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SUNDAY WORSHIP @ 10AM

Open & Affirming

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP
January 26, 2025

Join us at 10:00am in our Sanctuary for an in-person service of worship or tune into our online service presented via YouTube.

Watch all services on YouTube here.


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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILD FIRES

There are two Disaster Recovery Centers open to the public from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the locations listed below.

EASTSIDE LOCATION
Pasadena City College Community Education Center
3035 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107

WESTSIDE LOCATION
UCLA Research Park West
10850 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Almost 40 public offices are represented at these centers, including the DMV!! For folks who escaped the fires with nothing, not even a driver’s license, this is a place to start.

A BEACON LOST TO THE FLAMES
Honoring Altadena Community Church UCC

From the Open and Affirming Coalition of the UCC:
It is with heavy hearts that we share the devastating news that Altadena Community Church, United Church of Christ, is among several houses of worship that lost their buildings to the Eaton wildfire. This cherished congregation, renowned for its unwavering dedication to peace, justice, and radical acceptance, has been a beacon of hope and love in the Altadena community for over 80 years.  READ MORE

For Your Contemplation in Preparation for this Sunday

“Let us resist being satisfied or resigned to the emptiness that life often offers and fill the vessels of our lives with Living Water. By doing so, we will create reserves that we may draw from during times of trial, famine, grief, uncertainty, and despair.”
(Rev. Cheryl A. Lyndsay, UCC)

TALENT/NO TALENT
Stillspeaking Devotional by Molly Baskette

O give thanks to God, for God is good. God’s above-and-beyond love endures forever. Out of my distress I called on God: They answered me and set me in a broad place. With God on my side, I do not fear.
– Psalm 118:1, 5-6 (NRSV, adapted)

You haven’t lived until you’ve been at an all-church retreat in the California redwoods with people ages 4 months…

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Open & Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ. Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Justice since 1972

We are an OPEN & AFFIRMING (ONA) member of the United Church of Christ.

ONA churches have adopted an “Open and Affirming” covenant welcoming all people, without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity, into the life and ministry of the congregation.

Read our statements

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Pastor Donald, Thank you for your continued support. I hope you and the rest of the congregation are doing well. We wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do without your partnership. Sorry for the late acknowledgement letter for your 2022 contribution. Thanks to your support, we are able to provide free legal clinics and services, bystander intervention trainings and advocate for policy. In the last legislative session, we were able to secure over $700M for our communities through several legislative initiatives.

The Nature Conservancy

Supporters like you are critical to this work – thank you for your commitment to protecting nature. In the face of a changing climate, biodiversity loss, and population growth, nature in California needs us now more than ever. All the challenges ahead of us or significant, they are solvable. With your help, TNC is working to save the state’s iconic forests from wildfire, conserve precious water resources, connect wild spaces to provide habitat for plants and wildlife, and much more.

Friends In Deed

We could not do what we do without people like you! Thank you for helping us to make life better for people who make unthinkable choices because they have run out of better options. We appreciate you and your support of our work!

Foothill Unity Center

Thank you for your generous donation. Your contribution significantly impacts the lives of housed and unhoused, low-income individuals and families that we serve in our community. To date, 34% of families accessing our services are new to the Center, which is 31% more individuals than we served in 2019, pre-pandemic times. We see our community’s increase in need and with your help continue to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your generosity allows us to continue to work for the health and well-being of our community members. Your gift brings hope.

Aid Africa

Thank you for your generous donation to help improve the lives of the rural families in Northern Uganda. The money you give turns into tangible items that improve the lives of very poor people. Aid Africa supplies materials, expertise and especially education. None of our projects would be successful without instruction on their implementation and use and the labor of the villagers. more

Open and Affirming Coalition

Thank you for your generous donation to the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ. This time of year inspires much reflection and thoughtful meditation and right now, above all, we feel gratitude. You, our donors, are invaluable to us and our work. ... Wishing you every blessing and the deepest joy, Andrew G. Lang, Executive Director

Peppermint Ridge

Pastor Shenk:  Thank you so much for your recent gift.  That was so very generous.  I can hardly wait until I can come and thank you in person.  I hope you and all your congregants are safe and healthy during this time.  It is a crazy time for sure.  Thank you for remembering the Ridgers. My Best, Tracy Mauser Peppermint Ridge, Director of Major Gifts

Hoving Home

Thank you for your generous gift this season! We watch God continue to work miracles in the lives of the ladies in our Homes [there are five across the nation]. Your generosity gives women with difficult pasts a personal experience of the joy and hope found in walking with Christ at Christmas and throughout the year. You’re changing lives, you’re transforming families, and you’re bringing glory to God through your partnership. Thank you!

WHERE ARE WE?

San Marino Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
2560 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
626.292.2080

Our campus is located on Huntington Drive in San Marino where Winston meets Del Mar.

It is across the street from San Marino High School 1/2 block West.

Our parking lot is on the south side of the Sanctuary with ample street parking on Del Mar Ave. and Huntington Drive.
See our Campus Map

Our restrooms are wheel chair accessible & there is a ramp directly in front of the sanctuary building.