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Pastoral Letter, September 20, 2021

by webmaster
September 20th, 2021

In the twinkling of an eye, I have returned from vacation back east and fall is about to begin. As early as last month, if observant, one could detect the gradual passing of summer by the way the sun fell across the street in the afternoon and from its position in the evening. Now it is unmistakable.

During the whole time I was in the Midwest, summer still reigned. It was hot and humid. The temperature remained in the low 70s overnight and climbed into the 90s every day. The temperature of Lake Michigan was somewhere close to 80, warm enough to swim in quite comfortably.

Lake sunset w Fred & Rosemary

Then a front moved through overnight. It only reached 75 that day with a steady wind. The roiled waters of Lake Michigan were suddenly quite cold – somewhere around 60 – and dangerous to swim in for more than a few minutes near shore. I went out for about twenty minutes and that was plenty.

Upon landing in Washington the next day, summer reigned supreme once again – 80s and humid. But the days of 90+ were over and I led walking tours under clear skies, temperatures in the 80s, and relatively low humidity.

At this changing time of year, our Jewish neighbors have just finished celebrating the new year and the day of atonement, two major holidays in a row as days grow shorter, the harvest ripens and the rains begin. Here is a prayer appropriate for these two holidays:

Atonement prayer written by Gmar Chatima Tova

Fall certainly is a time for new beginnings. After summer vacation, adults and children return to work and school with spirits renewed. And it is a time for churches to introduce new programs.

Our fundamental work as the Community Church of San Carlos is to love God and our neighbors through our weekly Sunday morning worship. All of our workflows from worship.

I am thinking of adding two activities to our church life this fall:

  1. An afternoon yoga class open to all and timed to include parents picking up children from pre-school.
  2. An adult study group with a focus on how the stories in the Bible relate to our lives today; call it a “Sacred Story Group.”

Please let me know if you are interested and at what time.

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Support SC Lions LEOs soft plastic collection drive

by webmaster
August 9th, 2021

By now most of us have been made aware of the pollution problem from the use of plastics in our daily lives. We’ve seen images of the plastic islands in our Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

https://oceanplasticdebriseducationresearchawareness.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9eqDo8ek8gIVzhmtBh2DsABAEAAYAyAAEgKHQ_D_BwE

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/how-plastics-contribute-to-climate-change/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg_bR38ak8gIV0z6tBh39awB5EAAYBCAAEgIMb_D_BwE

Plastic manufacturers use different technologies and machinery to reduce the harmful remains of the plastic compound. But it remains a challenge. Not all plastics are recyclable. Microplastics are still found in our waters, threatening sea life, wildlife, and human lives.

One current focus to address the problem is Soft Plastics. Soft plastics are thin, flexible, or film plastics that include plastic bags, plastic wrapping, or flexible packaging material.

Soft plastics lack adequate recycling methods as they easily entangle in waste separation machinery, leading to mechanical failure and contamination of other recyclable materials such as paper.

Phoenix has a program to address Soft Plastic.
https://www.phoenix.gov/publicworks/softplastic

We in the Bay Area and the Peninsula are getting on the bandwagon to follow suit.

The SAN CARLOS LIONS CLUB YOUTH GROUP, the LEOs, HAVE COMMITTED TO A SOFT PLASTIC COLLECTION DRIVE. For every 500 pounds of soft plastic collected, LEOs get to put a park bench somewhere in San Carlos.

A plastic collection bin will be placed in Mahany Hall by the entrance. There is a poster with pictures of what is considered Soft Plastic. For additional reference, download a picture from the Phoenix website above.

WE INVITE AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REMEMBER TO SET ASIDE THEIR SOFT PLASTIC AND BRING IT TO DEPOSIT IN THE LEO’S COLLECTION BIN IN MAHANY HALL THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE ON SITE. The bin will be emptied out once on Thursday night and once on Sunday night.

You will feel good for doing this extra part for our environment!

