Everything happening at church this week…
This page is a new format for our weekly information. Below you will find audio from the previous Sunday, a link to the upcoming Sunday livestream, events and updates, random pictures and articles from the pastoral staff, and other tidbits. Think of it like an old school blog, zine, newsletter, bulletin board. Lets go!
Last Sunday
This Sunday’s Livestream
This little window below will change to an audio stream on Sundays at 10:30am PST.
Announcements
Save the dates for Kids Camp: June 8-12, 9am-noon each day. Click on the image above to register.
Friends In Deed - The Friends In Deed food pantry items for this Sunday, April 19, is canned chicken/tuna.
Community Dinners - Our meals are just around the corner, on Friday April 24 and our hosts are excited! We’re currently at capacity for guests but you can join the wait list by texting “Dinner” to (626) 727-9498. We normally have cancellations the week of the dinners so join the wait list! Contact Pastor Chip with any questions.
Parents Night Out is on Friday, May 8 from 5:00-8:00pm. What better way to show that we love and care about you than give you some time without your children? You can take the time for a date night or stay at home to take a nap. For three hours, we’ve got your kids so you can just be and invest in you. Click on THIS LINK to register.
Database Connection Campaign: You might notice some changes in your Planning Center profile as we clean up our database. We are updating our contact lists, connecting them across several platforms. If you would like to receive communications from us, or if you have noticed any disruptions, please message Rick here or fill out the “Database Connection Campaign” card in your pews and place it in the basket at offering. This will be an ongoing project through 2026, from information updating, to cleaning up groups and more.
From Kathy and the Front office: There is a small collection of nice water bottles in the church office, and a growing collection of pie plates and casserole dishes in the basement kitchen. Please stop by to pick up any of these items that belong to you during the week or on Sundays.
Lagniappe (lil’ something extra)
This Harpers article, “The Tune of Things: Is consciousness God?” by Christian Wiman comes highly recommended by Pastor John Jay. In that article Wiman quotes Carlos Eire, “the act of levitation is inseparable from belief in levitation, personally and communally,” which served as the hook for the Easter homily last week. This article led me (John Jay) to McGilchrist’s magnum opus The Matter With Things, which I imagine will take me all year to read and much longer to metabolize.
Did y’all know that every week Pastor Riley writes a one-pager study guide for Small Group leaders based on the sermon passage?! We figured why not share that with everyone and now we have a place to do just that. So here you go, your very own Sunday Scripture Study Sheet.
Sometimes we make these little scratch recordings for one another to practice during the week, especially for new songs. Since we are sharing random new things, here is a recording I (John Jay) made for the band and church a few weeks back.
Photos from Easter
