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Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church Newsletter
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Weekly Happenings at SHPC
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June 2, 2016
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Time to Show Our Love
Mexico Mission Send-Off Sunday
This Sunday, June 5, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., we welcome our Mexico Mission team of teens with their families plus our terrific MM leaders to church to commission them for their trip. Let's make sure they FEEL our support and appreciation. The MM team built much of our Justice Garden, so we'll show them how much good the garden is doing. Together, we are building up the world. Contributions from our SHPC Singers and the SHPC Green Team will make this a very special Sunday!
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A Note From
Pastor Bev
I'm back home from Dallas, where my Mom's memorial was a great comfort. Again, thank you so much for your prayers; they are healing.
Just a few minutes ago I was blessed with a wonder-filled reminder that Life goes on with all its beauty and newness. I looked up from my laptop out my back door and saw 8-10 baby foxes scampering around the base of the large oak tree! They were dancing around among themselves so swiftly that I couldn't get a good head count. Mama Fox was sitting in the hydrangeas, watching them. I opened the screen a tiny bit to take a photo and they disappeared. My picture was just tree and garden. I guess we'd better all remember to look up often to catch the surprising beauty of life!
I'm really looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
With love,
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Friday, June 3
Noon
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Bible Study
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Sunday, June 5
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
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MM 2016 COMMISSIONING
Coffee & Fellowship - All are Welcome!
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Wednesday, June 8
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
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Hand Chimes
SHPC Choir - New Singers Welcome! | |
Saturday, June 11 - 18
6:00 a.m.
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Send Off Breakfast
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Sunday, June 12
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
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The Church in Africa
Doug Tilton, Our PCUSA Mission Worker from South Africa
Communion Sunday
Coffee & Fellowship - All are Welcome!
Let's Talk - About the Church in Africa
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Saturday, June 18 - 25
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PCUSA General Assembly | |
Sunday, June 19
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
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MM RETURN SERVICE
MM Participants Share Their Stories
Potluck Brunch w/ the MM Families
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Wednesday, June 22
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. |
Hand Chimes
SHPC Choir - New Singers Welcome! | |
Friday, June 24
Noon
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Sunday, June 26
9:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. |
Cathy Sarkisian Preaching
Coffee & Fellowship - All are Welcome! |
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ALL CHURCH PICNIC
2016
PHOTO ALBUM
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WE MADE IT!
SHPC is featured on the National Presbyterian Church Website
AND
Last week SHPC was
featured on the PC(USA)
national e-blast:
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Youth from the Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church prepare gardens for planting. -Ethan Russell
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"The rolling hills and beautiful valleys of Marin County, California provide the perfect backdrop for Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church. One look at this majestic landscape and it doesn't take much to inspire people to protect and nurture it.With growing concern about the environment, drought and children living in poverty, the Sleepy Hollow congregation was motivated to form an environmental "Green Team" in 2014 and they didn't have to go very far to determine where to start."... ( READ FULL ARTICLE)
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Bible Study with Pastor Bev: Friday, June 3rd @ Noon
All are welcome, especially Bible beginners! Psalm 23, 1 John 4:7-8, and the stories of Moses and Jesus asking God to choose someone else
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Please Remember in Your Prayers
Students as they finish exams and graduate, for strength, hope, and optimism;
Victims of gun violence and their loved ones, for God's comfort, and for the USA, responsible governance to end the epidemic of gun violence;
The San Rafael City Council, to remember the most vulnerable when they meet on Monday, June 6th;
The homeless community during the long months when they are not sheltered by the REST program;
For the loved ones of Anne Brown, Pastor Bev's Mom, comfort in their bereavement;
Adam Abu-Aly, for successful foot surgery and speedy recovery;
Ryan Burks, son of Warren and Jackie Burks, for healing, and for strength and hope for his family;
Joan Shannon, mother of Nancy Derr, for God's comfort, companionship, strength, and healing;
Carolyn O'Hara, mother of Laurie, for God's comfort, companionship, and strength, and healing;
Kelsey Lopin, for healing and full recovery from complications of Lyme disease;
Andrea Proster, sister of Nancy Elberg, for complete healing, and for Nancy for continued strength in companioning her;
Betty and Wil Swalberg, for God's presence and community support and for health and vitality for Wil;
Paul Lambert's Mom, blessed assurance of God's constant presence;
Our elected leaders, may they serve for the greatest good of the greatest number of people, and for the good of the planet;
The PC(USA), to continue its prophetic voice and fidelity to Jesus;
Our church community, keep us faithful to the love and justice of Jesus, strong in our commitment to the church, and make us hope-bringers to the world.
