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Worship Service for April 11, 2021 Welcome! We’re glad you’re here! The online worship service this 2nd Sunday of Easter is provided by the Sierra Pacific, Southwest California, Pacifica, Grand Canyon, and Rocky Mountain Synods of the ELCA.  They wanted to give those of us who have been producing weekly online services a break! Click here for […]

Hi, Everybody: This Sunday is the 2nd Sunday of Easter and Scrip Sunday.  There will be Zoom Coffee Chat at 9:15 a.m. and Zoom Communion at 9:45 a.m. as usual, but no Confirmation Class.  There’s a Council Meeting by Zoom at 11 a.m. – contact Marta Wicke if you are interested in attending (extra wine at communion advised, but not required). The online worship service this Sunday is provided

Devotion for April 8, 2021 from Pastor Tia Pelz of Christ the King: They tell meonly godcan rise from the deadbut i’ve watched friendscarry crossesand i’m not sosure grief rarely leaves any remainsit does not hold trialsor kiss in gardensit hammers its nails wildlysons of godor not tombs made of traumaare heavier than stoneand i’ve

Devotion for April 6, 2021 from Tori Valcarcel, Ministry in Context Student for CTK and HTLC: Christ is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed… but what about the rest of us? Theological inquiries aside, where are we in the Easter resurrection? As I joked to a friend the other day, “the tomb is empty, and so

We’re happy to see you on this joyous day as we celebrate Easter! We’re delighted to share today’s worship service for Sunday, April 4, 2021. Happy Easter! Please visit YouTube to see all of our Holy Week services, including a Maundy Thursday service, which commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus washing his disciples’ feet, and Good

Welcome to our Good Friday Tenebrae Service Tenebrae, Latin for darkness or shadows, is a service commemorating the death of Jesus with readings and the extinguishing of candles. It is a solemn service intended to evoke the emotions of the passion story. For the full effect, watch it in a quiet, darkened room, perhaps lit

Hi, Everybody, and a solemn Good Friday to you all!  (Happy Good Friday just doesn’t sound right, somehow.) Today is Good Friday, a day to remember Jesus’ crucifixion and death.  We’ll be having an Online Worship Service available later today.  I’ll let you know when it’s ready to view.  It’s a Tenebrae service (service of darkness and shadows) with the

Devotion for April 1, 2021 from Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer: The angel told the women, “But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and

Welcome to our Maundy Thursday Service. Holy Week continues on Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.  Our pre-recorded Online Worship Service includes a drama of the inner thoughts of those present at the Last Supper called “Is it I?”.  At the end of the service, the altar is stripped in preparation

Devotion for March 30, 2021 from Vicar Anand Darla of Good Shepherd South Asian Ministries: He, offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God Hebrews 10:12 Vicar Anand Darla GSSAM Fremont CA  Hebrews makes much of him finishing his work sitting down. Hebrews 10:12, “He, offered one sacrifice for