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 05/04/25
Join Us for Sunday Worship, May 11 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Paul will be preaching from Luke 1:26-31,34-35,38, Mark 6:2-4, Acts 1:12-14
“Mary: Mother, Mentor, Disciple”
Last Sunday, Pastor Al preached on “The Presence: Being the Church on the Road”
Tabernacle Presence
Spirituality of the Road
Fellowship of the Road
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)
Good Friday Meditation by Karen Seth
Meditation
Easter Offering
Our Easter offering to Jubilee Immigration Advocates totaled $7,205.21. Let’s continue for the work of Jubilee as they advocate for those who are facing uncertainty and are most marginalized.
Prayer of Confession from our May 4 Sunday Worship
Our Father,
In our ugly and injurious present political climate, it’s become all too easy to justify
fear-filled and hateful thoughts, words, and actions, often in defense against the “other”
side.
We project our anxiety elsewhere and misdiagnose the real problem (the real evil),
exchanging it for smaller and seemingly more manageable problems….
Last Sunday, Galen Hong led us in our prayer of confession, you can read the rest of the prayer here.
Gospel Gators Spring Concert, Saturday, May 10 at San Francisco State University
If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Al.
YWCP (Young Women’s Choral Projects) Free Mother's Day Concert in SF Botanical Garden, May 11, 3:30 - 4:30pm in Golden Gate Park
Give a mom in your life sweet songs and 55 acres of flowers! (SF residents enter the park for free with ID; non-residents $7-17). Walk through the Main Entrance to the Botanical Garden (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & 9th Ave) and enjoy the free concert in the Celebration Garden to the right. Bring a picnic blanket for sitting on the grass. Arrive an hour or two early (or stay after) to explore all the gardens.
(Naomi and Sophia Williams will be singing!)
May Love Feast, Church Photo and Family Meeting, May 18
We will be taking our church picture for our website right after service. Afterwards, stay for lunch and get an update about how God is at work in our church.
If you can help with preparing food for the Love Feast, please let Samantha or Caroline know.
Garrett Yee is Going on a Mission Trip to Tokyo, Japan
Our own Garrett Yee, will be going on a short-term mission trip (May 28 - June 18) with SOON Movement Global to Tokyo. Besides prayer support, he needs to raise $4800 in financial support by May 21. You can read about Garrett’s summer mission in his letter.
Instructions on how to give financial support is in the letter.
An Invitation to Practice Speaking English with our Kaleo Members
Many of our Kaleo friends are in need of learning to speak English. If you have an interest in helping and building relationships with our Spanish speaking friends, please let Caroline know.
The requirements are few and flexibility is maximum.
An Invitation to Provide Transportation on Sunday Mornings To and From Church
Many of our Spanish speaking worshippers do not drive. Most of the time, Leni and Alejandro provide transportation. However, when they are in the Philippines, many Spanish speaking congregants do not come. We do not want to have this group of people lose their momentum in coming to church. If you have time on Sunday mornings and afternoons to provide rides, please let Samantha or Caroline know.
By agreeing to help, you are not committing to doing this permanently.
Nominating Committee (Nom-Com) 2025 - Nominations To Be Submitted by Sunday, June 1, 2025
The Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for Session elders and Nom-Com members to begin serving in 2026.
The Session currently consists of Kim Towsley, Shane Chao, Margie Chiang, Irene Fong, Jensa Woo, and Albert Jew. Kim and Shane will be ending their terms at the end of 2025.
The Nom-Com currently consists of Howard and Audrey Jai, Matt Crawford, Paul Yee, Margie Chiang, Irene Fong. Howard and Audrey will be ending their terms at the end of 2025.
Nominations can be submitted to the Nom-Com via email nomcom2025@gfccsf.org or in writing. Please include a brief explanation for why you believe the candidate(s) you nominate would be good Session elders or Nom-Com members.
Submit Nominations by Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Please reach out to nomcom2025@gfccsf.org if you have any questions.
Housing Needed
James and Julie Hamiter's daughter, Amelia, graduated from Regent Seminary in Vancouver last year and she has a ministry position at City Church in SF for about a year or year and a half. She seeks housing to share, starting June 1st, for 12 to 18 months, and she can pay $800 to $1000 for a room in a home or to share an apartment.
Please contact the church office if you have any leads.
Ministry Partners Update
INFEMIT (International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation) (Jensa Woo is the Ministry Partner Liaison)
Here is the current INFEMIT newsletter, with opportunities to pray for fellow followers of Christ Jesus. Included in this newsletter is an interview with our pastor Al Tizon, conducted by Christine Sine.
INFEMIT Newsletter
Episode 29 is an interview with Pastor Al (Wealth, Poverty and the Mission at the Church) by Christine Sine. Here is the link.
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