Dear friends in Christ,

In the gospels, Jesus teaches us his disciples how to pray. We are familiar with the
“Lord’s Prayer” or the “Our Father,” or in our church we call it, “The prayer that Jesus
taught us.” We know this prayer well and many of us recite it every Sunday at church.
But it has much more to do with our call as Christian disciples that we may realize, and
in times where it feels like the world is falling apart, reflecting on this prayer – and it’s
call for beloved community – is critical to our faith. This SATURDAY, MARCH 7
(BECAUSE THE L.A. MARATHON PRECLUDES WORSHIP ON SUN, MARCH 8) we
will talk about this prayer and a few other prayers in the Christian discipline that can
help to strengthen and sustain not only our faith, but also our communities as we walk
through the present turmoil together.

At 9 AM we will gather in the Fellowship Hall for Bible Study, where we will look at the
historical conflict between Creationism and Evolution. When we lay the book of Genesis
side-by-side with Darwin’s Origin of Species, we uncover much less conflict than we
have been led to believe.

Immediately following worship we will be assembling sack lunches. The youth have
made a goal of 1,500 sack lunches for 2026, and we need everybody’s help to get them
there.

We will look forward to seeing you there!

Many blessings,
Pastor Tracy