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 05/12/25
Join Us for Sunday Worship, May 18 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
“Whole and Reconciled: Living into Our Newness for the Sake of the World”
Last Sunday, Pastor Paul preached on “Mary: Mother, Mentor, Disciple”
Paul shared Luci Shaw’s “Virgin”
As if until that moment
nothing real
had happened since Creation
As if outside the world were empty
so that she and he were all
there was — he mover, she moved upon
As if her submission were the most
dynamic of all works: as if
no one had ever said Yes like that
As if one day the sun had no place
in all the universe to pour its gold
but her small room
If you want to re-listen to Pastor Paul’s sermon (and any other previous sermons), you can do so on our church’s website.
Sermons | GFCC (gfccsf.org)
Grateful for our Pastors and Session Members
Here are our pastors and session members having a meal together at last weekend’s retreat.
We Celebrated Mother’s Day Last Sunday
May Love Feast, Church Photo and Family Meeting, May 18
We will be taking 2 pictures of our congregation.
We will have our Love Feast right after the pictures are taken.
Stay for our family meeting to hear updates on our church life.
Please plan on staying a little longer.
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.
Rise University Preparatory Job Openings
Rise’s Development Team needs people for
If you know someone with a passion for justice or education who might find life in one of these roles, please let Rene Juarez know.
Community Events
Bay to Breakers, Sunday, May 18
Please be aware that San Francisco’s annual Bay to Breakers race is this Sunday.
There will be many street closures. If this affects your trip to church, please plan accordingly.
Bay To Breakers
Ministry Partners Update
Beyond 15 Minutes: Worship Nurturing Faithful Gospel Witness
All are invited to the upcoming INFEMIT gathering, which will take place Thursday, May 22, starting at 7:30AM PDT.
If you are interested in participating, please register by using the below link:
Meeting Registration - Zoom
If you missed the first two gatherings, here are the recordings you can rewatch - (part 1) & (part 2).