UCCSC/San Carlos Lions Club LEOs 8/9/21

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Edventure More Summer Day Camp

by webmaster
July 20th, 2021

Mahany Hall and Callis & Elaine Center were the site of an Edventure More (EDMO) 4-week STEAM & SEL focused summer day camp between 6/18 – 7/16/21. It was awesome to see how hard the Program Manager, Site Coordinators, Coaches and Teachers work to make sure that the kids under their wings are safe, learning, and enjoying themselves.

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SC Lions, Scouts Troop 321, Pack 65 Tackle Mahany Hall Kitchen Project

by webmaster
June 3rd, 2021

On May 12, 2021 San Mateo County moved to Tier 4 (Yellow). This designation allows many indoor businesses and activities to reopen or expand. County website gave a summary of requirements pertaining to face coverings for fully vaccinated persons, unvaccinated persons, and indoor settings.

 On this good news and updated guidelines, one of the first things members of San Carlos Lions Club, Boys Scouts Troop 321 and Cub Scouts Pack 65 did was to activate a painting project  in the Community United Church of Christ’s Mahany Hall kitchen.   Mahany Hall is where all three groups, as well as other community non-profit groups, hold many of their meetings and fundraisers.

The Mahany Hall kitchen project began in the Fall of 2019. By Feb. 2020 extensive electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry work, changing out a commercial gas stove/oven to two more efficient and energy saving electric residential stoves, and a couple of kitchen appliance replacements were done.  The  remaining task was to paint the walls and floor of the kitchen, this to be done by the Scouts.  Covid-19 shut-down came in the middle of March 2020 so the remaining task could not begin.  Follwing the  

May 12, 2021 announcement of the Tier 4 designation,  leaders of the Lions and Scouts quickly put together a work plan and recruited member volunteers.  Work began the week of May 14, 2021 and will be completed Thursday June 3, 2021. 

Here to acknowledge the quick responses from those who gave of their time, energy and heart:

  • San Carlos Lions: Scot Marsters, Tim King, Grant DuBois, Greg Klein
  • Troop 321: Scoutmaster Casey Inman; Committee Chair Mark Maxwell
  • Pack 65: Cubmaster Adrian Jubb; Committee Chair Alison Lansing
  • And all the Scouts and parents who worked so hard, we thank you!

By this weekend June 5, 2021, the floor will be well dried, items on the counter tops will be put away and our community will be able to enjoy our wonderful commercial size kitchen!

The pictures you see below are just a sampling.  Individual Scouts and their families will be acknowledged  in a future  gathering and other posting.

  • Woman moves fridge
    Clearing out the kitchen
  • Clearing out the kitchen
  • Assess the exterior, power wash, repair window, prime and paint:
  • Assess the floor
  • Sand, scrape, sweep, wash, mop, dry:
  • Tape, prep to paint floor:
  • Touch up, work together, mindfulness and quality effort matter!
  • Paint the floor
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Services through May 2021

by webmaster
April 16th, 2021

We thank the Lord for granting us grace as we are now in the Orange Tier and can gather for worship services at 50% capacity. Face masks, social distancing, good indoor ventilation, body temperature taken before entry required. Proof of vaccination not required until legally mandated by local, state law.

Sunday worship service is at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary, 1336A Arroyo Ave. San Carlos. Rev. Sharon MacArthur is our preacher through to the end of May, 2021, except for  Mother’s Day, May 9th when Rev. Elder Tauoa Head of Kalavaria UCC will preside.

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Junior Matrons Social and Service Club Fundraiser: April 18, 2021

by webmaster
April 5th, 2021

JMSS can’t wait to come out from SIP!

Mah Jong in the Callis & Elaine Center, and fundraising to build funds for their 85th Anniversary celebration in the Fall.

JUNIOR MATRONS SOCIAL
& SERVICE CLUB (JMSSC)
FUNDRAISER – SUNDAY, APRIL 18th

San Carlos Bar and Grill Logo

Please support the Junior Matrons Social and Service Club and mention them when your order dinner on Sunday, April 18th from the San Carlos Bar and Grill..

