What's Happening- Advent arrival

Sunday, December 3, 2023

First Congregational Church

10 am

Celebrating 130 Years

1893 – 2023

First Sunday of Advent

Visiting clergy Rev. Jorge Bautista

The bulletin for this week is here

The YouTube link for this week is here

A Little Bit About our Guest Pastor

In 1975 my mother migrated to Stockton, CA, from Michoacan Mexico. There she worked in the asparagus fields, and in 1978 I was born. Within the year of my birth we moved to San Jose, CA where I was raised. I have been in ministry since 1998. The first fifteen years of ministry was focused on prison ministry with California Youth Outreach in San Jose, and Youth For Christ in Chicago. The last ten years I was a full time pastor at the Congregational Church of San Mateo UCC, where I resigned my position earlier this year in March. Since then I have been without work and making this time of rest and rejuvenation.

Rev. Jorge Bautista

Sunday, December 3 @ 9:15am

Advent Arrival!

Come early and help "Deck the Halls" (the Sanctuary) with swags of greenery!

RITTER CENTER COLLECTIONS - SUNDAY DECEMBER 3

HOLIDAY GIFT CARD COLLECTION AND WARM COAT AND SWEATER COLLECTION

The Board of Mission is sponsoring two ways you can help those in need this holiday season.

The Ritter Center’s Family to Family Holiday Gift Card Program provides gift cards to Ritter Center registered families and individuals so they can fulfill their kids’ holiday wishes and buy what they need this winter. We recommend gift cards to Target and Safeway, in amounts of either $25 or $50. We will be collecting the gift cards on Sunday, December 3.

Ritter Center is also collecting warm coats and sweaters. If you have coats and sweaters in your closet that you can donate, please also bring them to church on Sunday, December 3.

Marin Food Bank

Please help us stock the pantry at the Marin Food Bank. Let's start the season of giving by continuing our mission to bring in non-perishable food items– peanut butter, canned goods (no glass), rice, cereal, canned meat. We intend to make another delivery to our local food bank for neighbors in Marin who continue to struggle with food insecurity.

Thank you for your generous support!

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Sunday Assignments

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December 3

Liturgist: Caran Cuneo

Altar set-up: Cathi Fuller

Servers: Lucinda Ray, Annie Song-Hill

Greeter: Cecil Sherrod

Coffee:

December 10

Liturgist: Caryl Hodges

Altar flowers: Clara Miller

Greeter: Jackie Dema

Coffee:

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Remember your offerings- Ways to give:

* Send your check to FCC San Rafael:

8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903

* Set up automatic donations through your banking institution

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Prayer Chain

E-mail either Julie Dowling isabella1472@comcast.net or Annie Song-Hill asonghill@gmail.com if you have a prayer request you would like included in the prayer chain.

Your Continuing Support is Appreciated

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8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903

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First Congregational Church of San Rafael

8 North San Pedro Road

San Rafael, CA 94903

www.fccsanrafael.org

415.479.2747