AT SPC Sunday service is at 10:00 AM and followed by delicious snacks in our fellowship hall. CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE FROM 9:45 AM TO 11:30 AM ADVENT IS UPON US A me to prepare our hearts... Join us this Sunday with Pastor Paul as Advent beckons us to journey from the darkness to the light as we prepare for Emmanuel God with us! And join us on DECEMBER 16 at 3:00 PM when we go CHRISTMAS CAROLING through the streets of Sausalito. Spread the Christmas joy with your SPC friends and when we are through, warm up with hot cocoa and coffee and treats in Thomson Hall.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 7:00 PM THE BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE For many of us, this season can bring melancholy and sadness. Let us gather, as we draw closer to the Longest Night, in quiet song, peaceful prayer, and silent medita on. Let's come together in a though ul and medita ve service that meets us where we are not where everyone says we should be. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 5:00 PM Family Friendly Service with our classic pageant a role for every child who wants one 8:00 PM Candlelight Service SPC Choir Presented Christmas Vespers XII: The Wai ng Sky In December 2007 the SPC Choir introduced a new Christmas tradi on, Christmas Vespers. Built around superb chants, carols and anthems and equally superior Christmas poetry, the annual event has flourished every year since. On December 2 the choir presented the twel h edi on. Each Vespers includes newly published works as well as scores by prominent Bay Area composers. Several of this year's offerings had recently been published. Each year an outstanding instrumentalist joins us. This year we featured flau st Rhonda
Brade ch. Please CLICK HERE for our photo essay. A BIG THANK YOU to all who assisted during and cleaned up a er the Christmas Vespers recep on! Special thanks to Victor Ryneveld and Kar Wong for your talents with sparkling wine, as well as to Jean and Bill Pa erson for clean up. Thanks to Alice Cochran and Beverly Anderson for clean up directly a er the recep on.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to Our Fellowship Potluck last Sunday. In Loving Memory of Our Beloved Brother HENRY "HANK" VAN DYKE, JR. December 17, 1941 to November 21, 2018 Hank had a smile that could light up the world. He was a civil engineer, a great storyteller, a loving father to his two sons and loving husband to two wives. He was a runner and cyclist who ran the Dipsea Race eight mes, including three Double Dipseas. He ran several marathons and competed in many 100 mile cycling events. He was a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees. He loved tales of the Old West and claimed an "inner cowboy." He wore his cowboy hat and his Yankees hat with pride. He will be remembered for his open and generous manner to all, his love of life and his pride in his sons and joy in his young grandson. He was born in Ridgewood, NJ. A er gradua ng from Ridgewood High School in 1959, he went on to Lafaye e College in Easton, PA, gradua ng in 1964 with a BS in Civil Engineering. He was recruited for the California State Water Project and headed West at once. He was proud of his part in the California Aqueduct and boasted that it could be seen from space. He married his high school sweetheart, Gail Cook, and moved to Marin County, living in San Anselmo for 42 years where they raised their two sons, Adam and Nathan. Gail was a celebrated sculptor whose works can be seen at the Gail Van Dyke Atrium Gallery at the Marin Cancer Center. Gail passed away in 2008.
He went next to the City of Mar nez then became City Engineer for Mill Valley, followed by posts at the City of Agoura Hills, and management posi ons. His "project of a life me" was as City Engineer/Public Works Director for the City of Emeryville for nearly 15 years, during which me that city underwent major redevelopment and urban renewal. He is survived by his loving wife of nearly five years, Mary Gilanfarr Van Dyke, sons Adam (Corinne) and Nathan, grandson Logan, his sister Ann Van Dyke and her family in New Jersey, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. A Celebra on of Life is planned for December 15 at 1:00 PM at SPC. In lieu of flowers, dona ons may be made to the Pastor's Discre onary Fund, or to the SF Marin Food Bank, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Wednesday Community Lunch Program
