May 14, 2025
- College Heights
- May 14
- 2 min read
Dear Beloved Community,
It was so great to be back with you this past Sunday. Thank each one of you for making College Heights a home for me. What a blessing it is to be part of a faith community that shows up for each other, and always is ready to be supportive to one another. Let us continue to build the beloved community we all strive to be.
This upcoming Sunday, Roy will be preaching on Matthew 6:25-28, 34 (KJV) and 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (ESV). As always, I hope to see many of you this Sunday.
Peace and blessings!
-Jorge
P. S. May's Giving Sunday offering is for the California Clubhouse. They provide social and vocational rehabilitation programs for individuals living with a mental illness.
The Church Council recently clarified what monies in the collection plate go to our Giving Sunday recipient each month. On the first Sunday of the month (the "Giving Sunday"), the whole plate goes to the designated nonprofit. Any other time during the month you can contribute by way of a check with the name of the nonprofit in the memo line.
Recent sermons
Check out our YouTube page to see recent sermons. Go to our archive of slides to see bulletins and slides used during recent services.
Recordings of our Taize services are also on the YouTube page.
Upcoming services and events
Instant Choir: Sunday, May 18, 9am. Rehearse before church and sing for the worship service. All are invited.
Thursday Discussion Group: Thursday, May 22, 7pm on Zoom. Read Chapter 8 of Armstrong's "The Battle for God."
Men's Retreat: May 23-25 (Memorial Day weekend) at Pacific Grove. Talk to Roy Gesley for more information.
Monthly Potluck: Sunday, May 25 after worship. Bring something to share.
Book Group: Sunday, May 25, 7pm on Zoom. Reading "Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life" by Agnes Callard. Read chapters 3 and 4. We are spending several months on this book.
Congregational Meeting: Sunday, June 1 after worship. Vote on new Executive Council.
Women's Retreat: Aug 22-24 (weekend before Labor Day) at Pacific Grove. Talk to Polly for more information.
Links and resources
Consider the poem “A Girl Who Didn’t Stop” by Erin Hanson
The final concerts of this season for Masterworks Chorale will be June 7 and 8 at St. Peter's in Redwood City. The program features music by women, from Hildegard of Bingen to Gwyneth Walker, Clara Schumann to Dolly Parton. Innovative, heartfelt, fun. More info here.a
Quote of the week
"The birth of a man is the birth of his sorrow. The longer he lives, the more stupid he becomes, because his anxiety to avoid unavoidable death becomes more and more acute. What bitterness! He lives for what is always out of reach! His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present." - Chang-Tzu
Weekly events
• Meditation group: Wednesdays at 7:30 am.
In person at the church building
• Sunday worship: 10 am
In person at the church building
• Church Office Hours: Thursdays 2:30pm-5:30pm, in person at the church building.
To schedule an appointment please call or text 510-754-6796 or email xicanominister@gmail.com.
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