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Devotion for February 19, 2021 from Pastor Tim Huff of Holy Trinity: Salted with Fire  “For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”Mark 9:49-50 No matter our age, all of […]

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

Thanks for being with us today! We’re glad you could join us for today’s worship service for Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 — Valentine’s Day and Transfiguration Sunday! Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate in the service. We continue to record online worship services in lieu of in-person worship at the church due to COVID-19.  Today’s

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

We love that you are here! We’re glad you could join us for today’s worship service for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Please see our bulletin if you’d like to follow along and participate in the service. We are grateful to Pastor Barbara Caine of Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Newark, CA for supplying today’s Sermon and Children’s Time while

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