Hoping in Hospitality
Hoping in Hospitality April 7, 2026 As I write this reflection during Holy Week, I am thinking about hospitality. You may know that Easter Sunday is one of the biggest Sundays of the year. We see most of our church members that day, get to check-in with folks who attend only a few times per […]
Pastor’s Updates for April
Pastor’s Updates for April April 6, 2026 Nursery Update You may have passed by the nursery and noticed some significant changes! A beautiful mural has been painted by Michaele Miller, and furniture has been cleaned and new furniture has been added by some dedicated volunteers. We will have a nursery dedication on Sunday, May 3 […]
Small Groups Schedule: April
Small Groups Schedule: April April 7, 2026 Exploring ContemplationMeets 1st & 3rd Fridays of month at 11:00am on Zoom In this group we meet twice a month to explore various traditions of contemplation, to build a meditative community, and to equip us to live in times such as these mindfully and lovingly. Our times together […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Six
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Six March 30, 2026 Our panelists for our last session of Good People Doing Good Things were Karen Carlos, Lupe Carlos, Susan Blythe-Goodman and David Delgado. These beloved members reflected on the theme “the good news…inspires us to act.” As always, we began with the question, “what is the […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Five
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Five March 23, 2026 This past Sunday, we had our fifth Good People Doing Good Things conversation, with the theme of “the good news is rooted in justice, mercy and faithfulness.” Our panelists for the day were Jennifer Chin, Kira Walmsley and Bob Sittig. Our panelists began by reflecting […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Four
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Four March 16, 2026 This past Sunday, the Good People Doing Good Things series featured Laura Van Tosh, John Malcomson and Daniel Hatchett, who is part of The People’s Breakfast crew you see each Sunday morning in the kitchen. Our theme for the day was “the good news is […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Three
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Three March 9, 2026 On Sunday, March 8th, we met in the Parlor for the third session of the Lenten series, Good People Doing Good Things. The topic for the week was “The Good News Is . . . Together the Impossible is Possible.” Very biblical, but in our […]
Finding Good News in Film
Finding Good News in Film March 2, 2026 Dear SFBC family, I watch a lot of movies. No, really. I mean A LOT of movies. The reason has mostly to do with my husband Scotty. He’s a massive film lover whose education is in film production. He’s worked in the film industry for 15 years, […]
Good People Doing Good Things: Session Two
Good People Doing Good Things: Session 2 March 2, 2026 On Sunday, March 1 we gathered at 9:30 in the Parlor for the second Sunday in our series of “Good People Doing Good Things.” This week’s theme was “the good news is great love for God and neighbor” and our featured sharers were Inola de […]
Cartography of Tenderness
Cartography of Tenderness February 3, 2026 Imagine a news reporter pointing to a map of the world. You give an audible sigh and think to yourself “what’s happened now?” However, instead of bad news and speaking of violence and tragedy around the world, the reporter speaks of cities and communities holding a global Poetry Marathon. […]