for us to share Jesus during our time of this medical and meal ministry. WE typically have local church and local Christian participants in these outreach opportunities.
If you would like to be part of a ministry that is focused on church planting among the Tarahumara, by taking a short term trip, by supporting our missionaries, by serving in Care-teams, or through financial donations please contact Pastor Terry Milford or Keith Dotson for more information at the Church.
Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is about:
Relationships with other moms
Encouragement through discussion group
Relevant speaker presentation
Creating through craft projects
Wisdom shared by experienced Mentor Moms
MOPS believes that mothers are doing something of incredible worth—mothering matters!
Our MOPS group starts again September 7th. We’d love to welcome new members! Also, we are in desperate need of care providers for our children at the meetings – it is a paid position! If interested, please call Melissa at 771-0404.
1st and 3rd Wednesday’s starting September 7th from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
$6 per meeting
Contact: Melissa Saunders at 771-0404
Prayer Meeting
Ladies, is the Lord calling you to pray? Then come and join us every Friday at 9:00 a.m. here in the Church Prayer Room. For more questions, please call the main office @ 896-2990.
Prayer Shawl
You are invited to offer your time and talents in crocheting and knitting to make prayer shawls for members of the congregation who are suffering from cancers or chronic illnesses.
Think of the blessing of having a reminder of the love and prayers of the saints around their shoulders! We will be meeting every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for those who need to learn or polish up on their skills. If this sounds like a work that God is calling you to, please call Wendy Falanga at 892-2645 for more information. Yarn donations are welcomed too.
The Gathering Café
Here at Calvary Chapel Rio Rancho it is our desire to provide a safe and pleasant place to gather together for fellowship. We encourage the body of Christ to spend time uplifting and ministering to one another and to seek out and welcome newcomers by reaching out in a cordial, comfortable atmosphere. Just as Christ said “I did not come to be served, but to serve” so we also are here to serve the body of believers in a way that will encourage them in their walk with the Lord.
Come in and enjoy hot and cold coffees, Italian sodas, and smoothies. We serve breakfast and lunch during operating hours. Free Wi-Fi is available. All proceeds go to our Mission fund.
Hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Stop by our Café and put a bright spot in your day.
The Only Way
Seeking to help women who are struggling with the sin of addiction or are married to men who are fighting that battle. The Only Way for Women (Cheryl A. Jensen) provides discipleship training through the Word of God, the Bible. Single women are greatly encouraged through this ministry, and it also equips wives to be stronger biblical helpmates to their husbands and all to be set free from the bondage that controls their lives.
For more information contact: Cheryl A. Jensen at 248-3066
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Men! Come and study God’s word every Thursday morning from 5:30-6:30 a.m.
We study verse by verse through various books of the Bible, discussing each verse in depth – what it says, what it means; and how it applies to everyday issues of life. In order to receive counsel in the light of God’s word, we share struggles and concerns with one another as well as the victories that the Lord graciously grants us. For more information, please call Pastor Kevin at 896-2990.