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Candidating Weekend Schedule for Minister for Youth, Young Adults, and Emerging Ministries

Friday July 15, Sat., July 16 & Sun., July 17 The Search Committee has exciting news to share: we’re ready to present a candidate for Minister for Youth, Young Adults, and Emerging Ministries – Hannah Turner! Hannah has a business undergraduate degree and a seminary degree from Fuller, experience with social media and web design, and a warm, inviting presence …

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Candidate for Minister for Youth, Young Adults, and Emerging Ministries

Fri., July 15 – Sun., July 17, Candidating Weekend The Search Committee has exciting news to share: we’re ready to present a candidate for Minister for Youth, Young Adults, and Emerging Ministries – Hannah Turner! After months of work, many hours of interviewing and meeting, considering many excellent and strong candidates, speaking with references, hearing ideas for programs, and evaluating, …

A Message from Our Candidate, Hannah Turner

A Little About Me…I grew up just South of the Bay Area in Morgan Hill. Much of my family lives here and I could not be more excited to be moving back to the area. I moved to Texas in 2019 to finish up Seminary with some in-the-field work and to be with the love of my life, Bailey. After …

Calling All Kids – July 17!

Sun., July 17 – 10 amSanctuary Kerrie, Bob, Oliver, and Barack invite you to this Sunday’s Children’s Moment: “Unlikely Friends.” Find out three cool things about friends: (1) friends are important, (2) friends can be different, and (3) friends can disagree.

July 3 Learning Hour: Queer and Trans Biblical Studies

Sun., July 3, 11:45 amLoper Chapel With all of the attacks trans people are facing in our country and around the world, it is clear that communities of faith need to step forward as allies of the trans community. A crucial first step is learning to see and value trans people and their experiences. One way to do that is …

Calling Some Sunday Helpers

Sundays, July 10 & 17 This summer season has much well deserved time off for our staff. Some of this time overlaps with Sunday After Party duties and we need some help with set up and take down on July 10 and 17. In addition, we also need a lead person that can receive the keys and instructions for those dates. …

Mindful Self-Compassion Classes this Fall

Save the Dates – Sat. mornings (9 to 11:30 am) beginning Sept. 10 – Nov. 12 – on Zoom The Mental Health Ministry will be offering Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) this fall to church members and friends. Classes will be every Saturday morning (9 t0 11:30 am) from Sept. 10 through Nov. 12. The Mindful Self-Compassion program includes 23 proven practices …

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Drop-in Summer Choir

Sundays, July 31 & Aug. 14 – 9 amFirst Church Sanctuary Wanting to sing more in church? Join the drop-in summer choir on July 31 and August 14. Come at 9 am in your Sunday best to prepare the anthem for that morning’s 10 am service. Contact Derek at [email protected] for more information. Visit our music page for more information about the …

Honoring Bruce McNaught

Facilities Manager Bruce McNaught will be retiring from his role on July 8 after nearly 25 years of faithful service to our community. For all the toilets fixed, for all the bushes trimmed, for all the graffiti cleaned up, for all the electrical issues solved, for every time the heating system worked perfectly… we can’t thank you enough. We’ll celebrate …