All Souls’ Day Sunday (Día de los Muertos) Bring photos and memorabilia of loved ones who have died next Sunday. This is a Sunday to honor loved ones – people who have inspired us or simply loved us. On this Sunday we recognize and honor the cycle of life and … Read More
~ “A Brush with Color” ~ Artists Reception ~ November 10, 2-4pm ~ Gallery Hours ~ Monday-Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm ~ November 5, 2019 – January 5, 2020 … Read More
~ Luke 18:9-14/2 Chronicles 7:9-14 ~ Sometimes I’m tempted to pray…OK, I confess, I have prayed such a prayer: “I thank you, God, that I’m not like those people who thank God they’re not like other people.” Ah, the seduction of spiritual pride. In the volatile, outrageous, and angry climate … Read More
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me … Read More
~ “Pursuing Justice Persistently” ~ The Parable of the Persistent Widow is usually taught as a lesson on prayer. However, a closer reading reveals that it really is about pursuing justice. Pursuing justice is hard work, never-ending it seems. Does the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice? … Read More
November 10 Music for the Soul – Friend of Noe Valley Ministry, Emil Miland, joins with Karen Heather for a music-filled service of worship with beautiful cello/piano duets by Brahms and more. Emil plays his 300-year old cello with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and is a gardener extraordinaire. November … Read More