Dear Grace 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 06/16/25
Join Us for Sunday Worship, June 22 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from Romans 11:33-12:2. O the Depth! Mystery, Mercy and Metamorphosis”
Last Sunday, Pastor Al preached on “If Jesus Were Mayor: The Church’s Mission in the Kingdom of God”
If you want to re-listen to Pastor Al’s sermon (and any other previous sermons), you can do so on our church’s website.
Sermons | GFCC (gfccsf.org)
Graduation Sunday, June 22
We want to acknowledge all the family members of our Grace Fellowship Community Church family who have reached a milestone of graduation. We will be having a cake reception during our refreshment time on Sunday. Here’s to the class of 2025!
Paul Conti
| DMin in Spiritual Formation
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Gregory Jew
| Completed Radiology Residency
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Jonathan Angulo (Margie and Robert Chiang's son-in-law)
| Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling and School Counseling
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Chloe Balzer
| Masters of Spanish
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Brenden Guiterrez-Graczak
| Master of Arts, Intercultural Studies
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Matt McDonell
| Master of Educational Leadership
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Tobias Jeung
| Juris Doctorate Law Degree
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Dominique Ocampo
| College
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Julia Williams
| College
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Luke Barrett (Mike and Cindy Peterson's grandson)
| High school
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Amanda Crawford
| High school
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Crista Greenhill
| High school
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Donovan "Kamari" McLaughlin
| High school
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Paulina Nunez
| High school
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Destiny Sanchez (Michelle Chinn's foster daughter)
| HIgh School
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Valerie Barrett (Mike and Cindy Peterson's granddaughter)
| Middle school
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Rylan Fong (Irene and Richard Fong's grandson)
| Elementary school
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Noah Lee (Curtis and Allicia Lee's nephew)
| Preschool
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We Welcome Creativity Explored to our Building
Creativity Explored will be holding their summer program, Camp Imaginate, in our Multi-Purpose and Youth rooms for the next few months.
InterCongregational Men’s Brunch Event, Saturday, June 28, 11am - 1pm
Inviting all Intergenerational men to a joint brunch event with both Redeemer Community Church and Bay Area Christian Connection on June 28 from 11 am to 1 pm at our church building.
Cost is $10 which is payable on the day of the event. You can bring cash or Venmo to Robert.
Indicate that you will be attending by signing up.
https://bit.ly/InterCongregationalMensBrunch
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Chiang.
A Very Special Love Feast, Sunday, June 29
Food for the June 29 Love Feast will be provided by Brian and Natalie Chinn. They will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary!
Another Special Love Feast, Sunday, July 13
Stay tuned for more information about this love feast. This meal is tied to our mission trip to the Philippines (in October) to meet our ministry partners.
Sunday Service Scripture Readers are Needed
Please consider serving our congregation by being a Scripture reader during our Sunday service. Sign ups are the months of July to September. If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Fong-Joe.
Scripture Reading Sign-Up
Sacramento House for Rent
The Juarez family have a house for rent (in September/October) in the northern Natomas area of Sacramento. It is a 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom single family home that has a community gym and pool as well. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please contact anyone in the Juarez family (Alejandro, Leni, Rene or Melanie)
Community Events
Annual Garage Sale, Saturday, June 21
Mario Nunez will be hosting his annual garage sale at 40 Tiffany Ave. If you have some items to donate to the garage sale, please contact Mario. Note that due to some loss of space at his home, Mario can only take small items.
If you have any questions, please contact Mario. (If you do not have Mario’s contact information, contact the church office.)
Ministry Partners
Brenden and Samantha Gutierrez-Graczak InterVarsity Newsletter (Robert Chiang is the Ministry Liaison)
“As we close in on the end of InterVarsity's year, we reflect back and have so much to celebrate, but also so much to pray for as well…”
End of the Year Numbers!
Langham Thanks/ Update/ Prayer Requests (One of our Alternative Gifts Recipient)
“Blessings to you and all at Grace Fellowship Community Church! As always, thank you for your partnership in walking with our brothers and sisters throughout the Majority World - especially those who are in places of poverty and suffering. We are truly thankful!
It's genuinely a privilege to serve alongside you and so many gifted leaders around the world who are equipping the church to demonstrate God's grace, love and justice in this world. In the midst of all the ordinary challenges of cross-cultural ministry and theological education, we’re often reminded of just how much fruit the Spirit brings forth out of even small but faithful investments of time, prayer, and encouragement….”
Read the Update here