May 2nd, 2024

Women's Ministries invites you to

Hearts @ Home

Ladies, please join us for our Spring 2024 round of Hearts @ Home. H@H is a great opportunity to gather in another woman's home to fellowship and meet other women from church. We have a few locations and dates below, we hope you join us! For any questions, contact Linda Ordaz at dalens@hotmail.com.

Dates & Locations:

Friday, May 3 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Celeste Christensen's Home in Monrovia

Saturday, May 18 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Linda Larew’s Home in Altadena

Saturday, May 18 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Carissa Lysne’s Home in San Gabriel

Saturday, June 8 from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Georgia Singleton’s Home in San Gabriel

(exact addresses will be sent out after signing up)

Pastor Steve’s radio program Growing In Grace will now be airing in Lebanon on Belight.FM, the radio ministry of Lighthouse Arab World. Growing In Grace will air on Monday’s at 4:30 PM (that’s 6:30 AM in California) and will repeat five times during the week. In addition to the airwaves throughout Lebanon, Growing In Grace can be heard throughout the Arab World and beyond on Belight.FM’s website and mobile app! Pray that God would use this opportunity to open hearts to the gospel and encourage the church.

Pastor Dave

During Sunday School in North Chapel

Membership class began last Sunday. This four-week series is perfect for those interested in pursuing church membership or just wanting to learn more about SGCC. Please contact Garrett Trainor for more information at gtrainor@sangabrielcommunity.org.

We are now able to offer an Assistive Listening System in the Sanctuary for those that have mild to moderate hearing loss. We currently have four devices available for use and more devices can be added as needed.

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 this new 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 soundbooth before the service.

Sign up for 2024 Pulpit Flowers

Sign up to provide flowers for the pulpit on a Sunday morning! Arrangements cost $45, and Fanny's Flowers will deliver them to the church before the Worship Service. Following the service, you get to take the flowers home! We'll include your name in the bulletin, as well as the name of the loved one/occasion you are remembering or honoring. (Please comment your name and occasion you'd like to celebrate).

We are unable to accept anonymous flower recognitions. 

$45 checks can be made payable to "SGCC" and can be mailed to the church.

Click below to access the sign-up.

Imed and Ellie Dabbour - Middle East, Lighthouse Arab World

As a reminder, we ask not to repost or share update below on any social media

Please pray –

• for the safety of the staff and God’s leading in the work they are undertaking.
• for a program that addresses issues faced by women in the Arab world.
• that the content shared resonates with those watching and draws them to Christ.
• God’s strength as Ellie handles the passing of her brother and all the details involved.
• Ellie and Imed are stateside currently and using this time for fund development, meeting with churches, caring for Ellie’s mom and celebrating their son Zack’s college graduation. Pray for strength during this time and for God’s wisdom.

Praise God –

• for one woman who was touched by the show and gave her life to Christ.
• Several members of the Lighthouse AW team recently attended a Christian media convention. This event proved to be a fruitful opportunity for collaboration and networking, with our team making connections with individuals and organizations from across the globe. Please pray for the possibilities that have emerged from our participation in this event.
• for developments that are underway as Lighthouse Arab World works to bring The Chosen to Arabic-speaking audiences. We have undertaken the task of dubbing and subbing (providing subtitles) the series in classical Arabic, Egyptian, and Syrian. Soon, viewers across the Middle East will have the opportunity to experience the transformative story of Jesus Christ in their native language. Additionally, we are preparing to release The Chosen in Arabic on secular TV channels and social media platforms in the coming months, reaching a wide audience and sparking meaningful conversations about faith and spirituality.

Ken and Phyllis Lloyd

Dear Friends, on May 7 we will be at the Cleveland Clinic for a consultation with a doctor. Phyllis had surgery on her femur March, 2023. Last December the X-Ray showed that the ball and rod had moved in her femur. We were not able to find any help in Florida but through a friend we were directed to Cleveland Clinic. 

We will fly from Orlando on May 6 and stay overnight at a hotel on the Clinic grounds. Please pray Doctor Piuzzi will give us good advice about our next steps. 

Michelle who is Phyllis' other caregiver besides me, will go with us. Lynette, our daughter will go over to the Clinic on May 6 and be in on the May 7 consultation. Lynette lives in Pennsylvania about 2 hours away. 

Under Jesus' Yoke, 

Ken and Phyllis 

This Sunday, the Worship Team will introduce a song called, “Sing” by David Zimmer and Nathan Stiff (writers of “Your Words Are Wonderful” and others). This was sung at our Jr. High and High School Winter Camp, Men’s Conference, Women’s Conference, and even in our San Gabriel Christian School chapels!

It will be a great addition to our collection of Sunday morning songs, so make sure to check out the link and give it a listen so you’re ready to sing along this weekend!

 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:

Worship the King – Traditional Hymn, Additional Words by Chris Tomlin

Rejoice – Dustin Kensrue, Stuart Townend

Sing – Nathan Stiff, David Zimmer

Give Us Clean Hands – Charlie Hall

Jesus Thank You – Pat Sczebel



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!

MAY BIRTHDAYS

If you have a May birthday, let us know,

we'd love to add you to our list!

Emily Peterson – 5/1

Robert Kievit – 5/3

Sean Cornish – 5/3

Veronica Martin – 5/4

Andrew Estrada – 5/5

Jeanni Beauchamp – 5/6

Shannon Warren – 5/6

Victor Ghabril – 5/8

Luke Halverson – 5/11

Beverly Vandercook – 5/11

Linda Bronkar – 5/14

Craig Kappe – 5/15

Georgia Singleton – 5/15

Linda Young – 5/16

Nancy Ash – 5/19

Trace Paniagua – 5/19

Celeste Christensen – 5/21

Herb Purnell – 5/22

Luis Bustamante – 5/25

Matt Lysne – 5/25

Michael Singleton – 5/25

Daniel Vera – 5/26

Maria Peterson – 5/27

Ryan Martinez – 5/28

Torry Barkley – 5/31

Jen Peterson – 5/31