January 18th, 2024

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

Life is a gift from God and like all of God’s gifts, is to be received with joyful thanksgiving. Since the 1980s, the third Sunday of January has been recognized as a special day to remember and support the sanctity of human life. However, more importantly, Scripture teaches that all human life is made in God’s image, and therefore is imbued with dignity, and is to be honored, cherished and preserved. This is a biblical value to be lived out every day of the year, not just the 3rd Sunday in January. One tangible expression of our congregation’s commitment to the sanctity of human life is our support of Obria Media Clinics. For more information of Obria’s work, please go to their website at www.obria.org.

Holiness of God Book Studies

It’s not too late to sign up for the Holiness of God book study!

 If a study has started, come join for week #2. Please register for a class before attending to make sure there is space. Contact Michele Saucy to get registered. msaucy@sangabrielcommunity.org

Books are available for self-service sale in the Pastor’s Conference Room for $15.

Adult Ministries (Men and Women):

Sunday Nights with Greg Golden and Jon Peirson 

Begins: January 21st from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Where: Stewart Lounge

Thursday Nights with Marco, Lalo Garcia and Chuck Fischer

Begins: January 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Where: Stewart Lounge

Sunday Mornings in New Establishment

Begins: January 14th from 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.

Where: Stewart Lounge 

Women: 

Thursday Mornings with Paula Free 

Begins: January 18th from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Where: The Basement

Childcare is provided!

Monday Nights with Diane Acosta

Begins: January 22nd from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. 

Where: Stewart Lounge

Men: 

Friday Nights with Greg Ash and Garrett Trainor

Begins: January 26th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Where: Temple City home

Save the Date: Men's Ministries Events

Men’s Breakfast

Date: Saturday, February 17

Time & Location: 8:00 a.m. in the Basement

Cost: $5

Speaker: Garrett Trainor, Pastoral Ministry Intern and Missionary to Italy

Men with Mugs

Date: Saturday, March 16

Details to come

Men’s Retreat

Date: Saturday, April 13

Time & Location: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. @ SGCC

Theme: Biblical Manhood

Baby Shower this Sunday!

Ladies, the Genesis class invites you to Natalie’s baby shower this Sunday. We will meet in the Basement after Sunday School for a time of food, fellowship, prayer and fun. Come celebrate with us!  

The warming oven will be on from 8:45am onward in Palin kitchen, if you want to use it (self-service).

Contribution Statements for 2023

The IRS advises that you not file your 2023 federal income tax return before you receive your contribution statement from the Church. Contribution statements for 2023 will be mailed no later than January 31, 2024. 

If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Katelyn Parsons at kparsons@sangabrielcommunity.org.

Prayer and Praise

Garrett & Lia Trainor

Italy

Praise 

Garrett started his second to last semester at seminary. We are thankful for how God has brought us this far and provided for our needs. 

Daniel is a joy and a little wonder child. He soldiered through the holiday madness well, even in the long drive to Arizona to visit family. 

Prayer 

We are hoping to have some important conversations this year with the mission agency in Italy that we visited last summer. Hopefully, plans to return definitively to Italy in 2025 will begin solidifying soon. Please pray for wisdom in discerning if Serenissima Ministries Group (SMG) is the agency God wants us to join. 

We anticipate a lot of work in the coming months, so we need the fullness of the Spirit all the more. 

 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” (Psalm 122:1)

To encourage us to prepare our hearts for worship,

here are the songs for this Sunday:

There is One Reason- Doug Plank

Look What God Has Done - Cam Huxford, Zach Bolen, Brian Eichelberger

Completely Done - Jonathan Baird, Ryan Baird, Rich Gunderlock

You Are My King (Amazing Love) – Billy Foote

And Can It Be That I Should Gain? – Charles Wesley, Thomas Campbell

Our God Alone – John Arndt, David Gungor

Growing in Grace Radio

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

Online Giving

It's easy to give your tithes and offerings to the church

online, or simply by sending a text message!

Text the word GIVE to 626-499-5600

You can make one-time, recurring and designated gifts! If you have any questions regarding online giving, contact our Financial Specialist, Katelyn Parsons 

(kparsons@sangabrielcommunity.org)

Thank you for your help in contributing to the mission of San Gabriel Community Church as we seek to make known the glory of God to all peoples!

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

If you have a January birthday, let us know,

we'd love to add you to our list!

Nilce Johnson – 1/1

David Mings – 1/2

David Lopez– 1/2

Hannah Erlandson – 1/2

Jocelyn Gee – 1/2

Daisy Lim – 1/2

Marcus Balocca – 1/4

Gail Rheinhardt – 1/4

Micaela Tjandra – 1/4

Carl Vandercook – 1/4

Zachary Angulo – 1/5

Michele Saucy – 1/7 

Matthew Fong – 1/7

Dave Fenderson – 1/8

Art Garcia – 1/8

John Martin – 1/9     

Johnathan Pulos – 1/11

Todd Sorrell – 1/12

Katelyn Parsons – 1/13

Paul Tremper – 1/13

Jonathan Balentine – 1/14

Dennis McCosh – 1/14

Maynard Johnson – 1/14

Lauren Oberlander – 1/15

Jeana Trimeloni – 1/15       

Larry Dinkins – 1/16

Ava Bronkar – 1/17

Stan Smith – 1/17

Christina Delgadillo – 1/18

Adrian Pujayana – 1/23

Caeden King – 1/23

Matthew Warren – 1/25

Vanessa Mathiesen – 1/26

Paulina Salazar – 1/26

Noah Beckler – 1/27

Rodica Leonas – 1/27

Michael Medina – 1/27

Lydia Silva – 1/29    

Seth Halverson – 1/30

Don Hoover – 1/31