Announcements for the week of 4/3/23

Join Us for Sunday Worship at 10:00 AM

You are welcome to join us in person for worship! Please note that wearing face masks in the church building is voluntary.

Good Friday Service, April 7 at 7:00PM

Come in person, there will be no zoom. Heidi McLaughlin will be giving the Good Friday meditation.

Easter Sunday

Pastor Al will be preaching from Luke 24:1-35: “Bread for the Journey: From the Road to the Table”

Easter Sunday Lunch

To continue the celebration of our Lord’s resurrection, all are invited to stay for lunch. If you would like to bring a dessert to share, please drop it off in the kitchen before service.

Second Look

Because of our Easter lunch, there will be no Second Look this Sunday.

Book Cart Ministry Is Up and Running

Each week on Sunday morning, a book cart featuring books from Pastor Al’s personal collection and from our church library will be available in the hallway by our bulletin board. Please come browse and borrow books to take home! The book cart selection will be replenished and refreshed each month.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Jensa Woo.

Session Point of Contact

For the next 3 months, from April to June, Albert Jew is the Session point of contact. If you have a need to reach the session, please contact Albert at the email indicated below in the gray box.

Basketball and Pickleball

Are you looking for a group of people to play basketball and/or pickleball with? Are you looking for an alternative to going to a gym for a workout? Look no further, come to church and see the sanctuary be transformed into a basketball court on Tuesdays and a pickleball court on Wednesdays.

On Tuesdays, basketball is from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

On Wednesdays, pickleball is from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

All are invited to join in the fun and fellowship. If you have any questions, contact Daniel Ng.

Jam Session - Sunday, May 7

Do you have a musical instrument stored somewhere waiting for the chance to be played in conjunction with other instruments? Well, you’ll have the opportunity to do it on Sunday May 7, in a jam session after the service. After a light lunch we’ll be ready to play for two hours from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. If you have a guitar, ukulele, violin, drums, tambourine, electric keyboard, maracas, claves…, bring them. And if you don't have one, but want to sing or just want to join us, you're invited. Just let us know if you’re planning to come, so we’ll have an idea of our number. For questions, ideas, songs or suggestions, you can contact Alejandro Juárez. See below for Alejandro’s contact information.

Community Events

Grace Fellowship’s Response to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake

As a response to the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake, the church sent money to Covenant World Relief and Development. $5,000 was sent initially on February 26 from the church’s general fund. An additional $5,122.09 was collected from our congregation and was sent on March 23.

On April 30th, Adam Edgerly, director of Covenant World Relief and Development, will be our guest speaker. He will give a report on the Syria/Turkey relief efforts.

Let us continue to pray for the people whose lives have been affected by this tragic earthquake.

A Six-Week Online Training Series: Empowering Older Adults, May 18-June 22

Sponsored by the San Francisco Interfaith Council (free). Subjects include:

• Elder Abuse Prevention
• Important Resources for Older Adults
• Injury Prevention
• Isolation
• Ageism and Ableism
• Planning/Talking About End of Life Wishes

You do not need to go to all 6 weeks, you can pick and choose which training you wish to attend by using the link.

A Six-Week Online Training Series: Empowering Older Adults