Lenten Sunday Nights

Our Sunday night programs in February & March will move "Lentward" and  help us in our Lenten preparations

Sundays@6:00 pm

Week 3 - Shell Ridge Readers  - March 16  Room 4.

Week 4 -  Difficult Questions in search of Honest Answers hosted by Terry Burch. Topics: 'How Should We Live in that Interim Period between Our Loss of Independence due to Illness or Age and Life's End?" Secondary questions include:" What medical and housing options are available?" "What adjustments of mental and spiritual outlook might be required?" "What medically should be done to assist the dying?" (March 23)

Week 1 – Join Angela Yarber for "Dancing Toward Easter" (following worship until 1 pm) In February &  (tba) March, we will spend time preparing for a dance for Easter Sunday.   No dance experience is required.  Simply wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to grow closer in your relationship with the sacred through dance. (March 2)

Week 2 – Soul Words with Linda Elsdon.  Soul Words is a Writing Workshop using personal narrative to explore what gives our lives meaning within a safe community. Everyone is welcome!  No prior writing experience is necessary. An RSVP would be helpful. Please give Linda a call at 925.838.5448 or e-mail her at newbeginnings@elsdon.com. (March 9)

Lenten Saturday Sojourn

A Journey Beyond: Seeing, Experiencing, Touching, Revealing

Sometime in the summer, we will travel beyond our familiar communities into places where life intersects with art, faith and social challenge. Join Angela (on a date to be announced at 1 p.m.) This journey of Lenten Discovery, approximately 4 hours in length, will involve traveling by carpool within the Bay Area.

Report on:
Saturday, March 1, An Afternoon with Doug Brown



On Saturday, March 1, we had a unique opportunity to learn from our own world-renowned expert Dr. H. Douglas Brown about how to teach English to our non-English-speaking neighbors and friends.  Doug presented an excellent seminar, helping us understand why people fail to learn sometimes and how to unblock those channels. Doug dispelled myths about how languages should be taught and gave us some practical tips and pointers for teaching people whose native languages we don't know. 

We are surrounded by people who are in desperate need to learn English.  After this training we plan to organize classes or tutorials to fit the needs of the people, especially those at Casa Montego next door to Shell Ridge.  
If you're interested in the follow-up teaching/tutoring, please call church office (925-935-3250) or Sandy Mitchell (925-687-3976).