7.16.2024 PBPC Family Bulletin


PBPC Family,

At the beginning of the year, Session set priorities for our congregational life for the year. One of those priorities is prayer - praying together, exploring new prayer practices, partnering with other churches in prayer.

I have felt increasingly burdened to pray for our church, our city, and our world. We have an exciting opportunity with our new tenants and lots of details that require attention and wisdom. The City of Oakland has seen a significant rise in crime and there is much work still to be done in our city and its government. In our country, we witnessed an assassination attempt on former President Trump. In our world, war continues to rage on in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar, and many other places that don't make the daily news.

I invite you to stop reading this email and take some time to pray over these things, and anything else that comes to mind. With so much going on in the world, it is easy to feel helpless and overwhelmed - I know I do! Let us remember that prayer is a gift God has given us to respond to the world's pain and our own. So please, take some time today to pray.

Note: I will be away this weekend on vacation with the family. Kathryn Magee from Intervarsity Fellowship will be preaching on Sunday. I'll be back in the office on Wednesday, July 24.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Calvin

2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Kathryn Magee

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Car for Mission Friends
Michael Arteen and Grace Al-Zoughbi, missionaries in the Middle East, will be visiting August 7-13 are in need of a car while here. If you have a car you can lend, or know someone who might, please contact Ginnie Daniel who will help coordinate the details.

Kinship Summer Camp
Through July 26 (Monday-Friday), our church is filled with 40+ youth for a Kinship Summer Camp. We are excited to have our building filled with the sounds of children laughing and playing. During this time, if you need to access anything in the church building, please stop by the church office first.

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