First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael

Join us for worship on Sunday, July 28, at the 9:30 am for our Roofless Worship service on the patio under the redwoods. Pastor Cynthia continues her July series - One Good Word. The theme this week is ROOTS. Roots. Rooted and grounded in God's love and grace. Family trees with roots and branches. What are some of the biblical images of family trees and roots? How are we rooted in people we consider our chosen families? our church? our friends? How do we nourish our spiritual roots in challenging times?

Jeffrey Cochran-Carney will be playing the guitar and singing one of his original songs. Our pianists will be John Steiner and Owen Xu.

The service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us for worship on Sunday, July 21, at 9:30 am for our Roofless Worship service on the patio under the redwoods. Rev. Kay Collette will lead the service around the themes of storytelling and listening.

Bring hats and water. Chairs and umbrellas will be set up.

Amanda Hahn is the guest musician and she will be playing the flute. Our pianists will be John Steiner and Owen Xu.

The service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

The Green Team of FPCSR invites the community to watch a new documentary "Common Ground" on Saturday, July 20, 3 pm in the sanctuary. Free!

From the filmmakers of Kiss the Ground (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary Common Ground, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell, Common Ground provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. The film explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.

Click here to watch the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-M4Hq0MKFA&ab_channel=CommonGroundFilm

Join us for worship on Sunday, July 14, at the 9:30 am for our Roofless Worship service on the patio under the redwoods. Pastor Cynthia continues her July series - One Good Word. The theme this week is THRESHOLD. A threshold is not a simple boundary; it is a frontier that divides two different territories, rhythms, and atmospheres. What threshold am I walking (perhaps running) through? What did I once cling to that now I am letting go of? What is letting go of me? What new path is opening before me? What is the life that longs to live in me? How is God guiding me in the midst of liminal time and place? What thresholds are before us as a community? a country? our world?

Bring hats and water. Chairs and umbrellas will be set up.

Guitarist Kai Smith will be sharing special music. Our pianists will be John Steiner and Owen Xu.

The service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

A joyful morning of worshipping God under the redwoods. Here is link to livestream video. https://www.youtube.com/live/2uNEItLnXN4?si=TcMlnqaDsEIZQJWn

Join us for worship on Sunday, July 7, at the 9:30 am for our Roofless Worship service on the patio under the redwoods. Pastor Cynthia is starting her July series - One Good Word. Each week there will be a one word theme. The theme this week is STRETCH. How do we stretch our bodies? our minds? our hearts? our faith? What are the biblical images of of God's outstretched hand of grace and restoration? What can we learn from the man who had a withered hand and Jesus offers healing and hope when he tells him, "Stretch out your hand"? As we navigate the many challenges in our lives and the world, what kind of stretching is needed? How do we do that together and be open to the Spirit?

Bring hats and water. Chairs and umbrellas will be set up.

Violinist Arya Dev will be sharing special music. Our pianists will be John Steiner and Owen Xu.

The service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us on June 30th at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney will be preaching - Rest for the Soul. In the summer, we often have a different rhythm of life. We will reflect on Jesus' invitation - Come, all who are weary and I will give you rest. There is much on our hearts and we may be feeling anxious about our lives, our country and the world. What is this rest Christ offers?

Guest pianist, Thayer Jacobs, will be playing at 10 am service.

Please plan to stay for the Town Hall meeting following the 10 am service. Materials were mailed and emailed to all members and friends of the church.
The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us on June 23rd, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. Guest preacher Elaine Reichert will be offering a sermon - Lessons from Jezebel. This woman in the book of I Kings of the Hebrew scriptures has a horrible reputation. But what if this version of her story, handed down to us through the ages, is merely the one her enemies wanted us to believe? What if Jezebel was framed? Her confrontation with the prophet Elijah pits tolerance against righteousness, pragmatism against divine dictates, and liberalism against conservatism. There are lessons for us today in a polarized world.

Our guest musician is Jeanette Tietze who will be playing the organ and piano.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us on June 16th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney will be preaching on the parable of the mustard seed.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

TONIGHT AT 7 PM!

Join us on June 9th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services on Music Sunday. The 8:30 service will feature songs written by our staff pianist and composer John Steiner. At the 10:00 service, the Chancel Choir and Hand Bell Choir will be sharing beautiful pieces. In addition, guest musicians Natalie John (trumpet), Jeanette Tietze (organ) and Thayer Jacobs (piano) will play. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney will be preaching - Music of the Soul. How can music move us to a deeper connection with the Holy One? How does the music in worship services - singing and instrumental - help us express our spiritual lives as we celebrate, lament and live as people following the ways of Jesus?

