Hosted by FIrst Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto. Details and registration at
https://www.fprespa.org/events/webinar-michelle-tong/
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow interviews SF Public Defender and Judge-elect Michelle Tong about mass incarceration, policing and abolition.

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Hosted by the Church Health and Growth Work Group.
The title of Tod Bolsinger’s bestseller “Canoing the Mountains” refers to the point along Lewis & Clark’s journey where they encountered the Rocky Mountains instead of a river they were expecting to cruise to the Pacific. Meet Tod Bolsinger, a Presbyterian Minister and Professor at Fuller Seminary, and join a discussion about adaptive change at our Presbytery-wide zoom meeting 10am Saturday morning Oct 24.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcOGgrDIiH9JH8a3x1MrN06D4uZ6UlJuy

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Details at https://www.fprespa.org/events/environmental-racism-three-case-studies/

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC.

Join the fun this Halloween in a safe, candy filled, festive time of dancing, crafts, and trunk-or-treating!!
Masks required (its fun to wear masks on Halloween...)
We will have three 'halloween-worlds' in order to assure safe distancing:

• Dancing in the courtyard
• Trunk-or-treating in the parking lot
• Crafts at our new art studio

All ages and abilities encouraged to join the fun and volunteers are appreciated!

RSVP by emailing ryan@sweatysheep.com or calling Rev. Ryan Althaus @ 443-223-7334

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC
We've launched our Theraputic Art initiative! Check it out every Sunday at 5pm (in person @ 230 Poplar Ave, Santa Cruz or online )

Shared by Rev. Bryan Franzen of Westminster Pres. Church. Attend an online discussion with author Ibram X. Kendi based his book, “How to be an Antiracist”. The American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley is hosting the online event on Wednesday, 11/11 at 6:00PM. Register for tickets here on Eventbrite for this free event. Space is limited.  

Cancelled

The Presbytery of San Jose invites you to attend a Service of Ordination for Susan McDougall, hosted by the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos.

The event will be livestreamed through three channels: 

• Presbytery of San Jose Facebook Page 
• Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos Facebook Page
• Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos YouTube Channel

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Hosted by Mission and Outreach Work Group.   

ZOOM- Conversations with Mission Partners - Local Focus - Hunger Nov 19, 2020 11:00am

In this month's Zoom meeting, our local Mission partner Krissy Hutflesz, Manager of Volunteer Recruitment for Second Harvest Silicon Valley, will report on the desperate need in Santa Clara County and share opportunities for service to individuals, families and senior citizens -- over 500,000 people --living with food insecurity during the COVID pandemic.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86878797183?pwd=WGZRWWJxVHZoaTZpNjZ3YmZPM3YwZz09
Meeting ID: 868 7879 7183
Passcode: 850935  

Please invite the members of your congregation to attend. There are numerous safe opportunities for people of all ages. For more information please contact Rev. Margaret Boles. 

Shared by Peace and Justice Work Group. This event is related to the PJWG's upcoming 2021 theme of Climate Justice and Racial Justice.
Registration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g1S0DSTMT4eJhFI4tUlF9g  

"You are invited to our first Amah Mutsun Land Trust Fire Symposium, an online event that will bring together tribal leaders, fire researchers, archaeologists, and others for a discussion on coastal Central California’s fire history, prescribed burning, and Indigenous fire stewardship. 

"We will share traditional knowledge and results of research about how Native people used fire to steward landscapes and discuss how Tribes are working to revitalize cultural/prescribed burning as a land management tool."

Hosted by the Committee on Representation and Empowerment.
Rev. Annanda Barclay leads ths study of My Grandmother’s Hands - Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem 
Register by clicking here to attend the final gathering in the series. On Saturday, 11/21 at 1:30PM, we will be talking and learning about how to mend our community’s body trauma in connection to Resmaa Menakem’s book. Email core@sanjosepby.org for more information.

