Please join us for in-person worship this Sunday, November 28 at 10:00 am! The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.

*[Our 10 am in-person Sunday worship in the Sanctuary requires masks for all. Please continue to practice 6 feet physical distancing whenever possible.]

First Sunday of Advent

Hanging of the Greens Service

 Celebration of Holy Baptism

 Sunday, November 28, 2021, 10 am

This Sunday, Nov. 28, is the First Sunday of Advent with the lighting of the First Advent Candle of Hope which kickstarts the Advent/Christmas season. There will be the Hanging of the Greens ritual. While children and youth help decorate the live Christmas tree, the congregation will sing a medley of carols that Mike has chosen to enjoy.

All children will receive the Advent Calendar to help them countdown for Christmas. As children open each window everyday starting Dec.1^st, they will be surprised by what they find hidden behind windows with pictures and scriptures.

Our Choir will sing “Whispering Hope” for Special Music under the direction of Mike Locke-Paddon and the accompaniment of Marina Thomas.

Pastor John will give a message using the famous painting of “Christ at Heart’s Door” by the American artist, Warner Elias Sallman, who painted in 1942 based on Revelation 3:20, “if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me.”  The image of Jesus standing outside of the door knocking is a spiritual metaphor that has a deep and profound meaning for the Advent season.

Message:    “I Am Standing at the Door Knocking” Rev. John Song  

Please join us for in-person worship this Sunday, November 21 at 10:00 am! The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.

*[Our 10 am in-person Sunday worship in the Sanctuary requires masks for all. Please continue to practice 6 feet physical distancing whenever possible.]

This Sunday, Nov. 21, is Thanksgiving Sunday. Our Choir will sing Special Music under the direction of Mike Locke-Paddon after being in hiatus since the beginning of the pandemic last year. Welcome back!

Special Music:   “Thanks to God” by August Ludwig Storm  Choir 

In addition, children will first gather in the sanctuary and then will be led out to the Nursery Room by our Sunday School teacher, Ms. Joan Culbertson, for LEGO Sunday School.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving season, our three laity, Febe Abenoja, Clarice Wiggins, and Hilda Rocha, will share their personal testimonies on what they are thankful for in their lives.

Message:  “What I Am Thankful For”  Febe Abenoja, Clarice Wiggins, and Hilda Rocha

Please join us for in-person worship this Sunday, November 14 at 10:00 am! The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.

*[Our 10 am in-person Sunday worship in the Sanctuary requires masks for all. Please continue to practice 6 feet physical distancing whenever possible.]

The Blessing of Animals Sunday ~ Sunday, November 14, 2021, 10 am

This Sunday, Nov. 14, we invite all animals, whether furry, scaled, or feathered to be blessed during the worship service. 

*Children who do not have animals may bring their favorite stuffed animals. For those who cannot bring their pets, bring a picture of the pet.

We encourage children to come to worship with their pets, stuffed animals, or pictures of their pets to be blessed. In addition, Pastor John will be teaching a new Children’s song “All God’s Critters” which both children and adults alike will find delight.

Children’s Message:   “Let’s Build a Barn for Our Animals” Pastor John

Message:   “What Animals Teach Us” Rev. John Song  

Pastor John will both humor and enlighten us with what we can learn from animals as a way of being more fully ourselves, present and alive in the world.

To our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future, God bless you and thank you for your service. 

Sunday, November 14 is the Blessing of the Animals Sunday! Come one come all. On Sunday, November 14, 2021 we invite all animals, whether furry, scaled, or feathered to be blessed during the worship service. We invite you to bring your pets so we can bless them in worship!

*Children who do not have animals may bring their favorite stuffed animals. For those who cannot bring their pets, bring a picture of the pet.