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 04/28/25
Join Us for Sunday Worship, May 4 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from Exodus 39:32-43; 40:34-38. "Tabernacle Presence: Being the Church on the Road"
Last Sunday, Pastor Al preached on “Renewal and Resurrection: Being People of the New Tablets”
“Our sin can never be greater than God’s forgiveness”
How the God of Second Chances Work
God Initiates/We Follow
God Redeems/We Worship
God Renews/We Try Again
God Transforms/We Shine
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 Liturgy - Were You There?
Were You There When They Arrested Christ our Lord?
Grabbing him in the garden, while he prayed.
Shocked by Judas’ betrayal.
I was there, afraid for my life.
Were you there when they dragged Jesus before Pilate?
In this masquerade of justice,
As false accusations went unchecked.
I was there, angry that the truth didn’t matter.
Read the rest of the liturgy here.
Gospel Gators Spring Concert, Saturday, May 10 at San Francisco State University
If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Al.
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 Praise the Lord
O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; Psalm 105:1,2
You are invited to lead us in a prayer of adoration in the upcoming weeks. Here is the link if you would like to participate.
Please reach out to worshipcoordinator@gfccsf.org if you have any questions.
Need to Borrow a Small Individual Recliner Chair
Monica Ponce’s son, Diego, recently had shoulder surgery. He needs to sleep sitting up. Monica would like to borrow a recliner for a month. Please let Samantha or Caroline know if you have a recliner to lend.
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.
Ministry Partners Update
Thank You Letter from New College Berkeley (Karen Andrews is the Ministry Partner Liaison)
New College Berkeley
An Email from Sunday Agang (April 22, 2025)
Dearly Beloved,
I pray that this email finds you continuing to experience God's grace of healing and strength. I write to thank God Almighty for granting me the privilege to know you and have you as a faithful collaborative partner in the Gospel.
You may have heard of the recent killings of Christians in Plateau State where our seminary is situated. It is estimated that a total of sixty people were slaughtered by the Fulani herdsmen last week alone.
Yet, in spite of the bloodbath, which is primarily a religiously motivated genocide in Nigeria, we were able to celebrate the Easter weekend with my family. For us the entire week was period of deep reflection on how God chose to suffer for us. In one of our family devotions during the week we pondered on Jesus's seven sayings on the cross. We were particularly struck by his cry, "My Father, my Father why have you forsaken me." A German theologian, Jurgen Molman has observed that Jesus Christ was representing the human race. For example, whenever evil strikes humans often conclude that God has forsaken them. But while on the cross, Jesus Christ was reminding us of the fact that no matter what God allow to happen to us in this life it does not mean God has forsaken us. Christ's incarnation and death on the cross clearly demonstrate to us that God loves and cares for us beyond any reasonable doubt.
As I personally go through many challenges in my ministry, I can't ignore the fact that God has been using you to support me in the ministry of the Gospel. Therefore, there is no way I can say God has forsaken me. Rather, like Paul says, "I can [only] do all things through Christ who strengthens me." The agents of the devil are out to destroy Christians. But there is good news: Christ is risen indeed! As you ponder on that, I pray that God will grant you good health, hope and peace as you continue to reciprocate his love and care.
With much love,
Sunday
Langham Partnership Update (One of the recipients of our Alternative Gifts
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Read Slavko’s Story (Pastor from Bosnia)
A Major Ministry Milestone - 500 books published for the global church
Hear from a Filipino theologian
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