MMU: O LORD, YOUR PEACE SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING!!

SAN GABRIEL PRESBYTERY

MONDAY MORNING UPDATE

MMU submissions due Fridays by

5 pm to: ericka@sangabpres.org

February 16, 2026

PRESBYTERY NEWS

ECUMENICAL LETTER

TO CONGRESS

Many of us in this Presbytery are immigrants, or the children or grandchildren of immigrants. How we welcome the stranger and the alien in our midst, and how we treat them, is crucial to our present and our future. The attached letter from the Stated Clerk of the PCUSA is a reminder of the Presbyterian Church's strong social justice history. On this President's Day, let us remember those who have fled their homes for a new land, and those who continue to fight to belong.

VIEW LETTER

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY

Learn more about Celebrating Black History Month. Visit the link below.

CLICK HERE

ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORTING

Reporting is now open through February 20, 2026.

Please plan to submit your church's statistics through the online entry system.

If you do not have your church's user id and password, please contact Ericka Smith-Stephens (ericka@sangabpres.org) who can provide them for you.

Use the button below to access the reporting platform.

ACCESS REPORT HERE

REVISED 2026 PRESBYTERY MEETING CALENDAR

Please note: As of February 3, our calendar has been revised . For more details, visit the link below.

CLICK HERE

BOARD OF PENSIONS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Please consider attending one or both of the following meetings to stay informed about upcoming changes to Board of Pensions benefits:

February 26, virtually
April 28, in-person

For more details, please click below.

CLICK HERE

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY – JOURNEY ARCADIA

This position would be a hands-on rebuild of our children and youth ministry. We are looking for a self-starter, developer kind of person, who loves the Lord and discipling children and young people.

If interested in either position, send your resume to info@arcadia.church and specify which position you are applying for.

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FACILITIES MANAGER - WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Facility Manager will manage, support, and maintain the Westminster

Presbyterian Church (WPC) campus, which includes the buildings, grounds, parking lots, and the Westminster Pasadena Foundation (WPF) rental properties. The Facilities manager will perform miscellaneous maintenance duties as needed.

Click here for the job description.

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FACILITIES MANAGER - CLAREMONT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Under the direction of the Head of Staff, provide overall supervision of the maintenance and upkeep of church facilities and grounds as well as COORDI

NATING the scheduling of facility and campus events.

For more information, please click here.

WINTERFEST RESOURCES

Resources from the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribe. Siban'gna landback video

Legal Training for Churches

Neighborhood Center Resource List. Send updates or changes to perryting@sbcglobal.net

Treasurer's Manual PCUSA

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER

We remember, La Verne Heights Presbyterian Church, La Verne, in our Prayers of the People this week.

UPCOMING EVENTS

IMMIGRANT SUPPORT TRAINING THIS MONTH

The Adelanto Visitation and Advocacy Network (AVAN) is holding 3 trainings this month. Training for detainee visitation will occur on Feb. 17. Training for individuals and groups that want to learn about sponsorship for detainees is on Feb. 19 and hotline volunteer training is on Feb. 28. Please see the FLYER for more information and to register

UPCOMING CHARTERING SERVICE

We are excited to share that Interwoven Church is becoming a fully chartered congregation of the

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

As a New Worshipping Community, Interwoven has grown in faith, fellowship, and service. Now, we will celebrate this next step in their journey as we formally charter Interwoven as a congregation.

Service Details

Sunday, March 1, 2026, 11:00 am

Interwoven Church

4848 Eagle Rock Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90041

EVICTING THE AMERICAN DREAM - A CHURCH-WIDE FILM STUDY

Mondays Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 - 4:30-5:45 pm PST on Zoom

Join us for a church-wide film study on

this excellent documentary about homelessness, the U.S. housing crisis, and its impacts on children. We will gather weekly online after having watched each week’s segment of the film. We will hear from featured speakers and discuss issues of redlining, housing commodification, eviction, the impact of housing insecurity on children, and ways to take action in our own communities. For more on the movie visit pcusa.org/evicting.

Advanced Registration is Required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with meeting

links and instructions to view the

film segments each week.

Then on Monday, March 2 from 4:30-5:30 pm on Zoom join local leaders for a local follow-up session to the film study. To register for this local session please email Wendy Gist at gist.wendy@gmail.com.