What's Happening- Announcements from FCC

Sunday, November 19, 2023

First Congregational Church

10 am

Celebrating 130 Years

1893 – 2023

Visiting clergy Rhina Ramos

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

The bulletin for this week is here

The YouTube link for this week is here

Guest Preacher

Rev. Rhina Ramos is an ordained United Church of Christ minister leading Ministerio Latino, a Spanish speaking open and affirming congregation for LGTBQI Latinx immigrants. Rhina is also the National Coordinator for Encuentros Latinx at the United Church of Christ national office promoting inclusion of LGBTQI in faith communities as well as Latinxs in traditional white congregations.

Rhina was born in El Salvador and emigrated to the United States at age 14 in 1983. She graduated from Hofstra University Law School in 1995 and was a labor attorney for five years recuperating thousands of dollars in unpaid wages for immigrant workers. In 2003, she obtained a Masters in Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. In her free time, she loves long walks listening to sappy romantic music in Spanish.

Bible Study Tuesday nights at 7 pm via Zoom

Meeting ID: 201 109 2691

Passcode: FCCSR!

For Dial-In by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Passcode: 050984

November 26 Memorial Service for Hilary Spaulding with Pastor Julie Stokstad

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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November 19

Liturgist: Lucida Ray

Altar: Julie Dowling

Greeter: Jackiie Dema

Coffee: Jackie Dema

November 26

Liturgist: Annie Song-Hill

Altar set-up:

Greeter: Julie Dowling

Coffee:

Our Youtube link for Sunday sermons is here

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

* Click on the PayPal link located below.

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.

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send checks to FCC San Rafael

8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903

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Your Continuing Support is Appreciated

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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