College Heights news for Oct 8, 2019
• This Sun, Oct 13: Sam Lundquist
• Book group: "The Second Mountain"
• Review us on Yelp and Google
• Atoning for the sins of slavery
• Sermons from recent Sundays
• Save the dates
• Quote of the week
• Events this week

Right: Rev. Polly blesses a dog at our Oct 6 service celebrating the Feast of St. Francis.
This Sun, Oct 13: Sam Lundquist
Sam Lundquist returns to preach this Sunday. He's a 2019 graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary and a candidate for ordination in the Presbytery of SF. He is dedicated to reimagining what it means to be a Bay Area faith community that shares the Christian story—especially with those who have been hurt by or pushed away from the Church. Sam will preach on the profound power of stories, and how stories define us—both the stories we're told and the stories we tell ourselves.
Book group: "The Second Mountain"
Our book discussion group returns on Sun, Nov 17 at 6 pm. We’ll begin with a potluck dinner, then discuss “The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life” by David Brooks.

About the book: "On the second mountain, our life moves from self-centered to other-centered. We want the things that are truly worth wanting, not the things other people tell us to want. We embrace a life of interdependence, not independence. We surrender to a life of commitment."
Review us on Yelp and Google
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Atoning for the sins of slavery
Two members of a Boston Episcopal church discovered that his ancestors had once enslaved hers. From the article: "The Rev. Natalie Conway’s tenure as the new deacon of Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore’s Bolton Hill was by all accounts going well last year when she received news that sparked a personal crisis and sent shock waves through the congregation. A current parishioner at Memorial — a man Conway had known for years and respected — was a descendant of the local family that had enslaved her ancestors." Read more .
Recent sermons
Roy Gesley preached "Capturing the Ox" on Sep 29. Read it here .

Marilyn Garrison preached "Saint Francis: Words and Action" on Oct 6. Read it here .
Save the dates
Sun, Oct 20: Free choral concert benefitting Home & Home (5 pm)

Sat, Oct 26 : Celebration of life for John Van Dyke (1 pm, Sanctuary)

Oct 26 and 27: Masterworks Chorale concerts. Works by Handel, Mozart, and Ola Gjeilo.

Sat, Nov 2 : Church development coach Jason Hubbard leads a workshop (9 am–3 pm)

Sun, Nov 3: Worship and Arts committee meeting. All are welcome. (11:15 am)

See the full calendar of upcoming events at at collegeheights.us/calendar .
Quote of the week
"Change the story and you change perception; change perception and you change the world."

—Jean Houston
Events in the coming week
Wed, Oct 9
• Meditation (7 am, Pine Room)
• Yoga (9:15 am, Sanctuary)

Fri, Oct 11
• Taizé service with violist Hilary Lewis (7:30 pm)

Sun, Oct 13
• Choir rehearsal (9 am)
• Worship service: Sam Lundquist (10 am)
• Brian McLaren at CCSM (7 pm)

Mon, Oct 14
• Samaritan House volunteering (10 am)
• Women's fellowship (1 pm, Fiero Caffe)
• Yoga (5:30 pm)