December 2018 It's December and again it is the quarterly request by the Community Lunch Program to solicit volunteers to donate a half gallon each of juice and whole milk to be shared with the luncheon guests. In addi on, we are adding hard boiled eggs to our dona on request. The eggs are not only extremely popular with our guests, but very nutri ous and it also enables them to have a take away item. Please bring these items to SPC by 11:30 AM on Wednesday or leave them in the refrigerator at church the previous Sunday and mark them "Wednesday Lunch." Chef Mike Bromham heads the kitchen and has the luncheon program very well organized so everything is set up, served and done within 1 1/2 hours. If you could spare an hour or so just once a month, it would be sincerely appreciated if you could give a hand (nothing strenuous). The Community Lunch volunteers are a very congenial group and it would be wonderful to have Sausalito Presbyterian Church volunteers work with them. Please understand that the lunch is extremely important to approximately 25 people each week. They are here because of a lack of funds to afford meals or have no means to prepare food for themselves. At SPC they are served a hot, nutri ous meal. In some cases, it's their only meal of the day. And at this me of the year, it is even more important to them. Please think about taking a few minutes of your me in December to help those less fortunate and who really appreciate it. If you can donate items or volunteer for December 5, 12, 19, 26, contact me, Flora Sommers at 415 717 7965 or faasommers@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you. PLEASE NOTE CHANGES TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES: We no long receive email at any sausalitopres.org addresses, as well as office@sausalitopresbyterian.com. Instead, please use the email addresses below, effec ve immediately: The Office / Pam Will sausalitopres@gmail.com Pastor Paul paul.r.mowry@gmail.com ALSO, OUR WEBSITE can no longer be reached via our old address, sausalitopresbyterian.com but check out
our REFRESHED and REFRESHING site at sausalitopres.org GREAT THANKS to ROBIN SINCLAIR for being our Webmaster! She makes it possible for people around the corner and around the earth to share in the life of SPC! It has been said that events are posted even before they are over! Thank You, Robin!! SPC OFFERS FREE HUGS Sharing the love... What would be be er than ge ng a hug on Elec on Day? Winnie Huff Bea y, Beth Milwid, and Pastor Paul spent a couple hours on November 6 in downtown San Rafael offering friendly hugs to everyone who passed by. So many people accepted! In fact, the first hug came from a young man who just passed our huggers on the sidewalk while they were s ll traveling to the plaza, threw open his arms upon reading our signs and said, "Okay!" Many passersby wanted a hug from each one of our SPC Huggers. Some asked who we were "with;" some asked "why" we were doing it. "Because it's sunny!" was one of Winnie's Random Reasons Why to Hug. Beth, Pastor Paul and Winnie make their inten ons known... A few people took photos or videos of us, and several said we had made their day, or had inspired them. One guy got his hugs and le, only to show up 15 minutes later with delicious cookies for our huggers! The eldest hugger declared himself to be "pushing 90!" The youngest were probably the many teenagers who were eager huggers. It was a great day! Heartwarming and inspiring and sending waves of good will throughout the town as people passed by. Keep your eye on SPINN for our next Free Hugs Day! And don't forget to hug someone today!
COUPLE FROM TOKYO Bride Mami and Groom Yoshiki traveled from Japan to experience a tradi onal "American Wedding" at Sausalito Presbyterian Church. The rainy weather broke to clean clear blue sky and beau ful a ernoon ligh ng perfect for gorgeous wedding memory photos on site and favorite loca ons in San Francisco. Watch out for those 7" pearl studded s le os!! Story and pictures by Shirley Wedding Director
ART SHOW DECEMBER and JANUARY 2018/19 "A Pale e of Plants" Watercolors and le erpress prints by Kris n Jakob Born and raised in Marin, Kris n grew up entranced by the region's extraordinary natural history. Encouraged to draw by ar s c parents, she began illustra ng animals, but shi ed her focus to plants at the age of twelve when they joined the California Na ve Plant Society. Essen ally self taught, Kris n honed her technique at London's Royal College of Art, receiving an M.A. in 1981. She has exhibited widely in the United States and London and has self published an ever expanding line of fine art prints and cards. Her award winning botanical art has illustrated many journals and several books and has graced packaging designs and educa onal posters. In 2013 Kis n was awarded a Milley for crea ve achievement in the visual arts by the Mill Valley Arts Commission, and was the invited Featured Ar st at the 2018 Mill Valley Arts Fes val.. Says, Kris n, "Accuracy and beauty are equally important goals, and I intend my art to serve as a medium through which my chosen subjects can speak, as it were, for themselves, and reveal their exquisite characters to the viewer." To see more of her work, visit her website at www/kris njakob.com.
