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 9/22/25
Join Us for Sunday Worship, September 28 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from Revelation 2:8-11, “Living for the Faith Means Being Willing to Die for It”
Right after service, we are having our family meeting. Come hear updates from the pastors and different ministries about what is happening in our church. We expect to be finished by 1PM.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Last Sunday, Pastor Al Tizon preached on “Activism Without Worship:
Have We Abandoned Our First Love? ”
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)
Daily Prayer at 12PM by the People of Grace Fellowship Community Church
Pastor Paul Conti has provided our prayer for the week of September 26 - October 2
Lord, we raise our voices, bend our knees, open our hearts, and extend our hands to the world, because you hear us, enter into the hidden places with love and invite us to partner with you in bringing peace to the world. We long for your healing in our world. For those whose voices aren’t heard and feel powerless. Work in us and through us! Amen!
Church Barbecue September 2025
Thank you to everyone who made this year’s church barbecue so memorable! It was beautiful to share good food and even better company together.
Baptismal Service, Sunday, October 19
We are honored to be celebrating with Rocsi Reeves, Na’lani Reeves (Kamari
and Rocsi’s infant daughter) and Joyce Kimotsuki as they are baptized on October 19. We will witness these beautiful baptisms during our worship service.
If you are considering baptism yourself, please speak with Pastor Al or Pastor Paul.
Special Love Feast and Dessert: Honoring Our School District Workers—Retired and Still Serving Sunday, October 26
During worship on October 26, we will offer prayer and thanks for those serving in the trenches of our schools, and for the faithful witness of our retirees.
Join us afterward for our love feast and dessert treats as we celebrate congregation members who have served as teachers, paraprofessionals, principals, librarians, speech therapists, coaches, and support staff. Through years of patient dedication and servant leadership, they have brought Christ’s love into classrooms and communities, reflecting His grace in countless ways.
Christmas Tree Theme
We will be redecorating our church Christmas Tree this year. Our new theme is "For God so Loved the World." The youth will be making a garland with the theme in different languages and we will still use some of our chrismons.
We would like the congregation to donate ornaments that you make or purchase. It would be great if we can have ornaments from all around the world. We will be collecting ornaments soon.
Please contact Linda Kay or Lisa Balzer if you have any questions.
Freedom Stories
We have been blessed hearing Freedom Stories from our brothers and sisters in our congregation. Let this be an open invitation to anyone who wants to share his/her freedom story with the congregation to contact Pastors Al or Paul.
Community Events
Mennonite Action Training Tour Tuesday, October 7
Our friends from First Mennonite, Joanna, and Sojourners, Nate, are collaborating with Mennonite Action in a training session on Tuesday, October 7 at 5:45pm. We have been invited to participate in the training. The place for the training is TBD.
“The genocide in Gaza rages on as ICE kidnaps our neighbors off the streets in the U.S. That's why we're bringing training, tools, and frameworks to help our communities respond in courage to our historical moment”
Read more about the training here.