Dear Grace Family,
These announcements and prayer requests are being sent out every Thursday to inform us of what is happening in and the needs of our church. Please send any announcements or prayer requests to office@gfccsf.org by Tuesday evening.
Announcements for the Week of 06/9/25
Happy Father’s Day…
… to the men in our congregation who are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers (both biological and spiritual) and friends. You are gifts to us!
Join Us for Sunday Worship, June 15 at 10:00 AM
Pastor Al will be preaching from Acts 1:1-11. “If Jesus Were Mayor: The Church’s Mission in the Kingdom of God”
Last Sunday, Pastor Paul preached on “Unity in Christ: Finding a Sacred Belonging”
If you want to re-listen to Pastor Paul’s sermon (and any other previous sermons), you can do so on our church’s website.
Sermons | GFCC (gfccsf.org)
Pentecost Sunday
Last Sunday, during Pentecost, songs were shared by the choir in 2 languages which we normally do not sing in - it wasn’t the languages of the Parthian, Medes or Elamites, but Mandarin and Tagalog!
InterCongregational Men’s Brunch Event, Saturday, June 28, 11am - 1pm
Inviting all Intergenerational men to a joint brunch event with both Redeemer Community Church and Bay Area Christian Connection on June 28 from 11 am to 1 pm at our church building.
Cost is $10 which is payable on the day of the event. You can bring cash or Venmo to Robert.
Indicate that you will be attending by signing up.
https://bit.ly/InterCongregationalMensBrunch
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Chiang.
A Very Special Love Feast, June 29
Food for the June 29 Love Feast will be provided by Brian and Natalie Chinn. They will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary!
Helping with our Sunday Refreshment Time
We welcome your help with setting up for refreshment time before Sunday service or with cleaning up afterwards. Commitment would probably be once a month. If you have any questions or are interested in helping, please contact Samantha or Caroline.
Sunday Service Scripture Readers are Needed
Please consider serving our congregation by being a Scripture reader during our Sunday service. Sign ups are the months of July to September. If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Fong-Joe.
Scripture Reading Sign-Up
2025 Graduates!
We want to celebrate the graduates of the class of 2025. If someone in your family or you know of someone who has reached this milestone, please let Samantha or Caroline know. It could be your grandchild graduating from preschool to someone receiving a PhD.
We will be celebrating these graduates during our refreshment time on Sunday, June 22.
Sign Up to Bring Refreshments for Coffee Hour
There are many opportunities to bring refreshments for our coffee hour. You can sign up on this link:
Sign Up
Sacramento House for Rent
The Juarez family have a house for rent (in September/October) in the northern Natomas area of Sacramento. It is a 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom single family home that has a community gym and pool as well. If you know of anyone who may be interested, please contact anyone in the Juarez family (Alejandro, Leni, Rene or Melanie)
Desserts by Sandra Campos
Sandra has been attending our worship services for the past few weeks. She makes desserts for a living. If you are interested in any of the desserts, please contact Sandra.
Community Events
Annual Garage Sale, Saturday, June 21
Mario Nunez will be hosting his annual garage sale at 40 Tiffany Ave. If you have some items to donate to the garage sale, please contact Mario. Note that due to some loss of space at his home, Mario can only take small items.
If you have any questions, please contact Mario. (If you do not have Mario’s contact information, contact the church office.)
Ministry Partners
Food Pantry
Thank you for your prayers for our food pantry’s transition to the farmer’s market style distribution of food. Our first Saturday went so well! It felt like less labor for our volunteers and our participants seemed happy. It was helpful that so many of you came to volunteer! Without needing to pack the bags we can start a bit later…now at 12:00. You are welcome to join us! We are grateful for God’s goodness!
Thanks,
Cindy and Kevin
Brenda Wong, InterVarsity Hawaii (Cindy Peterson is the ministry liaison)
May we be encouraged by the 2 articles that Brenda wrote:
“The Goodness of God”
https://intervarsity.org/blog/goodness-god
“Do We Still Believe in Miracles?”
https://intervarsity.org/blog/do-we-still-believe-miracles