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 04/13/26
Join Us for Sunday Worship, April 19 at 10:00 AM
This Sunday, Pastor Al will be preaching from Revelation 19:11-20:15. “The Spoils of Victory: Jesus, the Defeat of Death, and the Book of Life”
Last week, Al Preached on “Celebrating Evil’s Demise: What Easter People Do”
You can rehear the sermon using this link.
Daily Prayer at 12PM by the People of Grace Fellowship Community Church
This week’s daily prayer for April 17 to April 23 is from Paul Yee.
Heavenly Father,
as we journey through Eastertide, renew our hearts and souls.
The world can leave us feeling weary and heavy with grief;
but let the light of the resurrection shine new life into our thoughts, words, and actions.
Help us to walk in your ways and reflect your love with all.
In Jesus name,
Amen.
Easter Offering
This Easter, we would like to take a special offering for Esther Moses Badung’s (Sunday Agang’s daughter) TRASE (Trauma Resilience and Sustainable Empowerment) Project.
“TRASE is not just a poverty alleviation scheme: it is a holistic initiative that aims to empower individuals and families suffering from trauma, especially trauma resulting from the ongoing Fulani herdsmen kidnapping, attacks and killings, to rebuild their lives,
rediscover their God-given potential, and become agents of positive change.”
You can read more about this project here.
Sunday (April 19) will be the last opportunity to make your gift.
Grant Yee’s Summer Mission Trip
Grant Yee's letter to the congregation.
The Session has agreed to support Grant on his summer mission trip with $500.00 from the church surplus. If you wish to individually support Grant, here is the information.
Dana Cunliffe will be our Guest Preacher on Sunday, April 26
Read her LinkedIn Profile
May Love Feast and Family Meeting, May 3
Joint Worship Service with Redeemer Community Church, May 10
On that day, we will be welcoming Jonathan Walton to the pulpit. He is an Area Director for InterVarsity NY/NJ focusing on Spiritual Formation and Experiential Discipleship.
Jonathan Walton Bio
Help Needed for Refreshment Time and Love Feast
Beginning next Sunday, we will have several opportunities to fellowship with food.
April 26 - Refreshment time after Service to welcome Dana Cunliffe
May 3 - Love Feast and Family Meeting
May 10 - Joint service and refreshment time with Redeemer Community Church
If you can help by baking, cooking or buying food for any of these occasions, please let the church office know.
Scripture Readers Needed (There are Many Open Slots)
Please sign up using this link.
Scripture Reading Sign Up
Loops of Love is Collecting Blankets and Stuffed Animals
"Loops of Love" is getting ready to visit and offer gifts to the residents at Laguna Honda Hospital. We are collecting blankets and stuffed animals to bring some warmth and comfort to these beloved ones. For safety reasons, please do not have any ribbons or embellishments on the blankets and stuffed animals. A basket next to the offering box will be available for your gifts.
Contact Linda Kay or Jennifer Yee if you have any questions.
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.
Community Event
Hanami Hope Event, Sunday May 3, 2:00 - 4:00
See Laurie Shigekuni if you have any questions.
New College Berkeley: Beauty & Resistance: Following Christ in this Political Movement, Monday, May 11, 7:00 - 9:00
Jonathan Walton will be speaking at this event at our church.
Register here for the event.
Annual Garage Sale by Mario Nunez on Saturday, May 16
Our friend of the congregation, Mario, will be holding his annual garage sale on Saturday, May 16. Mario will begin collecting items on April 27. Feel free to donate clothes (men, women and children), small household items, kitchenware, small tools and electronics, cd’s dvd’s… but no big items.
Mario will donate the proceeds from the garage sale to Jubilee Immigration Advocates.
Contact Mario at (415) 710-0437 to arrange the drop off of items. See Jennifer or Paul Yee with any questions.