Events for November 2025

Sunday, November 2, 2025 – Collecting for One Great Hour of Sharing. You can donate to OGHS here. Also, we will observe All Saint’s Day. Please join us for a special worship service where we remember and honor the saints in our lives who have gone before us.

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday will remember all the saints in our lives and history who have passed on before us. Everyone will be invited to light a candle in memory of the saints in their lives who have taught them, shaped them, and inspired them. We will be reading a story from the little-known book of Tobit about…

Join us for knitting, crocheting, or whatever craft you enjoy. Bring your own project, or use our yarn and knitting machines to make hats for the homeless. If you don't know how to knit or crochet, we will teach you! All levels welcome Bring something to share for the potluck brunch. For more info call or text 323-793-9059

The stories of David the boy shepherd verses David the king have long fascinated me with their depictions of completely different personalities for the same person. As we bless our veterans for Veteran’s Day, this story of David as unwitting soldier and later commander of armies has much to teach us. We also have much to learn about our faith’s…

Join the UCC Washington D.C. Office for a conversation on Project 2025 and how the policy landscape and the UCC’s faith-based responses have evolved over the past year since the election. By revisiting our resource “Countering Project 2025 With Love: A UCC Response,” this webinar will explore enduring commitments and new challenges across issues such as LGBTQ+ rights, immigration justice,…

Dear friends in Christ, We often hear the core tenets of our faith reduced to “Love your neighbor” Or “Do unto others.” This is easy to remember, and quite compatible with other religions of the world, who have their own similar scriptures regarding love for the other. It’s not a bad credo to live by, especially when combined with “Faith,…

This Saturday, 11/22 - the Knitting Ministry’s plans to attend the SoCal Fiber Fair in Pomona has shifted to a location closer to home: Michael’s Crafts on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. We will meet at the church parking lot at 9:30 AM on Saturday. If you would like to join the carpool, please call or text me at…

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Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we are blessed to have Rev. Howard Fauntroy preaching for us on a passage from Jeremiah on the topic of nomads. I will be out of the office from this Sunday, November 23 – Saturday November, 29. I will return on Sunday, November 30 for the first Sunday of Advent. THIS WEEKEND This Saturday,…

This Sunday, 11/23 - We will be decorating the church for Christmas immediately after worship. We are asking folks to choose one decoration to assemble, install, and/or display and work in teams of two or three for larger or more complicated decorations. Jim and Tere have spent the week pulling out all of our lovely decorations and checking that they…

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we celebrate Hope Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is not the beginning of Christmas, it is the beginning of waiting. Of hoping. Of anticipating. Of quiet excitement. This Advent our theme is Surprising New Birth. Despite what we may see in the news, I see newness and hope and plans for bright…

Join us after worship for a special Friendsgiving Celebration potluck. The church will provide beverages and paper products. You can bring leftovers or a dish to share. Our goal is to keep it simple and keep it fun!