9.26.2023 PBPC Family Bulletin


PBPC Family,

The first Sunday in October, this year October 1, is often celebrated as World Communion Sunday. It is a day to remember that we are bound together with Christians all over the globe. When we receive communion, we partake in a celebration, a ritual, that binds us to our brothers and sisters in every corner of this earth. Whether we receive a piece of sourdough bread, flaky paratha, or a fresh tortilla, we all eat from the same loaf, the same body.  As we celebrate communion this Sunday, I invite you to do so with an awareness and gratitude for the global body of Christ.

Here is a communion sonnet by Malcolm Guite.

Love's Choice

This bread is light, dissolving, almost air,
a little visitation on my tongue,
a wafer-thin sensation, hardly there.
This taste of wine is brief in flavour, flung
A moment to the palate's roof and fled,
Even its aftertaste a memory.
Yet this is how he comes. Through wine and bread
love chooses to be emptied into me.
He does not come in unimagined light
too bright to be denied, too absolute
for consciousness, too strong for sight,
leaving the seer blind, the poet mute;
Chooses instead to seep into each sense,
to dye himself into experience.

One final note: I will be out of town September 25 - October 5. I will be back in worship on October 8 and will be back in the office on October 9 and will respond to emails then. If you have a pastoral emergency, please contact Amber at office@pbpc.org.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Calvin

Exodus 20:1-6

Javier Tarango-Sho

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Pray Oakland: September 30
Pray Oakland is hosting a prayer gathering on September 30 from 11am-1pm at Storyline Church (3400 Broadway, Oakland). This is a great opportunity to gather with other Christians and pray for Oakland.

Communion Sunday: October 1
We will celebrate communion together on October 1. Javier Tarango-Sho from Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will be our guest preacher that day. There will be no potluck following the service.

Food Pantry: October 11 from 5-6pm
Our next food pantry is scheduled for October 11 from 5-6pm. Please arrive at 4:30pm to help set up. If you'd like to help, you can register HERE.

PBPC History: October 15
Chris Coon will guest preach and share a presentation on the history of PBPC on October 15. Following service, we will meet in the Iona room to share a meal together and hear Chris' presentation.

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