Season of Lent written by Peter Tan-Gatue, Associate Executive Presbyter.

Letter to the Presbytery, written by Wendy Tajima, Executive Presbyter.

UPDATED RESOURCES FOR

EATON FIRE SURVIVORS UPDATED 03/10

~United Policy Holder’s Helping Homeowners Navigate Wildfire Recovery Options & Insurance Considerations from Webinar. To watch, please click the link below:

2025-2-5 Replacing Your Wildfire-Destroyed Home: Options and Insurance Considerations 

Find the slide deck at: R2R3-2-5-25-Replacing-Your-Wildfire-Destroyed-Home-FINAL-1-1.pdf 

~As Mayor Bass just announced, we are proud to share with you the LA Disaster Relief Navigator, a human-centered, first-of-its-kind online tool that helps Angelenos impacted by the wildfires easily navigate the many resources available to support them

~Altadena Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)

540 W. Woodbury Road, Altadena

This is the new address for the DRC. The one at PCC has closed.

~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.

~Resources for Trauma Recovery: LA Wildfires. Click here for more information

~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.

ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REDONDO BEACH

JOB POSTING

Transitional Senior Pastor position is opened at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Use this link for more details: https://www.pacificpresbytery.org/transitional-senior-pastor-job-opening-st-andrews-presbyterian-church-redondo-beach/

UNION CHURCH,

LOS ANGELES

JOB POSTING

Union Church, Los Angeles is seeking an Interim Pastor. For more information: https://www.pacificpresbytery.org/interim-pastor-job-opening-at-union-church/

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BURBANK

JOB POSTING

First Presbyterian, Burbank, is currently seeking a new part-time Children's Ministry Coordinator. The position requires approximately 15 hours per week and offers a wonderful opportunity for someone to nurture and grow our small but important ministry with their initiative and enthusiasm.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested and encourage them to contact our Interim Pastor, Gareth, at gareth@burbankpres.org.

For more information, click here.

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