Due to many displaced leaders due to the Eaton Fire, the Feb. 1 Presbytery meeting is canceled and Winterfest is postponed. The one major item of business, the installation of new officers, will happen at the April meeting

Blessed to Be a Blessing, written by

Wendy Tajima, Executive Presbyter

NEW RESOURCES FOR

EATON FIRE SURVIVVORS

~Remember the Disaster Recovery Center for FEMA and many other services including Property Tax Relief from LA County, every day 9 am to 8 pm, at:

PCC Community Education Center, 

3035 E. Foothill Blvd., 

Pasadena 91107.

~A new resource hub with nonprofits

including United Policyholders (insurance advocacy), the Red Cross, and Samaritan's

Purse begins today and continues through this week, 10 am - 7 pm on weekdays and 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday at the Kaiser Center, 393 E. Walnut, Pasadena, 91188. See flyer listing types of services in multiple languages.

https://enla.org/#61d70401-d1ef-45df-a604-c23de0a2382a.

~One-on-one private consultation

from Presbytery members and friends, including a free house market valuation

and preliminary title report (contact Wendy Gist for information) and

consultation on real estate and insurance options with Renee Chen this Tuesday and Thursday, 1-3 pm, and Saturday, 9 - 11 am  Contact Renee directly at 626.376.8085 you can talk on the phone or meet with her in person at San Marino Community Church.

~The Little Tokyo Service Center is

offering case management, counseling, and basic support like food, storage, and receiving mail for all regardless of race, though they have expertise in working with Asian clients. See flyer in Japanese, Korean, and English HERE. 

~See safety guidelines for people

wanting to clean their homes after a fire at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/WildFire/docs/returninghome/returning-home-after-fire.pdf

~The Small Business Administration

(SBA) administers low-interest loans for individual homeowners as well as

businesses.  Go to sba.gov/california-wildfires for information on eligibility and applications.

~For everyone: All Federal and

State tax filing deadlines have been extended to October 15, 2025 for all

county residents and businesses. This includes individual income tax returns

and payments, as well as estimated tax payments originally due in 2025. This

deadline extension is automatic; you don't have to file anything until October.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

CLAREMONT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INTERIM PASTOR

JOB POSTING

Claremont Presbyterian Church is seeking an Interim Pastor/Head of Staff; please see attached position description. Claremont is a very active congregation with an excellent track record working with their pastors. 

For more information or to

express your interest, contact cpcpersonnelcommitteechair@gmail.com. 

Click here to view the position description.

ARCADIA COMMUNITY CHURCH

JOB POSTING

Arcadia Community Church Preschool is hiring full-time and part-time teachers. For more information call Director Billie Turner at 626-445-9764. Resumes can be sent to preschool@arcadia.church 

Arcadia Community Church Preschool has space available in their infant/toddler and preschool classrooms. More information at: Arcadia Community Church Preschool | Home 

LA CRESCENTA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JOB POSTING

La Crescenta Presbyterian Church’s Center for Children, a preschool and afterschool daycare ministry, is seeking a new Executive Director. You can find the job description and related information at https://www.lcpc.net/employment.

WINTERFEST RESOURCES

Resources from the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribe

Legal Training for Churches

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

Treasurer's Manual PCUSA