Upcoming Events

Backyard BBQs

Various Weekends in July | Various Homes

Backyard BBQs are a great opportunity for people to connect and spend time with their church family this July. We are hoping that God uses this time to help people make new connections and deepen relationships. We hope you sign up to attend one!

Here are some upcoming dates:

Sat, July 12th, 12:00 p.m.

Sat, July 19th, 5:00 p.m.

Sat, July 26th, 5:00 p.m.

After you sign up, you'll be connected with your host where they can provide any additional information or coordinate with you all further.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email info@sangabrielcommunity.org

If you would like to host, please let us know.

Campus & Church Offices Closed

The Church and School offices are closed, Friday, July 4th for Independence Day.

Normal office hours will resume Monday, July 7th.

Men with Mugs

Saturday, July 19, 8:00 a.m.

Men of all ages are invited to Men with Mugs for a time of fellowship and encouragement.

We will meet at the following locations:

Starbucks on Rosemead and Duarte

Cloverleaf in Temple City

Peet’s in Hastings Ranch

For any questions, email Bill Larew at blarew@sbcglobal.net

All Church Beach Trip

Sunday, July 20, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Huntington State Beach

•Meet at the fire pits near Lifeguard Tower #13

•Beach Parking is $20 per car

•Enter parking lot from Beach Blvd or Magnolia Blvd entrances

•Bring your own dinner & snacks

• Church will provide drinks & s’mores

Click Here To Sign Up

Evening of Music

Sunday Evening, July 27 | San Gabriel Commuinty Church

Save the date for an evening of special music from Zach and Maggie and a special guest. More information coming soon!

Free Hazardous and Electronic Waste

Drive-Thru Collection Event

Saturday, July 19, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

320 S. Mission Dr. in San Gabriel

Ministry Highlights

Ebenezer Fountain

This past Sunday, the Ebenezer Fountain in the Courtyard was dedicated in loving memory of Herb and Elsie Purnell, longtime missionaries to Thailand and cherished members of San Gabriel Community Church.

Herb and Elsie faithfully encouraged us to build “Ebenezers” - reminders of God’s help and faithfulness throughout our lives.

To learn more about the Ebenezer Fountain and the legacy of Herb and Elsie, please click the button below.

The website features:

An explanation of the purpose and meaning of the Ebenezer Fountain
A brief biography of Herb and Elsie Purnell
Three sermons relating to Ebenezers (including a sermon preached together by Pastor Steve and Herb)
A heartfelt tribute written by Greg and Kathleen Parsons

Click here to visit the Herb and Elsie Purnell website

A Heartfelt Thank You To Our Church Family

We were overwhelmed with all that was lavished on us at Greg's retirement celebration. Thank you for making the evening one we will always treasure. We so appreciate your love and encouragement over the years. It is such a joy and privilege to be a part of this wonderful church family. We plan to be away over the summer, but look forward to being back with you in the fall.

With much love,

Greg and Suzanne Golden

Help us "Stuff the Bus" with new school supplies for Roosevelt Elementary in San Gabriel!

Composition books, Crayola crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, Elmer's glue, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, and Scotch tape are appreciated.

Drop items in the school bus in the Sanctuary Lobby anytime in July.

Questions? Contact: dacosta@sangabrielcommunity.org

A Semester in Greece

The International Student Program (ISP) at the Greek Bible College offers English-speaking students a one or two semester study experience in Greece, where much of the New Testament originated. Grow in your walk with the Lord and clarify

your life direction by:

Discovering your God-given gifts in a personalized ministry experience (refugee ministry, gypsy outreach, human trafficking relief, drug rehab, sailing ministry, sports outreach and children’s work)
Learning Greek in the land where the language was born
Diving deep into God’s Word in a stimulating college classroom environment
Traveling to ancient sites, island destinations and neighboring countries
Earning up to 39 hours of college credit

If you're interested, you can get more information at ISPCONTACT@GRBC.GR or

https://www.greekbiblecollegeisp.com/

Trainor's Mission in Italy

Come to our home (very close to church) to enjoy fellowship and hear about our mission in Italy. We'll be explaining the spiritual needs of Italy and how we'll be working with a great ministry doing church planting. We'll also share our financial goals, but please come regardless of whether you plan to support us or not (or even if you already do). Our time in the US is growing short, so come see us!

Garrett Trainor: 563-396-5843

click here to sign up

Assistive Listening System Available in Sanctuary

We offer an Assistive Listening System in the Sanctuary for those that have mild to moderate hearing loss. These small devices will provide direct audio during the entire worship service and will allow you to adjust the volume to meet your individual needs. You must sit in the main center section of the sanctuary to use the system. The system is not available in the North or South chapels.

If you would like to take advantage of this new system, please stop by the sound booth.

Bob & Maria Hill

Greece

Praise & Prayers

The last few months most of my shows presenting the Gospel by magic have been in prisons. God has been good to give us contacts who open the doors for us to get in (and out!!) of these places, to share God’s love. It has been exciting to see nearly half of the prisoners after these shows asking for New Testaments.

