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Hurricane Beryl Damages Many Along Its Path and Now Threatens Texas Coast: Urgent Calls for Prayers
As Hurricane Beryl intensifies and barrels toward the Texas coastline, communities are bracing for impact. Forecasted to make landfall early tomorrow morning, this hurricane that had been downgraded to a tropical storm has become stronger and is once again a hurricane and has prompted widespread preparations and calls for solidarity across the region. Hurricane Beryl, has already demonstrated its destructive potential in the Caribbean and in Mexico, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. We have many sister churches in the Caribbean, in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and in the state of Texas where the hurricane is headed on Monday. Please be in prayer for: * those who have lost loved ones; * all of our brothers and sisters in Christ that have been personally impacted; * the first responders who will courageously assist, risking their own safety to ensure the welfare of others; * those that are left without employment, businesses and without homes; * all of those who have been affected in any way and that they find strength, resilience, and support in each other during this challenging period. In times like these, unity and compassion are paramount. Thanks for having compassion and for joining them in prayer. (If you know anyone in the affected areas and know of specific things they need or would like us to pray for, please email: community@sfbayfellowship.com) |
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Want To Join The SF Bay Fellowship Media Team? Join Us On Tuesday On Zoom!
Are you interested in social media? More specifically, are interested in joining the SF Bay Fellowship Social Media team? We are looking for interested and motivated volunteers to help provide inspiration, creativity and content for our church’s social media platforms. We will have an informational Zoom meeting on Tuesday, July 9, at 7:00 PM to brainstorm and discuss our vision. Please email Brock at brock@sfbayfellowship.com for the meeting link. We hope to see you there! |
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Our Visit to San Luis Obispo (SLO)
Kip and Bethany Harms have been some of our best friends for over 35 years. God knit our hearts and lives together back when we were all serving in the UMass Campus Ministry in Boston in the late 80's. Anne and I have been loved, helped, encouraged, and inspired by the Harms for years - ever since we planted the church in Honolulu together 35 years ago, and through all our ups and downs, and ministry moves ever since. So, it should be no surprise that we have enjoyed being close to them and their church family in San Luis Obispo these past few years.
When Kip and Bethany announced their plan earlier this year to retire from the ministry and relocate to New Mexico, we grabbed as much time with them as we could in the remaining months. Beyond praying for them and wishing them well in their next chapter, we also reassured them that we would do what we could to help and encourage the 101 Christian Church in their absence.
Their leadership group invited Anne and I to come spend a weekend with them two weeks ago in June. It was so refreshing to see the faith and love of their fellowship, and to feel the close connection that comes from our common bond in Christ and with the Harms! We felt their humility and eagerness to want to learn how to navigate this season of being without a full-time ministry leader. Their example of working together, serving selflessly, and being quick to listen while drawing on the varied strengths of each other reminded Anne and I of our fellowship group leaders here in the SF Bay Fellowship. We commended them and told them it felt like they would fit-in naturally with the spirit of our group!
We closed-out our weekend with a great potluck lunch and time of sharing lessons we are learning here in the Bay Area. They expressed their vision for relying on the Spirit to help them build on the great foundation that has been laid, and we extended an offer of ongoing fellowship and support from the SF Bay Fellowship.
Please be in prayer for our sister church, the 101 Christian Church and that the Spirit helps them in tremendouws ways to build on the great foundation that has been laid.
- Brock Roby, SF Bay Fellowship Ministry Leader |
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HOPE worldwide Breakfast Serving City Hope SFSaturday, July 20, 2024 Join us as we partner with HOPE worldwide (HWW) to serve in different ways around the Bay Area as we celebrate HWW Bay Area's Family Weekend of Service. There will be opportunities to serve in the East Bay, San Francisco and in Palo Alto. In San Francisco, on Saturday, July 20, we will partner with HWW and City Hope in the Tenderloin Community. Our volunteers will meet at 7:30 am to distribute materials, get last minute instruction from City Hope staff, and pray before we serve breakfast to the community. Gloves, masks and hand sanitizer will be available and social distancing is encouraged. Roles include food prep and cooking, portioning food onto plates, taking the clients orders and distributing the meals to the clients. Pre-registration required and there are only so many slots to be filled so register early if you would like to attend. Then on Sunday, July 21, groups in the East Bay (will meet in Alameda at 11:30am-12:30pm) and in Palo Alto (from 11:30am-12:30pm) to put school supplies into backpacks to support local youth in Oakland and in the Peninsula. Click on the link below to register to serve with HWW at any of these amazing opportuinities! For more infomation visit:
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Join Us At A Future Event
Join us for one of our Sunday church services around the Bay Area. We will have church services in Tri-Valley, Oakland/Alameda, South Bay, Peninsula, Palo Alto, and The City (SF) next weekend. Midweek fellowship opportunities vary by Fellowship Group for the Summer Quarter. For your area's information, you can go to "Find Your People" on our website or send an email to the following: SF Area - paul@sfbayfellowship.com Our next All Fellowship Service is on July 28. Please save the date and join us for our annual Summer Picnic in the East Bay. Our Singles event that was scheduled for July 20 has been postponed to September. More information to follow in upcoming newsletters and on our website. We have many things happening at SF Bay Fellowship, all of the above information and more is on our website. Click on the button below to be taken there to see many of our upcoming events. If you would like to reach the newsletter team, please send us an email at community@sfbayfellowship.com. Have a great week! For more infomation visit:
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