Please take time this week to pray for those on our list.
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Other ways to participate:
* Wear Orange and share your photo on Facebook or Twitter with #WearOrange
* Share why you wear orange. Go to wearorange.org and create a photo with "I #WearOrange for"
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BEAT THE HEAT with yoga at Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church this Friday evening, June 3 from 5:30-6:30pm.
Warm weather means warm muscles and greater opening in our bodies, but we can also overheat! We will practice a cooling flow with lots of time for easing our end-of-a-hot-week bodies.
The main class will get going at 5:30pm, but I will be available from 5:15pm if you would like to arrive early to discuss poses or adaptations.
We are a community class for all levels, with an emphasis on poses for those new to yoga.
Class is donation based, $5-$10 suggested, anything welcome.
See you on Friday, its never too late to start a good thing!
Karen Baigrie
Looking ahead yoga dates are as follows: June 10 & then possibly in the summer depending on everyones travel plans, we will discuss this week and next.
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Support the Mission!
Mexico Mission 2016
Let's All Come to Church Sunday, June 5th @ 9:30 a.m. to support & send off our 2016 MM Team
Service is for EVERYONE! :)
Funding amount update:
$9,255 as of June 1st, 2016
Meeting Dates
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June 5
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Mandatory Attendance
Church Mission Commissioning Service
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Mission Trip
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June 11-18
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Departure and Mission
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June 19
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Mandatory Attendance
Mission Return Service
Return Brunch Following Service
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A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP
PLEASE SIGN UP TO TAKE A WEDNESDAY DINNER TO WIL -
Or bring Wil to your home for dinner!
Pictured at right, Wil and Nance sharing a birthday cake at our TLC Fiesta!
Wil is spending most afternoons with Betty at Harmony House, so please call him at 415-454-8303 to arrange a time. And bless you!
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WE ALL LOVE FELLOWSHIP -
PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP OUT
Fellowship time is organized by your Deacons. We need everyone to sign-up about 3-4 times a year.
Click below to sign up:
Sign up now and keep the hospitality going!
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Don't be shy, Greeting is a Treat!
We are in need of greeters to sign up through the signup genius website.
Help with our ministry of hospitality by signing up to be a greeter! All you have to do is get to church by 9:15, light the candles, and hand out bulletins with a smile. Thank you to all who have signed up so far!
Thank you all for your continued support,
Jody Brockett,
Worship Elder
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The scriptures say, "The Lord your God is living among you. He takes great delight in you and rejoices over you" (Zephaniah 3:17).
Its a great discovery to realize God rejoices and celebrates us. Let it sink in. The smartest, most powerful person in the universe actually celebrates you.
Why? Because He knows your potential and delights in having specific tasks and opportunities earmarked for you.
We weren't intended to simply coast through life or be on automatic pilot. Our instincts and desires reveals what God wants us to pursue. But to do so we have to be the person God meant us to be.
Alicia Keyes has just written a wonderful essay entitled "Time to Uncover". In her case, a successful career forced her to wear masks and hide behind them. It actually scared her how she was censoring herself. Her new album addresses these feelings as she relates ..."I don't want to cover up any more. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my struggles, not my dreams".
As we begin the summer months, I would encourage each of us to "uncover" too. To connect with who we are, what we feel, and what we are meant to pursue. It's the start of summer, a new season. So let's get moving. If you fall down, get back up. But, don't give up.
I am in a business that has doors slam in your face every day; one that has people soiled with mischievous motives; yet, I have developed a resilience and confidence to not give up -and to pursue what I believe God wants me to accomplish in spite of the obstacles. The reason I am inspired to do so, is because I was meant for "more" by being where God wants me to be being the person He intended me to be.
One of the keys to accomplishing this -- "more" - in our lives, is to be focused. A lack of focus causes a lack of finish. The Bible reminds us to, "Run the race with endurance that is set before us", and that we are " His workmanship, created for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should accomplish them."
As you move forward this summer, it is my hope that you will realize and recognize that you were "meant for more". As a group of believers, we can sit and do little, or we can get focused and do a lot in the weeks ahead.
Here's to a great summer ... and listening to that quiet voice prompting us to get busy and turn the volume up on our dreams.