A couple of months ago the elders of Athens’ First Greek Evangelical Church (which has been birthing the newer church plants) decided that all the satellite churches need to become non-profit legal entities, so as to relieve the mother church’s complicated financial picture. The process is cumbersome, with all kinds of bureaucratic delays, but last week we in Agia Paraskevi (neighborhood church we’re leading) finally became an independent legal entity, with our own tax identification number.

This week we are working at opening our own bank accounts and learning all the procedures by which we have to operate. This is great progress in our becoming autonomous and we are always grateful for your prayers as we deal with these kinds of issues!

We thank God for the many who have the vision of Bible distribution. Maria has been giving out a lot of New Testaments with Psalms, and recently we took three boxes (45 copies) of New Testaments to the local Orthodox Church for the priest to distribute. What a thrill it is to see some clergy seeing the value of giving people the Word of God!

The school year at the Greek Bible College culminated with a beautiful graduation ceremony the last Saturday of May, and now the campus is hosting various groups that use our facilities, helping to augment our income to help defray the costs for students in the Greek programs.

In May we had the wonderful experience of a visit from our son Timothy and his three daughters. It was exciting to get to treat (spoil!) them a bit. Now it will be next Easter before we get to see any of the grandkids, when Becky plans on bringing her crew.

We appreciate all of you and pray for you regularly.

May God richly bless you. Love,

Bob and Maria Hill

Pray for our church family...

Lily Espadas - Muscular Dystrophy

Sheila Hyatt - Ongoing multiple health issues

Marilyn Johnson (Maynard Johnson’s mother) - health complications due to Alzheimer’s

Maynard Johnson - Health issues

Diana Sapetto - Health issues

Christine Terrill (Matt & Angela Warren’s loved one) - Multiple Sclerosis

Bill White - Multiple Sclerosis

Pray for those in the armed forces...

Patricia Garcia (Matt & Angela Warren’s niece) - Army

Jacob Haas (Mike & Rochelle Haas’ son) - National Guard

Justin Harvey (Linda Ghabril’s nephew) - National Guard

Michael Iosyfovych (Diane & Markus Acosta’s nephew) - Army Reserve

Robert McGlohin (Conor & Geoff’s step-brother) - Virginia, Navy

Ezekiel and Elias Rodriguez (Fidel & Trace Paniagua’s nephews) - Army

Ethan Sorrell (Todd and Celia’s son) - Army

Anthony Webb (Greg and Suzanne Golden’s son-in-law) - North Carolina, Army

Online Giving

Text the word GIVE to 626-499-5600 or click here to give online. Contact our Financial Specialist for any questions (kparsons@sangabrielcommunity.org)

Give Online

Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace is the radio ministry of San Gabriel Community Church to the greater Los Angeles area, featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor Steve Balentine. You can find Growing in Grace on KKLA 99.5 at 5:00 p.m. on Sundays

Listen Online

Find a Bible Study

Get plugged in to a small group at SGCC. Check out the list of current Bible studies and fellowship groups that meet throughout the week. For any questions, contact the church office (info@sangabrielcommunity.org)

Bible Study List

Worship Service Video Archive

Our Worship Services are recorded and available online via Vimeo.

View Online

Jesus is Alive

James Tealy, Jaywan Maxwell, Jessee Reeves, Michael Farren, Niki Shepherd, Tiarne Tranter

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

Edward Perronet, Oliver Holden

O Worship the King

Traditional Hymn

additional words by Chris Tomlin

You Are My King (Amazing Love)

Billy Foote

Grace and Peace

Joel Sczebel

You can find the songs we'll sing on our "Sunday Morning playlist" on Spotify linked below

Church Family Birthdays

Check out who's celebrating a birthday this month!

Linda Larew – 7/1

Kristen Halverson – 7/2

Lia Trainor – 7/2

Nicholas Mathiesen – 7/4

Gabby Hoover – 7/6

Jayce Lipana – 7/8

Nikkia Cox – 7/9

Lalo Garcia – 7/9

Debbie Oberlander – 7/9

Greg Papik – 7/9

Sunny Peirson – 7/10

Hollis Halverson – 7/11

Dolly Leffler – 7/11

Oliver Betts – 7/12

Rebecca Betts – 7/13

Katherine Betts – 7/14

Landon Oberlander – 7/14

Heidi Smith – 7/16

Jaydin Tjandra – 7/16

Rochelle Haas – 7/17

Carolyn Kievit – 7/17

Candice Pulos – 7/17

Nathanael Betts – 7/18

Samantha Haas – 7/18

Danielle Tasmajian – 7/19

David Medina – 7/20

Talitha Tjandra – 7/23

Bill Roberts – 7/24

Julian Pujayana – 7/25

Henry Cox – 7/26

Donna Otoshi – 7/29

Reply to this email, email info@sangabrielcommunity.org or

call the church offices at 626-656-1000 for any questions.

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