SPC FINANCIAL REPORT YEAR TO DATE 2018 The Session is charged with administering the church and its resources. It is made up of representa ves called elders who are elected from and by the congrega on. The Session meets on the fourth Tuesday of almost every month. At every mee ng, there is a review of the church's finances. Here is a summary of this month's financial report, the final report for the year 2018. SPC FINANCIAL SUMMARY through November 2018 2018 Annual Budget for Income: $209,075.00 2018 Annual Budget for Expenses: $209,510.00 ACTUAL YEAR TO DATE (September 2018) Total Income YTD: $167,189.65 Total Expenses YTD: $158,941.99 NEW TIME FOR PRAYER AND HEALING GROUP We are changing our Prayer and Healing Group me to 5:30 PM. It lasts no more than an hour. Come and join us. We gather every Tuesday for Prayer and Medita on. All prayers are kept confiden al. Drop ins are welcomed. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 at 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Prayer and Healing Group Come join us for one hour of prayer and medita on. All are welcome. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 at 12:00 PM Community Lunch All are welcome to help out or just to enjoy a hot lunch with neighbors.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 1:00 PM A Celebra on of Hank Van Dyke's Life We will remember and give thanks for the wonderful life of our beloved brother, Hank Van Dyke with a recep on in Thomson Hall a erwards. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 AT 3:00 PM A Christmas Caroling Adventure Join us for singing, good company, and joyful exercise! We'll wrap it up with hot cocoa and coffee and tea and treats in Thomson Hall. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 7:00 PM The Blue Christmas Service For many of us, this season can bring melancholy and sadness. Let us gather, as we draw closer to the Longest Night, in quiet song, peaceful prayer, and silent medita on. Let's come together in a though ul and medita ve service that meets us where we are not where everyone says we should be. MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 Christmas Eve Services 5:00 PM Family Friendly Service With our classic pageant; a role for any child who wants one. 8:00 PM Candlelight Service Joe Silverman will be hos ng an Open House at the Manse immediately following the 5:00 PM service. And of course, Sunday services are at 10:00 AM Our website is sausalitopres.org OF INTEREST DON'T FORGET WHEN SHOPPING ON AMAZON THIS CHRISTMAS... Turn Your Everyday Shopping on Amazon Into Support for SPC! SPC will receive a rebate at no cost to you!
If you are doing any Amazon online shopping this year, consider joining smile.amazon.com. Your shopping experience will be exactly the same as it is now, but Amazon will give a small rebate to the church! If we all do it, it can really add up! It's a simple and automa c way for you to support SPC. Amazon will donate 0.5% of all your purchases to SPC at no cost to you! SIGN UP TODAY! 1. Visit smile.amazon.com 2. Sign into your Amazon account 3. Choose your charity: Search for Sausalito Presbyterian Church Click 'Select' That's it! "Suppor ng Sausalito Presbyterian Church" should now appear under the search box on the Amazon site 4. Begin shopping! There is no cap on the amount Amazon will donate Most products are eligible, excluding digital goods and video rentals "Eligible for AmazonSmile dona on" appears on product detail page Remember: you always have to shop via smile.amazon.com. If you shop via amazon.com your purchases will not generate a dona on. Smile Tip: When you are on Amazon.com and you find a product, try replacing the www. with smile. and see if the product page s ll works. Many of them do and you can easily switch to Smile this way. Thank you for your support!! Ques ons? Julie Carlson will be happy to help you. carlson.juli@gmail.com; 415 383 5037
How Can We Help The raging wild fires in Northern and Southern California are staggering. The Camp fire is the most devasta ng fire in the state's history. Where, when and how can we even begin to help? The Dona ons Commi ee has met and will be making a recommenda on to the SWC Board and the membership for a dona on from the SWC, but the commi ee also has a few recommenda ons on how we can help now as individuals: 1. North Valley Community Founda on in Chico monetary dona ons to the NVCF Camp Fire fund are being accumulated to address the needs of temporary shelter, clothing, food as well as long term solu ons. 2. Bu e Humane Society you can make a monetary dona on or you can take needed items to the Sausalito Cruising Club where there is a barrel for cat & dog food, animal toys, leashes & harnesses, li er, food & water dishes, animal carriers. 3. Caring Choices of Chico originally an AIDS organiza on, it has set up a separate fund for medical needs for the affected people. 