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Communion Sunday
October 3
This Sunday we will celebrate communion. If you’re joining us online, remember to have your communion elements — some bread and drink that’s common to your home and household — with you when you connect to Sunday’s livestream worship.
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Dear Friends,
This upcoming Sunday (October 3) in worship we’ll mark some important things together. First, we’ll receive and dedicate our 2021 Peace and Global Witness Special Offering. We’ll also kick off our 2022 Financial Stewardship campaign using the theme of “Love God, Love Neighbor.” In both cases, we have the chance to think about how the resources we hold as individuals and families might be offered up to a wider community to serve the needs of others around us.
All of this will be happening during a worship service where we’ll also mark World Communion Sunday. World Communion Sunday is an observance that American Christians created in the middle of the 20th century to help remind us that we are united with a diverse family of followers of Jesus who exist all around the world — people who worship and minister along with us, each in very different languages, cultures, and practices.
I like that we’re putting these things together. World Communion Sunday keeps us mindful that our neighbors might be people very different from us, with different needs and sensibilities, but they’re still a part of the body of Christ. Our 2022 Financial Stewardship campaign that calls us to “Love God, Love Neighbor” will start on a day when we think about how we can work with others in our community and around the world to bring practical manifestations of God’s peace to the world.
In this way, we remain aware that God calls us to use the gifts that have been entrusted to us for the good of all, not just our own. And these stewardship efforts taking place on a day where we share sacred bread and cup with a global community — all called to the table by Jesus himself — reminds us that we’re not alone in our efforts, and that we can each do our part with as much faithfulness as we can muster.
Let us bring what we can, with joy, to worship God and to support Jesus’ ministry of peacemaking in our worship — for God, for our community, for the wider congregation of all of God’s people everywhere. I can’t wait to see what gifts will be made manifest through our Sunnyvale Pres family, and what great impact they will have on the world all around us.
Gratefully,
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Dear Friends,
This early fall weather is beautiful, isn’t it? Although ministry continued through the summer as always, new opportunities are popping up in this season of the year. Book studies, Children’s Church, LOGOS, Youth ministries, and so much more! I hope you’re finding places to join in.
Yesterday I had coffee via Zoom with some of our geographically distant folks. It’s an informal time to chat and share our lives. If you live outside our area and want to join us, contact me and I’ll include you on the invite next time — new folks are always welcome!
This Sunday will be full and wonderful. The DipJar, which is the next iteration of the Red Barrels, will be out before and after services to help Sunnyvale Community Services to help feed insecure people in our community. (See below to learn how to contribute online.) We’ll share communion during worship, collect our Peace and Global Witness offering, and kick off our 2022 Financial Stewardship journey, all while we worship together.
I look forward to seeing you either online or onsite!
Peace,
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DipJar
Sunday, October 3
This is a short reminder that each Communion Sunday provides an opportunity for us to support hungry people in the community through our partnership with Sunnyvale Community Services. For those of us worshipping in the sanctuary this Sunday, please join us at the DipJar in Trinity Court either before or after worship. For those of us worshipping online, please click here to donate. Thank you in advance! |
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World Communion Sunday is October 3
Presbyterian Peace & Global Witness Offering • Give
Presbyterian churches across our country will observe the final day of the Season of Peace by receiving the Peace and Global Witness Offering on World Communion Sunday, October 3. The use of this offering will be prayed for at our worship service. The offering received will be shared this way:
- 25% will be sent to PACT (People Acting in Community Together).
- 25% will be shared with the Presbytery of San Jose to support the work of the Peace and Justice Work Group and to pay a stipend for the Peacemaking Advocate.
- 50% will be used by PC(USA) to support the work for peace and reconciliation being done by Presbyterians across the globe.
Although many of us have or will make our donations on the church website, others may prefer to write a check with P&GW on the memo line. Checks can be placed in a Peace & Global Witness Offering envelope found in the pew racks or mailed to Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, 728 W Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale 94087.
Thank you, Sunnyvale Pres family, for your faithful support of this offering.
"The Power of Hope" By Kelly Simpson Hagen, Kelly's Art from the Soul
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New Members Class
If you’ve been attending worship and are interested in the next step, come and explore membership with us. The Rev. Karin Hejmanowski will be teaching a one-session New Member Class via Zoom. Those who become new members will also need to meet with our leadership on Tuesday, October 19 in the evening, and be received during our 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, October 24. To register for the class, click here. |
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Afternoon Fun in the Park
Sunday, October 10 • 2–4 p.m. • Las Palmas Park
Everyone is invited to an afternoon of outdoor fun in the park! Come for music (provided by The Music School), games, and activities. Enjoy an all-ages corn hole tournament, balloon toss, pumpkin painting, making friendship bracelets, bubbles, and more. Do you have an idea for a game or activity for this event? Email carol@sunnyvalepres.com.
In accordance with our Reopening Guidelines, there will be no food and masks will be required at this event.
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PW Fall Event:
Resilience: Challenges of Mind, Body, and Spirit
Saturday, October 16 • 10:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m. • Over Zoom • Register
Three speakers will focus on challenges of resilience. Psychiatrist Dr. Arlene Burton will discuss “Challenges of the Mind” and Senior Fitness Instructor Elyse Dukatz will lead fun chair exercises. New York Times bestselling poet and essayist Kathleen Norris will address “Challenges of the Spirit.”
All are invited to attend. Registration is $25 per household. Register here. |
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LOGOS Is Back In Person for 2021–22!