The San Carlos Bar & Grill,
648 El Camino Real, San Carlos
(650) 593-7017

Restaurant hours are 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Indoor, Patio and Pick Up dinners will be offered.

Join us with friends and family in supporting JMSSC* with our fundraiser.

*JMSSC (Junior Matrons) was originally formed in 1935 by a group of women as a once-a-month luncheon club.
From that small nucleus it has grown to its present membership who plan and execute numerous fundraising
events and in turn donate the money to local charitable organizations and student scholarships.

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We Are Back with in-person worship starting March 28, 2021

by webmaster
March 22nd, 2021

Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 through the month of April 2021

We thank the Lord for granting us grace as we are now in the Orange Tier and can gather for worship services at 50% capacity.  Face masks, social distancing, good indoor ventilation, body temperature  taken before entry required.

We will resume Sunday worship service starting Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary, 1336A Arroyo Ave., San Carlos.  It is the building with the beautiful stainless steel cross.  God willing, there will not be shifts back to the Red or Purple tier.  Rev. Sharon MacArthur is scheduled to be our preacher all Sundays from March 28 through Easter April 4 to the end of April.

We are not holding regular office hours as Shelter In Place is still encouraged.  However, you can leave a phone message (650-593-7809) or better yet, email Church Administrator  at [email protected]  as she will check for messages periodically. You can also send a letter via U.S. mail.  Thank you.           

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A Report from Our Church Moderator-Christmas 2020

by webmaster
December 14th, 2020

This year started out normal and with the promise that everything would progress well. Our new buildings were ready to be used by outside groups for a fee and we would start to advertise our facility. Then CORONA-19 virus arrived in March forcing us to close the doors to the Sanctuary indefinitely, and our Intentional Interim Minister Rev. Wendy Jaine Summersleft for the East Coast shortly after that.

Tom and Jo were faithful in keeping our facility in working order. The two months we were allowed to have services in the Sanctuary, they helped me mark the 6’ social distances of our seating, and sanitation station. We were able to meet during the month of July and again the month of November.

We are hoping that the third time we are able to gather again, it will be for good. Our Christmas season is always so cheerful, culminating with the Christmas Eve candle light service. The hope is that our Members and Associate Members will find comfort in the message of Christ’s birth that brings good tidings to us all as we celebrate Christmas in our individual homes.

From March until the end of this year we have not had a Permanent Minister making it hard to keep the membership together. Pastor Tauoa Head has functioned as our spiritual leader and made phone calls to bring us his blessings.

During the two months we were open, Pastor Head led the worship several Sundays. In addition, Sharon MacArthur, a friend of Faith Burgess, blessed us with her presence taking charge off our services. Pastor Rolf Hansen preached November 8th; it was wonderful having him in the pulpit again. Pastor Richard Hyde, who will become our minister February 1st,did the worship remotely by Zoom. This was our first try to do this thanks to the skill of Ruce Head, our technical support. Ruce has done such a wonderful job, serving as our in-house media producer, researching inspiring graphics and digital photographs for our Sunday services. Many thanks to Ann Willard for faithfully playing the piano for our services. We are fortunate to have her wonderful music, which is much appreciated.

Merry Christmas. Most of us will celebrate the holiday in our own homes. Our hope for a better 2021 is in the knowledge that Christ was born as a blessing to everyone.

Siv Nickerson

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Sunday Worship Cancelled Until April 12, 2020

by webmaster
March 16th, 2020

In observance of the latest San Mateo County Health Alert about the status of COVID-19, we will not be holding Sunday worship service for the next three weeks.  We hope to return on Easter Sunday pending positive regulatory health agencies updates.”

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Talent Show Canceled

by webmaster
March 11th, 2020

The 13th annual Belmont Idol Talent Show on March 28 has been canceled as a precaution against Covid 19.

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