Our Joys and Concerns for this week include:
Eleanor Satterlee for the birthdays of Jane Chin on Sunday and Charlie Clark on Monday
Lois Ville for good visits thar she had and Pastor Rick had with Carl Schilling and Thelma Parodi, both of whom send greetings
Chip Clark for the fundraising activity for the Movember Foundation several of our men are participating in this November for men’s health
For a wonderful performance by the California Youth symphony and James Poe on Sunday
Melanie Ramirez reflecting on a year of endings as Daniel played his last band concert last Saturday, for Dona and Larry as they travel
Pastor Rick for his sister, Charlotte Lanier, in Boise, ID, who is recovering from successful surgery to remove a large, benign tumor from her brain; Thelma Parodi who is on hospice care at the Terraces; for Janet Maxwell who is coming off hospice care and Bob Towner who is going back on it
For those affected by earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan and by the train accident in India
For the work of Ecumenical Hunger Project in East Palo Alto and the presence of Nevida Butler in worship
For the USA in the aftermath of the recent election