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SUNDAY WORSHIP @ 10AM

Open & Affirming

SUNDAY MORNING 10AM WORSHIP
April 6, 2025

For this first Sunday in April and the Fifth Sunday in Lent, we will be exploring texts from both the Hebrew testament (Isaiah 43:16-21) and the Greek testament (John 12:1-8). Isaiah proclaims God’s voice to “not remember the things of old” but perceive the new things God is to do, and Jesus does just that in a most interesting way by turning Judas’ old idea of what Mary is doing to Jesus as she anoints him with oil into a new way to understand God’s purpose and the way God works in the world. Rev. Donald’s theme will be, “Making a Way.”

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


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AFTER THE 2025 FIRES FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
Liz Cameron Food Pantry Revitalized

As the casualties mount from the Eaton Fire in our area, the folx at Friends In Deed have put out a call for help to ease the pain wrought by such tremendous devastation to so many. “An immense hole has been left in our community: homes have been lost, lives forever changed, and the landscape we call home has been scarred,” writes Executive Director of Friends In Deed, Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater. “There are no words to express the amount of grief, sadness, and fear that are surrounding our community right now…Thousands of locals are displaced and hundreds of people in the community we serve our experiencing loss. Unfortunately, several of our staff members have also lost their homes, along with many of our volunteer supporters and clients. While the full extent of the destruction is still unfolding, we know that the need for support is already overwhelming and the road to recovery will be long.”

Get the list of Food Needs.

For Your Contemplation in Preparation for this Sunday

“God’s vision is magnetic; it draws humankind and the non-human world toward new possibilities and makes possible the energy to achieve them. God provides the pathway to the future, making a way where there once appeared to be no way forward.
(Rev. Dr. Bruce G. Epperly)

HOW TO HAVE 20/25 VISION
Stillspeaking Devotional by Molly Baskette

O Lord, why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. … Then the Lord answered me and said: There is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
-Habakkuk 1:3, 2:3 (NRSV)-

My Grampa Phinney was a health nut. Long before hippies existed…

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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.

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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.