Dear Grace Fellowship Community Church Family,
These announcements and prayer requests are being sent out every Thursday to inform us of what is happening in and the needs of our church. Please send any announcements or prayer requests to office@gfccsf.org by Tuesday evening.
Announcements for the Week of 02/09/26
Join Us for Sunday Worship, February 15, at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from Revelation 11:1-19. “The End of the Law and the Prophets: Celebrating the Kingdom of God”
After service, feel free to stay and have a cup of coffee.
Last Sunday, Pastor Al preached on “Bittersweet: Prophetic Ministry Amid Empire”
You can re-hear the sermon using this link.
Daily Prayer at 12PM by the People of Grace Fellowship Community Church
This week’s daily prayer for February 13 to February 19 is from Pastor Al.
Creator of all peoples, you hate racism.
We pray against its continued impact upon black and brown citizens of the United States.
We also pray against the travel ban placed upon over 30 nonwhite countries.
Have mercy on the millions of people that it affects, we pray.
In the name of the refugee, Jesus.
Amen
Lenten Devotional: Tell Me Something Good
As announced on Sunday, a Lenten devotional will be offered as part of a spiritual formation practice during the season of Lent (announcement). The devotional is called Tell Me Something Good, created by a ministry called A Sanctified Art. The devotional includes scripture and commentary together with poetry, visual art, hymns, and reflections for the whole season of Lent, from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Here is a link to Details for Lent Spiritual Formation Practice.
Ash Wednesday Service, February 18 at 7PM
Childcare will be provided.
Love Feast, March 8
During this Love Feast, Amy Lee from Jubilee Immigration Advocates, will be doing a presentation to bring us up-to-date about the immigration situation in our country.
No Kings Protest, Saturday, March 28
More information will be forthcoming, but if you are interested in participating, Brian Chinn will be coordinating our participation.
The Book Cart Has Been Refreshed
As was announced this past Sunday, the book cart has been refreshed. Almost all of the books on the cart are from Pastor Al's personal library. Please use the clipboard on the book cart to sign-out for books that you wish to borrow and take home to read.
On the top shelf are books on Palestine and related topics. Here is the link
to the titles that were mentioned this past Sunday.
On the middle shelf are books featured in honor of Black History Month.
On the bottom shelf is the tray to return books that you have borrowed.
If you have questions, please email office@gfccsf.org to ask for assistance.
Food Pantry Volunteers
The weekly Saturday food pantry is always in need of volunteers. If you are available to help from 12:30 to 2:30, please sign up.
Food Pantry Sign-Up
Deeper Dive Link - Reflecting on the Sunday Experience
Every Tuesday, we will offer “A Deeper Dive,” a time to revisit the previous Sunday’s worship experience.
This space will be on Zoom every Tuesday evening, 7:00-8:30pm. Below is the zoom link which you can use every week:
Deeper Dive Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 825 9666 9506
Passcode: 728637
Questions to Consider for the Deeper Dive
1. How were you made aware of God’s presence this past Sunday—perhaps through a song, the sermon, communion, a conversation with someone at coffee hour, etc.?
2. What in the sermon particularly inspired, encouraged, or challenged you?
3. Beyond Sundays, in what ways has your worship experience been impacting your relationship with God, neighbor (near and far), and/or yourself?
Contact Pastor Al or Randy Chang if you have any questions.
Ministry Partners
New College Berkeley Workshop, Praying and Journal Keeping in Anxious Times, Saturday, February 21, 9:15AM
Do you need a sacred space in these anxious times? Please consider the upcoming New College Berkeley workshop on “Prayer and Journaling-Keeping in Anxious Times" on Saturday, Feb. 21 in Berkeley. This workshop focuses on the relationship between journal-keeping and prayer, and includes breakouts on visio divina, lament, sabbath, and the honoring of ancestors as spiritual practices. Our very own Karen Seth will be facilitating the break-out on “Longing, Lament, and Prophetic Imagination.”
Scan the QR code or go to bit.ly/journalkeeping for more information.
