News for Mar 30, 2021
This Sun, Apr 4 This Sunday, we'll celebrate Easter. Rev. Polly will preach “A Different Sort of Pilgrimage” using John 20:1–18 as her text. We will celebrate communion, so bring your own bread and cup. Plus, we'll take a special offering for the UCC's One Great Hour of Sharing. Join us via Zoom a few minutes before 10 am Pacific. Holy Week events • Maundy Thursday: Apr 1, 7 pm An ecumenical service with the same congregations as Ash Wednesday. The service will include commun
News for Mar 23, 2021
This Sun, Mar 28 This Sunday, we welcome back Rev. Jim Burklo as our Palm Sunday guest preacher. Jim is the Senior Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California. He writes: “Roberta and I have two new family members on our land in Ojai, California: Sespe and Sisar, wild burros from the Arizona desert. As donkeys figure significantly in the biblical myth of Palm Sunday, I'll share something of what I've learned as I have tried to see t
News for Mar 16, 2021
This Sun, Mar 21 This Sunday, guest preacher Alice Linsmeier will preach on the life of Oscar Romero, the people who inspired him, and how we apply his teachings to our current reality. Alice is a senior facilitator at the Equitable Food Initiative, a nonprofit certification and skill-building organization that seeks to transform agriculture and improve the lives of farmworkers. Join us via Zoom a few minutes before 10 am Pacific. Join us for Holy Week and Easter • Maundy Thu
News for Mar 9, 2021
This Sun, Mar 14 This Sunday, our guest preacher is Eric DeBode. Eric is executive director of the Abundant Grace Coastside Worker, where he runs job-readiness programming for people experiencing homelessness. He'll ask “What kind of God brings light out of darkness?” He'll examine the scripture where the Persian king “allows the Hebrews to resettle in Judah and build a temple in Jerusalem. We will explore how this story connects to the profound notion of a God who brings lig
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