Hi Friends,
Chip and I are headed up to Big Bear with our youth for a retreat this weekend, so we would welcome your prayers for a great weekend connecting with God and one another. I sure will miss you on Sunday, but I'm so thankful for Pastor Mary and the team of volunteers who will be leading our kids and for those taking care of our little ones in the nursery. Thanks to all who make our kids feel safe and loved so that we can keep growing and learning together!
As a reminder, we have set up this meal train for John Sanchez and his family in the coming weeks. Meals are one tangible way to show some love and care for them right now. We appreciate your ongoing prayers and presence as the dust settles and they navigate a new normal in the midst of grief. You are also invited to attend a service for Joel on Saturday, October 1st, at 1 pm in the sanctuary. We hope you join us as we remember this dearly loved and special member of our congregation. There will be a fellowship meal in the gym immediately following the service.
Marriage Class
John Jay will be co-leading the next couples class with Rich and Kris Laski on Sunday, September 25th, at 5 pm in the chapel. Text “couples” to 626.727.9498 to sign up. If you plan to attend and need childcare, please email me before Sunday.
Sunday
KIDS
Please check your kids in with the iPad near the Connections Desk in the lobby as you enter. Someone will be there to help you navigate our online system if that is new to you. It will print out a name tag for your child and a parent tag that matches. Online check-ins are one more way we keep our kids safe. Thanks!
Our nursery room is open this Sunday for babies and toddlers four years old and under. Childcare will be open starting at 8:55 AM for those whose parents are attending a Sunday School class.
Our kids five to ten years old will join us in the sanctuary for the start of worship, and then they will be dismissed with their leaders. If they are coming early with parents who are in a Sunday School class, they can be dropped off upstairs at 8:55 AM. This week we will explore the ways God has brought us together to be the body of Christ. You might consider asking the following questions the next time you share a meal or family time together.
Discussion Questions for the Table at Home:
What does it mean that, as people who follow Jesus, we are one body?
How has God made you different? How can those differences add to the body of Christ (or your church family) in really special and important ways?
YOUTH
We will not have our regular youth gathering this Sunday. We plan to return from our retreat in the afternoon, and parents will receive a text update when we head down the mountain. We'll be back on for our regular youth gathering next week.
Have a wonderful weekend!
With love and gratitude for you,
Pastor Lindsay