We Welcome Rev. Dr. Ben Lowe to our
Pulpit as Guest Preacher on Sunday, February 16, 2025
Rev. Dr. Ben Lowe is the Executive Director of
A Rocha USA.
A
Rocha USA is a Christian organization that works to conserve the environment
and educate people about their role in caring for God's creation. A Rocha USA
is part of a global network of Christian conservation organizations called A
Rocha.
Caring for creation is an integral
part of loving God, neighbor, and the rest of God s world. This has always been
the case. At the same time, biodiversity loss and climate change have become
two of the defining and interwoven challenges of our time. So, I care for
creation because I follow the Creator, and I feel a particularly urgent calling
to contribute toward restoring right relationships and mutual flourishing at a
time when our species has dramatically depleted the diversity and abundance of
life on the earth. (excerpt from 5/5/23 interview with Laura Vessey and Hannah Gillespie)
If you have any questions, please contact the
church office at inquiries@gfccsf.org
or 415-703-6090.
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 5 AT 7PM
All are welcome to join us as we begin the
Lenten Season by observing Ash Wednesday.
Ash
Wednesday is a solemn day of repentance and humility when we are invited to
begin the 40 days of Lent by reflecting on our faith, embracing a spirit of
penitence and drawing nearer to God through intentional spiritual practices.
The
40 days of Lent are a symbolic journey that leads us to the celebration of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter.
If
you have any questions, please contact the church office at inquiries@gfccsf.org or 415-703-6090.
We Welcome Mark R. Charles to our Pulpit as Guest Speaker on Sunday, March 9, 2025
Mark R. Charles is a Native American activist, public speaker, consultant, and author on Native American issues, as well as a journalist, blogger and a Reformed pastor.
Mark Charles is the co-author of Unsettling Truths - The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. In this book, we are confronted with the idea that injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions, in particular, the damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery.
If you have any questions, please contact the church office at inquiries@gfccsf.org or 415-703-6090.
