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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

Devotion for January 26, 2021 from Pastor Tim Huff of Holy Trinity: “I cried to you for help, Yahweh my God, and you healed me.”Psalm 30:2 Most of us, at any given time, know at least a handful of people who are battling an illness of some kind. One of those people might even be

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, January 24, is the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany.  Everything is COVID-normal with the online worship service(available to watch starting each Sunday morning), Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:45, and Zoom Sunday School, Confirmation Class, and Adult Forum at 10 a.m. (more on Adult Forum in the next paragraph).  As usual, the Zoom information will be

Devotion for January 21, 2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: [Mary Magdelene] said to the [angels angel in the tomb], “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, January 17, is the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany and Fill the Food Barrel Sunday.  Zoom Coffee Chat and Communion will be as usual (9:15 and 9:45 a.m. – same Zoom details) as well as Sunday School at 10 a.m. (to be included in Sunday School info emails, please contact Marta).  Confirmation Class will resume this Sunday (Pastor

Devotion for January 14, 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: Dear Saints,  Today’s devotion is inspired byJoy Oladokun’s song “i see america”  Here are the lyrics to her song: https://genius.com/Joy-oladokun-i-see-america-lyrics  I saw God in front of a motel yesterday. She was darker than the preachers say. She had a 2-year-old in her arms. A tiny

Devotion for January 12, 2021 from Pastor Tim Huff of Holy Trinity: My God, you will not abandon my hope. You will hear my prayer and satisfy my desires. I will pray and wait for your grace. Hear me and fulfill my hope. The following is the prayer which opens a collection of Martin Luther’s