From September through March, LOGOS meets on Wednesdays from 6:15–7:15 p.m. Due to the ever-evolving public health situation, we will not be providing meals during the fall (Sept.–Dec.) semester. However, we will still have games, stories, sharing and our beloved Theme Nights!
We will not be providing the Chimes Choir beforehand. We hope to resume the Chimes Choir in January, so stay tuned!
Registration is now open. Registration fees will be collected per semester, and will be adjusted based on the programming offered. Tuition for the September to December term is only $15. Scholarships are available upon request. For more information, please email logos@sunnyvalepres.com.
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Youth Fall Programming is Here!
Sundays • FLASH 5:30–7:15 p.m. • CLUE 7–8:15 p.m.
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Now Hiring: AV/IT Coordinator
Please let those you consider qualified for this position know about this vacancy. Job description and the process to apply can be found here. We’re so grateful for the faithful service of retiring long-time employee, Suzanne Ungson. |
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”Read-to-Me” Version of Presbyterians Today
As part of Presbyterians Today’s newly-updated digital edition, you can now enjoy our audio technology on any computer or mobile device. Select any article from the magazine, press the sound icon, and the article will be read aloud.
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Get connected at SVPC! We have weekly and monthly online events for all ages, plus frequent special events on a wide variety of subjects. We’d love to have you join us!
Special Events
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Book Study of Kathleen Norris's Amazing Grace • Mondays, September 20–October 11 • 5 p.m. • Email
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New Members Class • Sunday, October 3 • 9 a.m. • Info • Register • Zoom (passcode: Welcome)
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CARAVAN Unveiling! (for 8th graders going into 9th grade during summer 2022 and CLUE high school students) • Sunday, October 3 • Check the Youth calendar
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Afternoon Fun in the Park • Sunday, October 10 • 2–4 p.m. • Las Palmas Park • Email
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CLUE (High School) Fall Retreat • October 15–16 • Check the Youth calendar
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PW (Presbyterian Women) Fall Event: Resilience: Challenges of Mind, Body, and Spirit • Saturday, October 16 • 10:15 a.m. • Over Zoom • Register
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FLASH (Middle School) Fall Retreat • November 5–6 • Check the Youth calendar
Ongoing Connections
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Bible Study • Sunday mornings • 8:45–10 a.m. • Email
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In-Person Worship • Sunday mornings • 11 a.m. • Sanctuary • Online worship will continue to be available (see usual links in blue box below) • Sign up for child care
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Children’s Church: STARS + BLAST • Sunday mornings • Register
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Youth Group: FLASH + CLUE • Sundays • FLASH (middle school) 5:30–7:15 p.m. • CLUE (high school) 7–8:15 p.m. • Check the Youth calendar
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Children’s Virtual Small Group (grades 3–5) • Mondays • 6:15–7 p.m. • Over Zoom • Register
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College-Age Small Group • Mondays • 6–7 p.m. • Check the calendar
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Men’s Bible Study • Tuesdays • 6:30–7:30 a.m. • Email
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LGBTQIA+ Family and Friends Support Group • 1st Tuesday • 7 p.m. • Email
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JAM (Just a Moment) Parenting Group • 1st & 3rd Wednesdays • 9:30–10:30 a.m. • Over Zoom • Email
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MINT (Moments of Intentionality) Parenting Group • 2nd & 4th Wednesdays • 8–9:30 p.m. • Over Zoom • Email
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The Well (FLASH + CLUE) • Wednesdays • 7:15 p.m. • Check the Youth calendar
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Prayer Shawl Knitters • 3rd Wednesdays • 7:30–9 p.m. • Over Zoom • Email
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Spice Dinner • 2nd Thursday • 6–8 p.m. • Check the calendar
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Queer Fellowship Group • 3rd Thursday • 7–8:30 p.m. • Email
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Parent Support Group for Neurodiverse Families Morning Coffee • 2nd Tuesday • 10–11:30 a.m. • Email for Zoom link
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Parent Support Group for Neurodiverse Families Evening Coffee • 4th Thursday • 7–8:30 p.m. • Email for Zoom link
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Hiking Group • 2nd Saturday • 9 a.m. • Email
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Benevity & YourCause
Please apply for a matching employer donation if your workplace offers this option. If you’ve tried unsuccessfully in the past, please try again, because recent changes have made SVPC an eligible charity for more employers.
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In Our Thoughts and Prayers...
- Sally Ricci for recovery after surgery
- Frank TerKeurst for recovery after a fall
- Julie Graham, daughter of Allan and Joan Graham, for her health and safety, especially during cold and wet weather, as she finishes her long hike on the Pacific Crest Trail
Praise...
- Praise for the birth of Isaac Edwin Hawthorne to parents Sarah and Curtis “Fjord” Hawthorne
Have a prayer request?
In place of the blue prayer cards you filled out on Sundays, please send your prayer requests anytime to prayer@sunnyvalepres.com. Be sure to include whether your request should/can be:
- Shared confidentially with the prayer team and pastors only
- Listed in the weekly newsletter
- Shared during prayer time on Sunday
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Join Us Onsite or Online for Worship on Sundays @ 11 a.m.
Zoom Coffee Hour follows.
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If you're not ready or able to join us in person, you’re invited to join the livestream broadcast of our weekly worship service.
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Would you like to listen to Sunday’s service on your phone?
Follow these instructions on your phone to dial into listen-only mode on Zoom:
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Use this phone number: 1-669-900-9128
- Enter this meeting ID followed by #: 668 692 256 #
- Enter # for Participant ID: #
- Enter this password followed by #: 254631#
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