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Stone Church of Willow Glen. 
This type of worship service was developed mid-20th Century by a monastic community in Burgundy, France. Stone Church will conduct Taize services via Zoom every Tuesday night from 6:35-7:30PM in Advent. This is a time of silence, song, and prayer. Bring your own cross and candle. All are welcome! The Zoom link can be found on the home page of our website, www.stonechurch.org

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Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Stone Church of Willow Glen. 
This type of worship service was developed mid-20th Century by a monastic community in Burgundy, France. Stone Church will conduct Taize services via Zoom every Tuesday night from 6:35-7:30PM in Advent. This is a time of silence, song, and prayer. Bring your own cross and candle. All are welcome! The Zoom link can be found on the home page of our website, www.stonechurch.org

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Stone Church of Willow Glen. 
This type of worship service was developed mid-20th Century by a monastic community in Burgundy, France. Stone Church will conduct Taize services via Zoom every Tuesday night from 6:35-7:30PM in Advent. This is a time of silence, song, and prayer. Bring your own cross and candle. All are welcome! The Zoom link can be found on the home page of our website, www.stonechurch.org

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Hosted by Rev. Eliane Menezes, PCUSA Mission Co-Worker - Guatemala and Facilitator for Women’s Leadership Development in Guatemala.

We are thankful for your partnership with the ministry in Guatemala! 

We invite you to join us for a 30-minute Devotional led by the National Union of Presbyterian Women of the National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala (UNMP.) Zoom Meeting ID: 827 5009 599 pw: 123

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Stone Church of Willow Glen. 
This type of worship service was developed mid-20th Century by a monastic community in Burgundy, France. Stone Church will conduct Taize services via Zoom every Tuesday night from 6:35-7:30PM in Advent. This is a time of silence, song, and prayer. Bring your own cross and candle. All are welcome! The Zoom link can be found on the home page of our website, www.stonechurch.org

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required. 

This week we dive into Chapter Six of the Artist's Way: Recovering a Sense of Abundance. We will also have something different this week by way of guest speaker. Ilana Ingber will do a live demonstration of her work during the talk! 

Zoom Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 6:30-7:30 pm Click here to Join

Meeting ID: 878 2760 8095, No password required

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Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.

Join us for a conversation between Associate Director of Advocacy, Rev. Jimmie R. Hawkins and Stated Clerk of the PC(USA), Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson as they dissect the attack on the Capitol Building and the events leading up to the attack. This discussion will cover the danger of white supremacy and racism in policing. They will also discuss where we go from here as a community of faith dedicated to justice and equality for all. 

Thursday at 3:30 pm live on the Office of Public Witness Facebook @PCUSAWashington.

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

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Hosted by Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. 

In his seminal poem "We Wear the Mask,” Paul Laurence Dunbar spoke of how Black people create personas—masks—to hide the pain and trauma of racism. These masks take on many forms, but the goal is always to shroud ugliness in beauty. Indeed, racism shapes much of Black experience and identity, but there is more to Black people than trauma.

Many anti-racism trainings (rightfully) give attention to the dire effects of racism on communities of color. In this unique anti-racism education opportunity, we will look at how Black beauty and creativity arise apart from and in spite of racism, prejudice, and oppression. Using examples from the visual and performing arts, we’ll have honest discussions about cultural appropriation, Black American aesthetics, and the “normative gaze.” Together, we will sensitize ourselves to the specific beauty of Blackness and envision a world in which “masks” are no longer necessary.

Rev. Denise Anderson, former co-moderator of the PC(USA) and current Coordinator for Racial and Intercultural Justice for our denomination, will be leading this conversation.

https://www.svpc.us/CommunityConversations.php

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

In Conference Room

Hosted by Sweaty Sheep NWC in Santa Cruz.
Theresa Nelson leads a 12-week creative workshop based on lessons in Julia Cameron's classic, "The Artist's Way". The workshop is Free and open to all in the Presbytery. The book is not required.

Sign up  https://www.curatedthrucreativity.org/artists-way-sign-up to take the entire series or just a few of these Tuesday night classes that help you uncover and explore your own hidden creativity throughout the winter.

Special guest artists will drop in, including Ellen Howard, Lou Birmingham and Ilana Ingber, to share their stories of inspiration, past and current challenges, and a look at their current projects.

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Hosted by the Education Committee of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Santa Cruz.
Forum: Racism in Church and Society.
The spiritual health of a person or congregation is measured, in part, by its response to the Spirit's call to action in the  world. For more information contact Rev. Darrell Yeaney

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