Upcoming Events

Jingle Tots

Thursday Mornings, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Stay & play Christmas fun for pre-schoolers and their mommies! No cost to participate. Join us for worship, crafts, bible stories and free play. Invite your friends! For any questions, contact Diane Acosta.

Christmas Eve Service

Tuesday, December 24th, 5:00 p.m. | in the Sanctuary

Join us for our Christmas Eve Service in the Sanctuary. Hope to see you there!

5th Sunday Fellowship

Sunday, December 29th, 10:30 -11:00 a.m. | in the Gym

Stay between services for 5th Sunday Fellowship. Make sure to grab a name tag and join us in the Gym after the Worship Service for a donut and refreshments.

New Year All-Church Kickoff

Sunday, January 5th, during Sunday School | Gym

Join us after the Worship Service in the Gym for our New Year Kickoff! We'll have donuts and refreshments. See you there!

Bible Institute Courses

Wednesdays in January, 7:00 -8:30 p.m. | Stewart Lounge

Grow in your knowledge and love of the Old Testament in the coming year! Our Bible Institute will offer three four-week OT Survey courses this winter and spring that together will provide a solid summary of each book, as well as an overview of God’s plan throughout salvation history. Your ability to understand and appreciate the New Testament will be deepened as well.

The first course will cover Genesis through Deuteronomy and is scheduled for the Wednesday nights in January (the 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, and 29^th). The classes will be held from 7:00–8:30 p.m. in the Stewart Lounge and Pastor Greg will be the teacher. Courses covering the other OT books are scheduled for March and May.

If you have questions or would like to register, please contact Pastor Greg at (ggolden@sangabrielcommunity.org)

Ministry Highlights

Children's Church Announcement

Sunday, December 22nd

Kindergarteners through 4th graders will stay with their parents during the Worship Service on Sunday, December 22nd. Then, parents can drop off their children at their Sunday School rooms after the Worship Service.

We will STILL offer Nursery, Toddler and PreK care that morning, but the K-4^th graders will stay in the service with their parents.

Christmas Offering

From now until the end of 2024, we will be collecting a special Christmas Offering. This year, our Christmas Offering will go to Worship Ministries. We have a number of pieces of equipment that need to be repaired or replaced to make our Sunday services and the use of our Sanctuary more effective. Please pray and prepare your offering as the Lord leads.

Special envelopes will be available Sunday morning, and you can also mail checks to the church with “Christmas Offering” noted on the memo line.

For giving online, you can select “Christmas Offering” from the drop-down menu.

Thank you, San Gabriel Community Church

Christmas Offering

2025 Offering Envelopes

Offering envelopes for 2024 will be available in the lobby of the Sanctuary beginning This Sunday. Envelopes are available upon request. They are not a requirement for giving. If you do not see your name and would like envelopes, please contact Katelyn Parsons at kparsons@sangabrielcommunity.org.

Children's Ministries:

Book of the Week

The Christmas Promise: A True Story from the Bible about God's Forever King

By Alison Mitchell, Catalina Echeverri

Ages 3-6

This hardback storybook is a captivating retelling of the Christmas story, showing how God kept his promise to send a new King, a rescuing King, a forever King! Perfect for children aged 3 to 6.

Superb illustrations by Catalina Echeverri and faithful, Bible-centred story-telling by Alison Mitchell combine to make this a book that both parents and children will love.

Click on the book for the Children's Ministries Amazon 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.

Garrett & Lia Trainor

Italy

Praise

Praise God for the successful completion of seminary
Praise God for His guidance and provision

Prayer

May the Lord keep the Trainors healthy
May all go well with the Lia's delivery and a safe arrival for the baby
Smooth transition for Danny with arrival of the new baby
God's blessing on all the details in preparation for their return to Italy such as finances, place to live, visas

Pray for our church family...

Lily Espadas - Muscular Dystrophy

Shelia 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

Angles From the Realms of Glory

James Montgomery

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Public Domain

Child of Glory

Brian Eichelberger, Arr. by Dustin Kensrue

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Edith M. Reed

That's Why We Praise Him

Tommy Walker

The Glory of the Cross

Bob Kauflin

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!

Bob Oberlander – 12/1

Peter Otoshi – 12/3

Rowan Halverson – 12/5

Javier Ordaz – 12/7

Connie Alvarez – 12/8

Kathryn Barkley – 12/8

Mia Rysdon – 12/8

Kathleen Parsons – 12/10

Macy Pulos – 12/10

Renee Smith – 12/10

Jon Bialon – 12/11

Shalice Brawner – 12/12

Fidel Paniagua – 12/12

Carolyn Oberlander – 12/14

Gilbert Oberlander – 12/14

Eve Young – 12/16

Nancy DeBoer – 12/18

Lisa Rowe – 12/20

Deacon Hoover – 12/22

Anna Young – 12/23

Jack Alm – 12/24

Karla Perez – 12/25

Gerald Baney – 12/28

Tracy Garcia – 12/29

Vickie Tremper – 12/31

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

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

sangabrielcommunity.org

Upcom﻿ing Events

Children's Ministries:

Book of the Week

The Christmas Promise: A True Story from the Bible about God's Forever King

Church Family Birthdays

Upcoming Events