You're friend ... Paul
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Paul Lambert is a member of SHPC who travels extensively for his career as a producer of Broadway-bound musicals. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute who studies the Bible daily and attends our Bible Study whenever he's in town. He posts this blog each week no matter where he is, to the delight and comfort of many. SHPC thanks you, Paul.
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An Update from our own Alec Kenilvort
Hi SHPC!
It has been far too long. All is well with me. I was assigned to Extended Spring in Arizona out of spring training, but got called up to our Low A affiliate in Asheville, NC after a few weeks in the desert. This was my goal coming into the year so I am ecstatic to be a part of this club.
Our team is the Asheville Tourists in the South Atlantic League. We're currently in second place in our division and playing really well. I've been pitching fairly well, learning something new with every outing and doing my best to improve every day.
Asheville is a great town. It reminds me a lot of Berkeley, so it feels a bit like being home in the Bay Area.
The travel in this league has been pretty easy so far, no 14 hour bus rides like in previous years. We are currently on a road trip to Kannapolis, NC and are heading to Hagerstown, Maryland tomorrow. We have spent some time in a few cities in Georgia and West Virginia so far, as well. Everything is so green everywhere we go, this part of the country is beautiful!
Hope all is well with you. I'm sending my love to the SHPC family, I miss you all!
I'll keep you posted as the season goes on. Talk soon!
Alec
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For a Great Summer Vacation, Come to Presbyterian Camp
July 3-8 at Zephyr Point, Lake Tahoe!
Pastor Bev is on the Faculty!
If you haven't planned something special for July 4th week yet, consider a week of Presbyterian camp at Zephyr Point! Bring the family or come by yourself to join a community of progressive Christians, spend mornings with scholars and church leaders, afternoons with loads of recreational opportunities, and evenings in community. Enjoy Lake Tahoe at your footsteps.
To register, click this link and you will see "Online Registration" on the right tab bar.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 19th* FOR ALL AGES
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Pedal for Protein is coming up in September, beginning the 18th and continuing until the 22nd.
Early Registration is NOW Open!!! From 4/1/2016 - 5/31/2016, you can register for the 5 day tour, 48-37 mile ride, 20-10 mile ride, and two day rider slots at a reduced cost.
Regular Registration dates are 6/1/2016-8/31/2016 and Late Registration is between 9/1/2016-9/20/2016
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June is Torture Awareness Month
from the NRCAT:
Dear Friends,
Today, The Guardian launched
As you prepare for Torture Awareness Month this June, join NRCAT in sharing this experience with members of your faith community, as a part of a call to action to end the torture of solitary confinement. Here's how:
NRCAT has scheduled virtual reality solitary confinement experiences of
6x9 utilizing this new technology at two major national religious conferences this summer: the Islamic Circle of North America's National Convention in Baltimore, MD and the National Youth Event, hosted by the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Orlando, FL. NRCAT will be staffing these events and providing resources, action steps, and a solitary confinement set. I invite you to contact me at ldownton@nrcat.orgto schedule an event at your upcoming conference or advocacy event. The NRCAT team would be glad to support you in setting up this experience locally and answer any questions as you prepare.
Together, we will end the torture of solitary confinement. Thank you for taking action to share this powerful new resource in your community.
Rev. Laura Markle Downton
Director, U.S. Prisons Policy & Program
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
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First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael
Study Tour to Costa Rica
Oct. 19-26, 2016
FPC/San Rafael has invited us to join a group going to San Jose, Costa Rica to study theology and learn about this
Central American Country
Leadership:
Faculty and Staff at the Latin American Biblical University.
Rev. Dr. Karla Ann Koll, Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Mission Co-worker
Rev. Elizabeth Cook, Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Mission Co-worker and both Professor and Dean at the University
Topics and Features:
*Eco Justice and Theological Alternatives
*Immigration issues
*Liberation Theology in the Americas
*Reading the Bible through the eyes of Latin Americans
*Visit local Presbyterian congregations and organizations doing mission work in the country
*At least one field trip into the countryside
Options to add days for additional explorations of the Country
Estimated Cost: $700 Room and Board at the University, plus air fare
CONTACT PASTOR BEV IF YOU ARE INTERESTED by clicking here
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Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church
100 Tarry Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Sophia De Quattro, Editor
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E-mail us at shpchurch@comcast.net or call us at 415-453-8221
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