Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Hidden Treasure, Wild Growth
Text: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 (CEB)
Sermon Title: Hidden Treasure, Wild Growth
Guest Preacher: Rev. Jeff Kunkel
Sunday worship begins at 10:15AM.
Join us in person in our sanctuary or watch online via Zoom, Facebook or YouTube Live.
July 26, 2026
You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail, or click here to give online.
Watch Online
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87993979913
Meeting ID: 879 9397 9913
Passcode: 326043
Or dial the following number: 1(669) 900-6833.
When prompted, enter the meeting ID & passcode above.
To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, click here and look for the live video at the top of the page.
To watch the livestream of our service on YouTube, click here.
Sign up to Volunteer with Our Food Pantry
Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25
Fourth Saturday of every month
Our Food Ministries invite members of the congregation and the public to volunteer with our monthly food pantry. You are welcome to volunteer in different ways: On Fridays, volunteers help receive and set up the food pantry (10 AM – 11 AM), and on Saturday, volunteers will facilitate food distribution (8 AM – 10 AM).
If you are interested in serving through our ministries, click HERE.
Countering Christian Nationalism – Film Screening
Sunday, July 26, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oakland
Screening of the newly updated documentary – “Bad Faith 2026” + lunch + learning, conversations, and action around this very important topic.
St. Paul Lutheran is one of our OCT (Oakland Churches Together) partners.
Free lunch and child care provided. To RSVP, click HERE.
You are welcome to attend any portion of the program.
For questions, contact Marlene Yamashita or Dan Strauss. Additional info flyer is HERE.
Earth Connect Retreat
Saturday, September 12, 9 AM – 3 PM
Willow Glen United Methodist Church, San Jose
This retreat is open to all!
This Earth Connect spring retreat at Willow Glen UMC in San Jose is organized by Climate Justice Ministries, a California-Nevada Conference task force.
In this time when there are assaults on all sides, we need to make space to connect with the Divine — to be spiritually grounded — as a daily first step toward works of love and justice. Participants will gather in facilitated small groups for meditation and conversation. Be prepared for some time outdoors, weather permitting.
Participants will receive an orientation to the Sacred Ground project and a list of possible “field trips” for the journey home!
Vegetarian lunch provided. $20 suggested donation.
REGISTER HERE
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
I Am The Vine; You Are The Branches
Text: John 15:1-5 NRSVUE
Sermon Title: I Am The Vine; You Are The Branches
Guest Preacher: Rev. Motoe Yamada Foor
Sunday worship begins at 10:15AM.
Join us in person in our sanctuary or watch online via Zoom, Facebook or YouTube Live.
July 19, 2026
You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail, or click here to give online.
Watch Online
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87993979913
Meeting ID: 879 9397 9913
Passcode: 326043
Or dial the following number: 1(669) 900-6833.
When prompted, enter the meeting ID & passcode above.
To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, click here and look for the live video at the top of the page.
To watch the livestream of our service on YouTube, click here.
Sign up to Volunteer with Our Food Pantry
Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25
Fourth Saturday of every month
Our Food Ministries invite members of the congregation and the public to volunteer with our monthly food pantry. You are welcome to volunteer in different ways: On Fridays, volunteers help receive and set up the food pantry (10 AM – 11 AM), and on Saturday, volunteers will facilitate food distribution (8 AM – 10 AM).
If you are interested in serving through our ministries, click HERE.
Golden Gate Festival
July 13 – 18
You’re warmly invited by the Abesamis-Bell family!
Join the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir for the Golden Gate Festival (July 13–18), the only international children’s choral festival in the U.S., happening right here in the Bay Area. Enjoy inspiring, free concerts across Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco, plus special opening and closing performances.
Don’t miss Young Voices of the Philippines on July 14 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, and Nora’s choir performing Echoes of Eureka with Finland’s Vox Aurea on July 17.
Check out the full schedule HERE.
Countering Christian Nationalism – Film Screening
Sunday, July 26, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oakland
Screening of the newly updated documentary – “Bad Faith 2026” + lunch + learning, conversations, and action around this very important topic.
St. Paul Lutheran is one of our OCT (Oakland Churches Together) partners.
Free lunch and child care provided. To RSVP, click HERE.
You are welcome to attend any portion of the program.
For questions, contact Marlene Yamashita or Dan Strauss. Additional info flyer is HERE.
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Joy Doesn’t Always Make Sense
Text: Matthew 11:16-19 (CEB)
Sermon Title: Joy Doesn’t Always Make Sense
Guest Preacher: Rev. Mary Elyn Bahlert
Sunday worship begins at 10:15AM.
Join us in person in our sanctuary or watch online via Zoom, Facebook or YouTube Live.
July 12, 2026
You may give your Tithes & Offerings by mail, or click here to give online.
Watch Online
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87993979913
Meeting ID: 879 9397 9913
Passcode: 326043
Or dial the following number: 1(669) 900-6833.
When prompted, enter the meeting ID & passcode above.
To join Sunday Worship via Facebook, click here and look for the live video at the top of the page.
To watch the livestream of our service on YouTube, click here.
