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Devotion for September 8, 2021, from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: Is anyone else afraid to turn on the news?  There is a constant barrage of dire warnings of impending doom.  If it’s not a fire, it’s a hurricane.  If it’s not a hurricane, it’s a new  Covid setback.  If it’s not a new […]

Happy Labor Day! Thanks for joining us for today’s worship service for Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, and we hope you find time to be restful during this holiday weekend. Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate in the service. We continue to record online worship services for those who are unable to attend our in-person,

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, September 5, is the 15th Sunday after Pentecost.  It’s also Labor Day weekend, so expect to hear some labor-themed litanies and prayers during the service.  The schedule is as usual:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 am, Zoom Communion at 9:30 am, Outdoor Worship Service at 10 am, and a pre-recorded Online Worship Service will be available.  However, the church office will be closed on

Devotion for September 1, 2021, from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: Dear Saints!  A couple of months ago the kids and I went to Fairyland in Oakland for the first time in 17 months. Another first in a long list of firsts in these past weeks upon the reopening of California. We all

Howdy! Thanks for joining us for today’s worship service for Sunday, August 29, 2021. Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate in the service. We continue to record online worship services for those who are unable to attend our in-person, outdoor services, held at 10 a.m. on the patio each Sunday (masks required). Today’s worship

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, August 29, is the 14th Sunday after Pentecost.  The schedule is as usual:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 am, Zoom Communion at 9:30 am, Outdoor Worship Service at 10 am, and a pre-recorded Online Worship Service will be available.  Links will be in your email Saturday evening or Sunday morning (that’s internet links, not sausage links – alas!). Rally Day is coming

Devotion for August 26, 2021 from Pastor Tim Huff of Holy Trinity: Are speed bumps and potholes obstacles, detours or opportunities? Recently I had an appointment out of the area. So, I did what many of us do – I entered the address into Google Maps. I was given three possible routes. I choose the

Hi there! Thanks for joining us for today’s worship service for Sunday, August 22, 2021. Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate in the service. We continue to record online worship services for those who are unable to attend our in-person, outdoor services, held at 10 a.m. on the patio each Sunday (masks required). Today’s

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday, August 22, is the 13th Sunday after Pentecost and Luther Loose Change Sunday (check those sofas and car ashtrays!).  The schedule is the summer new normal:  Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m., Zoom Communion at 9:30 a.m., Outdoor Worship Service at 10 a.m., and a pre-recorded Online Worship Service will be available. Rally Day is coming up on September 12 – only three weeks away! 

Devotion for August 18, 2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.  John 1:5 On Sunday afternoon, while talking to my five year old grandson I said something like, “Well, you don’t want to catch a cold.”  He looked curiously at me