4. Lisa Benne e of IndivisibleSausalito has developed a list of basic items that people in the affected areas need now on Amazon. You can go to Amazon, order the items you wish to donate and they will be shipped to a woman with CD4 Indivisible Network in Roseville who will consolidate the items and deliver them to specified drop off loca ons, shelters and individuals in the affected area. The recovery of this area will be a marathon, not a sprint. Housing is probably the most cri cal issue for the people of Paradise, Magalia and other towns in the area that have been ravaged. As winter approaches people will need places to live, places to recover and make plans for a future. Help will be needed for a long me to come. Our hearts go out to the people of the North Valley. Your Dona ons Commi ee. Light your home and our world with Clean Energy! Last Friday, 13 federal agencies issued a sobering scien fic report warning of more
wildfires, increased asthma, crop failures, and a shrinking economy if we con nue to burn fossil fuels at the current rate. This report underscores the urgency to end our country's dependence on fossil fuels and build a clean energy future. Interfaith Power & Light network reaches 22,000 houses of worship and more than seven million Americans, providing congrega ons with the tools and resources go solar, to preach sermons on Crea on care, and to stand in defense of our home, the earth. Working together, people of faith can make an incredible impact. We already have the knowledge and the technology to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. We just need the poli cal will to do so. Decardonaza on if the answer. This is the first and easiest step. Marin Interfaith Climate Ac on asks you to: Convert to Mari Clean Energy (MCE) deep green 100% renewable energy. It costs you maybe $40 annually and if you convert to all LED ligh ng your costs are mi gated. h ps://www.mcecleanenergy.org/opt up/ or call (888) 632 3674 or contact Julie Carlson SPC Green Team carlson.juli@gamil.com UPDATED ( 8 24 2018)
COMMUNITY NEWS COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Found a new job? Ge ng married? Your child made the honor roll? You lost an earring? The community bulle n board is a way to share what is going on in your life with the SPC community. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET LISTED IN OUR SPC DIRECTORY, PLEASE EMAIL PAM WILL AT sausalitopres@gmail.com Put "Directory" in subject line Include contact info of: Home phone number Name Address Email address Cell number THAT'S ALL...THANK YOU! From Interfaith Power and Light In December 2018, government delegates from around the world will meet in Katowice, Poland to decide how to implement the Paris Agreement. The faith community will be there again to support ac on on climate. IPL is joining the People's Demands for Climate Jus ce a joint global call to government delegates demanding that this year's climate
talks actually lead to meaningful, just climate solu ons. Our 20,000 congrega ons will con nue to cut emissions and lead congregants to do the same. We will con nue to help solarize buildings and homes and we will promote renewable energy at the state level. We will lead by example. But we can't do it alone. That's why we must demand that our na onal and world leaders take real ac on on climate. Sign the People's Demands for Climate Jus ce so we can bring your voice to Poland h ps://ac onnetwork.org/pe ons/add your name sign the peoples demands forclimate jus ce?source=peoplesdemands2018_iplk&referrer=group interfaith power light From Marin Interfaith Climate Ac on Marin Clean Energy (MCE) announced their plant Solar One, has been nominated for the 2018 Solar Builder Project of the Year Award. The project has a 50% local hire requirement, has created 341 local jobs, and generates enough electricity to power 3,417 homes per year, a great example of how MCE is helping member communi es to become more resilient and sustainable. You can Opt UP to 100% Renewable Energy MCE h ps://www.mcecleanenergy.org/opt up/ BOOK CORNER WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER READS? If you are reading a wonderful book that you would like to recommend or share please email the office at sausalitopres@gmail.com and we will put in our Book Corner. Email subject: Book Corner If you like. you may write something about it or just the tle and author and with or without your name.
Thank you! OUR BOOK CORNER SHELF Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan (not terribly well wri en but interes ng historical novel) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (wonderful descrip ons of nature and marsh life in North Carolina) Both books recommended by Candice Berthrong. Previously Recommended: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohllenben MOVIES!!! If you have seen a great movie that you would like to recommend or share please email the office at sausalitopres@gmail.com and we will put in our Movie Corner. Email subject: "Movie Corner" If you like. you may write something about it or just the tle and author and with or without your name. MOVIE CORNER Thank you!