We will be honoring our Choir Director Martha Wall who is stepping down and retiring after seven years. A reception for Martha follows the 10:00 service.
The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us at 5:30 today.

Join us on June 2nd, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. We will be celebrating the ministry of our Deacons. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney is preaching. What was the role of deacons in the early church? How are we called to be people of compassion and kindness today? The Chancel Choir is singing. Please bring donations for the Marin Food Bank.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Our apologies for technical difficulties last week. The livestream should work well tomorrow.

Join us on May 26th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. Rev. Doug Olds will be preaching. Jeanette Tietze is the guest organist at the 10 am service.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us on May 19th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. It is Pentecost Sunday on the church calendar, a day we explore the wild story of wind, fire, speaking in many languages and the power of the Spirit. What can this story teach us? Everyone is invited to wear something RED.

John Steiner will be the pianist at the 8:30 service and at the 10:00 service, Owen Xu will be our pianist. The Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir will both share pieces of music.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us on May 12th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. We continue our journey through the season of Easter. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney will be preaching a sermon "Beloved, Let Us Love." In a time when there is polarization and fear, what does it mean to choose the kind of love John describes in I John? How do we choose this other path every day? What does it mean to say "God is love"?

John Steiner will be the pianist at the 8:30 service and at the 10:00 service, Owen Xu will be our pianist. Our guest musician is Sasha Kiryakina who will be playing the harp.

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Join us tomorrow, May 5th, at 8:30 am or 10:00 am for our worship services. We continue our journey through the season of Easter. Pastor Cynthia Cochran-Carney will be preaching a sermon "Church Leaders: Called, Equipped and Rooted in Christ's Love." What does servant leadership look like in the church? Why does this model matter? Elders and Deacons will be ordained and installed in the services. And we will celebrate the Sacrament of Communion. All are invited to the table.

John Steiner will be the pianist at the 8:30 service and at the 10:00 service, Owen Xu will be our pianist. The Chancel Choir will sing "The Greatest Gift Is Love."

The 10:00 service will be livestreamed on YouTube. Go to the church website homepage and scroll down for links. https://www.fpcsr.org/

Our One World, One Spirit team is very excited to invite you to spend a day with Mark Yaconelli - the warmest, realest, truest “storycatcher” ever. As Mark says, “The soul speaks in stories, not in abstract ideas. Stories can access parts of ourselves and of others we didn’t know were there. There’s a whole landscape inside everyone just hoping for a listener who can ask the right questions.” Mark will show us how to deepen relationships and cultivate compassion through listening and telling our stories.

SATURDAY, MAY 18, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER - email the office [email protected] or call 415-456-6760

Here is link to a great video - Anne Lamott interviewing Mark.
https://youtu.be/Sk-pfn6ozFo?si=xsqZfjXkfNcR3ipH

Mark's websites
https://markyaconelli.wordpress.com/
https://thehearthcommunity.com/

Today at 5:30 pm.

Join us tomorrow, April 28, at 8:30 and 10:00 am for Earth Care Sunday. Adult Ed Presentation at 11:15 am.

Our PDA team is working hard in Paradise this week with Habitat for Humanity of Butte County building fences for two houses. The team is 7 people from FPCSR and two people from Community Presbyterian Church in Vallejo. A joy to love our neighbors after the 2018 Camp Fire.

Our PDA team is having a great week working in Chico and Paradise.

At the Torres Shelter, we're working on a courtyard beautification project to improve accessibility for our guest check in and property storage. We're so grateful for the Chico Breakfast Lions Club for funding this project, and for the amazing team of volunteers from the First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael and Community Presbyterian Church for donating their time and labor to make it happen!

A big thank you Bill from the Lions Club and Leslie, Laurie, Dinah, Ken, Jim, Cynthia, Ralph and Paula from FPCSR/CPC, all pictured here with our True North team members Robyn and Jerry. 🙏

Read article in Patch about our church.
First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael Certified As Earth Care Church - Local congregation continues commitment to care for the environment
https://patch.com/california/sanrafael/first-presbyterian-church-san-rafael-certified-earth-care-church-nodx

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