By FMCSF Youth Group Hey Congregation! Third and final week. We decided to create this challenge as a way for you all to incorporate small practices of staying informed and educated, taking part in actions, and supporting local Black owned businesses in your daily lives. This last week is a fun one and we encourage…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Romans 8:12-25 The last couple weeks I’ve been reading Vincent Harding’s book, “There is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America.” I chose the book’s cover as our bulletin illustration this morning. I’ve had it on my shelf for years. In the midst of the uprisings and the surging…
By FMCSF Youth Group What’s Up Congregation! We are now beginning our second week of the youth group’s three-week Black Lives Matter challenge. This week is a little more hands-on, as we are inviting you to write emails in collaboration with the Anti Police-Terror Project. APTP has been a part of the movement to defund…
By Stefan Baumgartner John 2:13-22 Spirit who connects every being, move in our midst this day. Welcome to Pride Sunday! I’m so happy to be with you today. My name is Stefan Baumgartner. My pronouns are he/him. I want to begin my reflection with a quote by Marsha P. Johnson, “No pride for some of…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk These words were prepared for Faith in Action Bay Area’s Latinx-led Juneteenth solidarity action, “Black Lives Matter: Praying and Working to Create Healthy and Stable Communities,” held in Daly City, CA on June 19, 2020. We are living through a long overdue nationwide awakening to the reality of state sponsored white…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk We now come to a time of sharing communion together. Communion is about affirming our connection to the body, within the Christian tradition, we talk about the body of Christ and being that body together. We recognize that our collective body is in pain. We want to lift up that prayer…
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