Upcoming Events

Pickleball For All - Hosted by College and Young Adults

This Saturday, October 18th, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.| The Gym

Join us for an afternoon of fellowship and pickleball! Whether you’ve never played before and want to try it out, or you are a pickleball pro, come join us! We will set up 3 different courts in the gym (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) so you can play at your speed. We will have paddles and balls available for those playing on the courts, or you can bring your own. All ages are welcome; parents please supervise your children and help them out on the ‘beginner’ courts. Don’t forget your water bottles, and bring a snack to share!

Questions? Email Donny: dhoover@sangabrielcommunity.org

Men with Mugs

Saturday, October 25th, 8:00 a.m. | Various Locations

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

Women’s Ministries Events

2025-2026 Save-the-Dates

Fellowship Lunch

November 4, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Stewart Lounge

Bring a lunch and fellowship with other women in the church.

Winter Bible Studies

Thursdays, January 15 - March 19, 2026, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. | The Basement

Global Outreach Brunch

Saturday, February 7, 10:00a.m. | The Basement

Spring Hearts At Home

Various Dates TBD

Women’s Conference

April 17-18 | The Basement

Small Group Book Study

Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus by Mack Stiles

Thursdays, September 25th - October 30th, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. | Stewart Lounge

We invite you to join Marco and Lalo Garcia in a six-week book study on Thursday nights starting September 25^th. If you’d like to attend, just drop them an email at one of the addresses below. The book is free and will be provided at the first meeting.

Leaders: Marco and Lalo Garcia

Marco Garcia: marcogarcia716@gmail.com

Lalo Garcia: lalo_gar@yahoo.com

Fall Membership Classes

Sunday, October 5th - October 26th, 10:45 - 12:00 p.m. | The Basement

Membership Classes begin this Sunday, during the Sunday School hour, in The Basement.

This four-week series is perfect for those interested in pursuing church membership or just wanting to learn more about SGCC.

Please contact Habib Tannous for more information at: htannous@sangabrielcommunity.org

Fall Hearts @ Home

Beginning Saturday, October 4th, Various Dates | Various Locations

Ladies, join us for our Spring 2025 Hearts @ Home! H@H is a great opportunity to gather in another woman's home to fellowship and meet other ladies from church.

Sign up by clicking below & contact Linda Ordaz if you have any questions!

Phone: (818) 480-0742

Ministry Highlights

SGCS Now Hiring

San Gabriel Christian School is now hiring substitute instructional aides, playground aides and daycare workers. This position is part time as needed to fill support staff roles when regular employees are unavailable to work. For an application or more information contact Chris Sykes at csykes@sangabrielchristian.org

or call 626-656-1000.

Evangelism Resources Available

In the Church Library there is a special display case with pastor approved evangelism materials.

Please help yourself and share the good news!

Timothy Tots this Fall!

Thursday Mornings, September 18th - November 20th, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | S-13

Free preschool for moms attending Women's Fall Bible Study. Moms can stay and play if not attending Bible Study.

SGCC Children's Ministries

Book of the Week

Arlo and the Keep Out Club

Betsy Childs Howard & Samara Hardy

Ages 4-7

Arlo has been longing to play with the big boys on the playground. But when he’s given the opportunity to join their club, he is faced with a tough decision. Will he gain the acceptance of his new friends by doing what he knows is wrong, or will he do the right thing even though it may lead to rejection? Going against the social grain can often leave us

feeling lonely, but in his grace, Jesus enables us to do what

is right and stays by our side when we feel left out.

Children's Ministries Book List

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.

Sign up to provide flowers on Sunday morning! Arrangements cost $45; Fanny’s Flowers will deliver them to the church before the Worship Service.

The arrangement is yours to take home after the service.

Please make checks out to “SGCC” and mail to the church. Scan the QR code below to sign-up.

Click Here to Sign Up for Pulpit Flowers

Giorgos & Danai Kalantzis

Greece

We thank God for...

the rest He gave us during the summer as we prepared for this coming academic year.
our students, in Greece and abroad. God’s Work is spreading and transforming people!
the opportunities we had in the summer to proclaim the Gospel and the Lordship of Jesus. May God use our frail words to bring people to salvation for His glory.
our church at Pagrati, our spiritual family, our friends all over the world. God’s family is precious and He keeps reminding us.

Please pray...

for this new academic year. May our students love the Lord even more.
for the proclamation of the Gospel in Greece.
for our online courses for those who can not attend in person. This is the first time in the college’s history we are hosting online courses. May this go smoothly and be a blessing to the students.
for wisdom and discernment as we minister to our students.
so that God will provide for our needs as we work for the proclamation of the Gospel and the edification of His Church in Athens.

Garrett & Lia Trainor

Serenissima Ministries

Please pray for our visas to return to Italy. We are applying through the Chicago consulate on October 23rd at 11:00am.

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

Bill White - Multiple Sclerosis

Pray for those in the armed forces...

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 Sorrell'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

Indescribable

Laura Story

Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord)

Matt Boswell, Matt Papa

God of Wonders

Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong

O Great God

Bob Kauflin

Sovereign Still

Donny Hoover

Be Thou My Vision

Dallan Forgaill

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!

Chris Ramirez – 10/2

Gary Gee – 10/2

Edna Hoover – 10/3

Janet Wood – 10/3

Tiffany Delgado – 10/4

Peter Delgadillo – 10/4

Annalyse Lipana – 10/7

Michael Lohgren – 10/7

Erin Gutierrez – 10/9

Andrew Trimeloni – 10/9

Paige Trimeloni – 10/9

Amy Yang – 10/9

Suzanne Golden – 10/11

Matthew Schiavone – 10/11

Riley Oberlander –10/11

Carole Rigg – 10/11

Paulette Louie – 10/13

Rachel Barranca – 10/16

Daniel Lee – 10/19

Carolyn Perone – 10/20

Matthew Papik – 10/20

Angela Warren – 10/20

Emily Brooks – 10/23

Camille Vargas - 10/23

Joyce Lim – 10/25

Charity Smith – 10/25

Won Haeng Lee – 10/25

Daniel Oberlander – 10/26

Viviana Delgado – 10/26

Velia Dorado – 10/27

Marguerite McCosh – 10/27

Luke Christensen – 10/28

Sophie Bronkar – 10/30

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

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

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