Pick of the Li er Recommend by Jean Pa erson On Ne lix under documentaries: Abstract: The Art of Design "8 episodes of different ar sts. Excellent!" Recommended by Pam Will Chihuly Short Cuts "Amazing and Beau ful!" Recommended by Paul Meade
SHARE YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES WITH THE SPC COMMUNITY We are star ng a sec on in SPINN for our favorite recipes. Something you create on your own or out of your cookbook. Simple recipes for our fast pace lives or that Saturday or Sunday evening special dish. If you would like to submit a recipe to SPINN, please email it to sausalitopres@gmail.com and put "RECIPE" in subject line. Thank You! Turkey and Bean Chili Hands On Time 15 Mins Total Time 40 Mins Yield Serves 4
Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1/2 pound ground turkey (preferably dark meat) 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper or 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes 2 15 ounce cans kidney beans, rinsed kosher salt and black pepper 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream cilantro sprigs, for serving How to Make It Step 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, s rring occasionally, un l tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Step 2 Add the turkey and cook, breaking up with a spoon, un l no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Step 3 S r in the tomato paste, cumin, and chili pepper. Cook, s rring, for 1
minute. Step 4 Add the tomatoes and their juices, beans, ½ cup water, 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil. Step 5 Reduce heat and simmer, s rring occasionally, un l slightly thickened, 12 to 15 minutes. Step 6 Serve the chili with the sour cream and cilantro. BIRTHDAYS TO CELEBRATE In an effort to get to know each other be er, we would like to run short profiles on those celebra ng birthdays. When is your birthday? Please let us know! In the mean me, Happy Birthday(s) to: DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 Jill Fugaro 3 Mary Van Dyke 6 Sharon Mortenson 10 Julie Carlson, Linda Felt 11 Dee Harris 12 Shirley La a, Hannah Kallweit, Chris na Oldini 13 Kiera Lynn McGavin
14 Kevin Fugaro, Beverly Anderson 15 Nancy Hoffmann 17 Hank Van Dyke 18 Chris Webb 20 Carter Nestell 21 Marje Hokenstad, Lynn Navare e 23 Bae Emilson 26 Nicole Will 27 Chenin Woodbury 28 Meagan Lovejoy escrip REMINDER Whole Foods, Mollie Stone's, Woodland Market, Macy's, Big O Tires, Round Table Pizza, and many others. There is no cost to you. You shop the way you like to shop for groceries, clothing, travel, and entertainment. It's simple and convenient, all you need to do is register your grocery club card and credit/debit card(s). Simple Registra on Register Today! Log on to www.escrip.com and go to "sign up" Designate our group to receive contribu ons. Our Group ID is # 500018745. Register your grocery club cards from a par cipa ng merchant and your credit, ATM and debit cards if you wish. If you are already enrolled and have designated your contribu ons to another group (such as a school), please consider adding SPC, thus enabling the church to receive a por on of your designated contribu ons. That's it! Visit escrip merchants to shop. It's automa c! We can poten ally receive hundreds of dollars from your par cipa on alone! Even thousands of dollars if we enroll a significant number of the congrega on. If you shop at the Mill Valley Market, all you need to do is tell the cashier our code which is 7066, they will donate 2% of your purchase to SPC.
That is it :0) SEPTEMBER 2018 Mollie Stone's News Lending a hand... Success in any endeavor usually requires more work than luck. In this case, you're in luck as giving Sausalito Presbyterian Church a boost in their fundraising is easy: just shop with us! We get to give our communi es a hand and you get a rela vely hands off way of fundraising. Thanks for le ng Mollie Stone's make a difference in your communi es! Shopping with Mollie Stone's really does make a difference. Just sign up at Mollie Stone's when you go in and you will receive your script card. Easy! PARKING BEHIND THE CHURCH IS BY PERMISSION ONLY The limited parking spaces behind the church are now RESERVED for specific people with physical challenges so they can a end church without fear of pain or further injury. If you have an accessibility issue and need to park in the back, call the church office at 415 332 3790. Thank you in advance for your compassionate coopera on. WE HAVE SUSPENDED USE OF THE PARKING PERMIT! Please obey all parking regula ons while visi ng SPC and visit our Direc ons and Parking web page
for several parking op ons by clicking HERE. A new op on is to pay remotely for parking in downtown lots, using the Parkmobile app. This flexibility means you can also add to already paid parking if you find you need more me! For more info about the app, click HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT SOMETHING TO SPINN If you have an announcement for the SPC community or would like to share news or a photo of interest (photo as a jpeg, please) in SPINN, please email it to office@sausalitopresbyterian.com. THE DEADLINE IS Tuesday at 2:00 PM, every week. Submissions are reviewed and edited by the office for publica on. Thank you. Direc ons Leadership Our Website Sausalito Presbyterian Church 112 Bulkley Avenue Sausalito, CA 94965 415 332 3790 sausalitopres@gmail.com www.sausalitopres.org Email: paul.r.mowry@gmail.com Cell: 415 890 3144 Of course, if you have an emergency you should call him right away regardless of what day or me it is. The regular church office hours remain the same: Tuesday 2:00 PM 5:00 PM Wednesday 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Thursday 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Friday 2:00 PM 5:00 PM
Friday 2:00 PM 5:00 PM Have sugges ons or a ques on regarding the website? Found a broken website link? We would appreciate your input! Please email spcwebsitehelp@gmail.com Sausalito Presbyterian Church sausalitopres@gmail.com h p://www.sausalitopres.org Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved.