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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Greetings, 

I hope and pray that this season of Lent is providing you the opportunity to intentionally and prayerfully reflect on your faith. These six weeks of preparation leading up to Easter are a gift that the church has given us as we spend time opening ourselves to the transformative love that God has for us in Christ.

Our theme during this Lenten season is focusing on CS Lewis’ book “The Screwtape Letters” and invites us to reflect on the struggle/tension between good and evil that we each navigate in our lives of faith. Our small groups have been great places to dive deeper into that discussion. I encourage you to utilize our small group resources (video content and study guide) which we are making available to everyone (whether you are in a small group or not) on our church website: HERE

A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. THIS Saturday – March 7th @ 8:00am is our Men’s Breakfast in Fellowship Hall! Jeramy Young, Chief of Police for the Livermore PD, will be our speaker as he speaks about faith & leadership while also taking questions. Join us for what is certain to be a morning of inspiration, connection and good food.
2. Bingo for Belize POSTPONED: we have decided to postpone this event to a future date so that more people can participate/be a part of it.
3. Daylight savings is this weekend which means you will want to “spring forward” and adjust those clocks so that you don’t miss church!

I will look forward to being with you and worshiping with you Sunday.

Grace & Peace,

Steve

This week's worship information:

Our worship schedule [Online available at: https://fpcl.online.church]

• 8:00am Reflective Service in the chapel [in person]
• 9:30am Contemporary Service in the chapel [in person & online]
• 10:30am Traditional Service in the sanctuary [in person & online]

Sermon Series: Letters of Recommendation:

the quiet struggle between good & evil

Sunday's Message: Windshields & Rearview Mirrors

Scripture for Sunday:

Luke 12:22-31

Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith! And do not keep seeking what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

Bulletin Information for Sunday:

PRELUDE: Musette – Ralph Vaughan Williams

CALL TO WORSHIP     Pastor Josh Jonas

One: We are gathered to give witness to the enduring realities of life.
All: We have come to affirm that life is a gift, that the gift is good, and that it comes from God.
One: We are gathered to renew our hope in Jesus Christ, as we continue our Lenten journey.
All: We know God has been and will be with us, but this morning we put our trust in God’s love that is present with us now.
Let us praise God with our whole hearts and entrust our lives into God’s hands.

HYMN: #401 Here in This Place (vs. 1 & 4)

GATHERING PRAYER & AFFIRMATION OF GRACE     Doug Jones

NEWS OF THE COMMUNITY     Pastor Steve Wilde

CALL FOR THE OFFERING

OFFERTORY: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – arr. Sandra Eithun

DOXOLOGY: #647 Give Thanks

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

ANTHEM: In Remembrance (from Requiem) – Eleanor Daley

ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS     

Padmini Sokkappa & Joe Wakim

HYMN: #175 Seek Ye First

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 12:22-31

TODAY’S MESSAGE
Lenten Series: Letters of Recommendation:

the quiet struggle between good & evil
Title: Windshields & Rearview Mirrors     Pastor Steve Wilde

PASTORAL PRAYER     Pastor Denia Segrest

HYMN: #408 There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE: Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us – J.S. Bach/O.N. Russell

TODAY’S WORSHIP SONGS:
Musette – Ralph Vaughan Williams; ASCAP
#401 Here in This Place; 1 License 00031
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – arr. Sandra Eithun; Choristers Guild, 1 License CGB1305
#647 Give Thanks; 1 License 75
#175 Seek Ye First; 1 License 400
In Remembrance (from Requiem) – Eleanor Daley; 1 License 209386
#408 There’s a Sweet, Sweet Spirit; 1 License 21305
Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us – J.S. Bach/O.N. Russell; 1 License 1021011
Participants: Sanctuary Choir with Janet Holmes, Music Director
Praise Bells with Cathryn Griggs, Director