Parish Life Coordinator

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, February 21, is the 1st Sunday in Lent (Happy Lent! – or should that be solemn Lent?) and Fill the Food Barrel Sunday.  No Confirmation Class, but Coffee Chat, Communion, and Sunday School are all as usual.  And, of course, the Virtual Annual Congregational Meeting is at noon this Sunday (if you say, “What Annual Meeting?” I will give […]

Devotion for February 16, 2021 from Vicar Anand Darla, Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries:           “… that ye may know … what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead…”   (Eph. 1:18-20).              God wants us

This evening we will have an Ash Wednesday Service live-streamed on YouTube at 7 p.m.  Here is the link:  https://youtu.be/wIvqqfl5CIU. Please have your ashes and communion elements on hand before the service begins.  If you need to make your own ashes, please click on the Ritual for Making Ashes link below. Also below are the bulletin for

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, February 14 is Transfiguration Sunday, Scrip Sunday, and Valentine’s Day (Tip:  don’t give your sweetheart scrip for Valentine’s Day, lest they transfigure your face!).  Zoom Communion is back at 9:45 a.m., so Coffee Chat moves back to 9:15 a.m.  Confirmation Class resumes at 10 a.m. Ash Wednesday is coming up this Wednesday, February 17 – the beginning of the season of Lent. 

Devotion for February 9, 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King Dear Saints dressed in glitter and love!  Carnival is just around the corner. The crazy, wonderful, giddy time when nothing should be taken seriously. Except eating and drinking too much of all the things that aren’t good for you.   When I was

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, February 7, is the 5th Sunday after Epiphany.  Pastor Tim is still recovering from COVID (as is Jacob – Rachel has it now – will Debbie get it?), so no Communion, and no Confirmation Class, but they will return next week.  Zoom Coffee Chat will begin at 9:30 a.m. like last week.  It’s also Souper Bowl of Caring

Devotion for February 04,2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: Did you know there is a shortage of Grape Nuts?  I’m serious.  My housemate’s family (God bless them!) shops for us and they’ve had a really hard time finding Grape Nuts cereal lately.  So, do you know why we can’t find any?  During this

Devotion for February 2, 2021 from Vicar Anand Darla of Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries:  Physical Brokenness and Spiritual Victory  Vicar Anand GSSAM Fremont  Today I want to meditate on how the Lord uses the weak like us to accomplish His will. In the Old Testament Gideon’s story, the Lord magnified His own power against

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, January 31, is the 4th Sunday after Epiphany and, since it’s the last Sunday in January, RIC (Reconciling in Christ) Sunday.  RIC is a program which helps congregations learn to fully welcome those in the LGBTQIA+ community.  We’ll be having special liturgies, prayers, and a reading of our Welcome Statement to celebrate our commitment

Devotion for January 28 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: Dear Saints! Tuesday evening, I stepped outside. And was hit by heavy rain and a wind that took away my breath for a second. I inhaled deeply, once, twice and stretched my arms into the air. This felt like home! I ran