Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Theo of Golden by Allen Levi.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
The House and Grounds Committee is sponsoring a Spring cleaning of the Sanctuary, Narthex, Lobby, Wonder and Worship, and Plambeck Room, on April 2nd and 3rd , to prepare our campus for Easter. On April 2nd the rooms that need cleaning will be open from 9 am to 4 pm. On April 3rd the rooms that need cleaning will be open from 11 am to 4 pm. Volunteers are needed to complete a multitude of tasks during the 2nd and 3rd .
The House and Grounds Committee is sponsoring a Spring cleaning of the Sanctuary, Narthex, Lobby, Wonder and Worship, and Plambeck Room, on April 2nd and 3rd , to prepare our campus for Easter. On April 2nd the rooms that need cleaning will be open from 9 am to 4 pm. On April 3rd the rooms that need cleaning will be open from 11 am to 4 pm. Volunteers are needed to complete a multitude of tasks during the 2nd and 3rd .
Is hope a feeling, or is it something we do?
In a world that often feels overwhelming, how do we find the courage to keep moving forward? Join us February 1-March 29 (bi-weekly) after worship for a new book study: Hope: A User's Manual by MaryAnn McKibben Dana.
This isn't about "looking on the bright side"—it’s about practical, spiritual tools for living with resilience and purpose.
Bonus: Pastor Leslie has 15 copies of the book available for those ready to dive in!
When: Sundays after worship, starting Feb 1.
How: See Pastor Leslie after service this Sunday to grab your copy and sign up.
Let’s learn to practice hope together. #UnveiledCourage #HopeAUsersManual #CommunityStudy
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
On the church calendar, Palm Sunday falls on March 29 this year, but for the House and Grounds Committee, our “Palm Saturday Work Morning ’ will fall on March 21. This will be the day that we prep the campus for Easter. This preparation will involve pruning, trimming, weed pulling, window washing, sweeping, just to name a few of the tasks to be accomplished. The work to be done around the Sanctuary and the Chapel has a time constraint placed on it. Namely this work needs to be completed by 9:15, so as not to interfere with the Saturday services of the Spanish Seventh Day Adventist congregation. To make this happen, House and Grounds will need several people, who are willing to get their ‘Palms Dirty ’, in a concerted effort to get our church home looking good for Easter and the coming of spring. The workday will begin at 8 am, with refreshments served in the Youth Building.
To plan for the tasks to be undertaken, please let let Bill Bush know by via email, text, phone, word of mouth, or by leaving a note under his windshield wiper, of your plan to be a part of the H&G ‘Palm Saturday work morning.’
Please join us after worship for our Spring Fling!
Corned beef & cabbage are on the menu —and plan to bring a salad or dessert to share.
If you have a gift card hanging around (value of $25 or more) that you just aren’t going to use, please contact Janet Gay or Cho Tai Cheung — they’d love to add it to the Lucky Letters fundraiser at the Spring Fling.
Is hope a feeling, or is it something we do?
In a world that often feels overwhelming, how do we find the courage to keep moving forward? Join us February 1-March 29 (bi-weekly) after worship for a new book study: Hope: A User's Manual by MaryAnn McKibben Dana.
This isn't about "looking on the bright side"—it’s about practical, spiritual tools for living with resilience and purpose.
Bonus: Pastor Leslie has 15 copies of the book available for those ready to dive in!
When: Sundays after worship, starting Feb 1.
How: See Pastor Leslie after service this Sunday to grab your copy and sign up.
Let’s learn to practice hope together. #UnveiledCourage #HopeAUsersManual #CommunityStudy
Is hope a feeling, or is it something we do?
In a world that often feels overwhelming, how do we find the courage to keep moving forward? Join us February 1-March 29 (bi-weekly) after worship for a new book study: Hope: A User's Manual by MaryAnn McKibben Dana.
This isn't about "looking on the bright side"—it’s about practical, spiritual tools for living with resilience and purpose.
Bonus: Pastor Leslie has 15 copies of the book available for those ready to dive in!
When: Sundays after worship, starting Feb 1.
How: See Pastor Leslie after service this Sunday to grab your copy and sign up.
Let’s learn to practice hope together. #UnveiledCourage #HopeAUsersManual #CommunityStudy
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths.
Is hope a feeling, or is it something we do?
In a world that often feels overwhelming, how do we find the courage to keep moving forward? Join us February 1-March 29 (bi-weekly) after worship for a new book study: Hope: A User's Manual by MaryAnn McKibben Dana.
This isn't about "looking on the bright side"—it’s about practical, spiritual tools for living with resilience and purpose.
Bonus: Pastor Leslie has 15 copies of the book available for those ready to dive in!
When: Sundays after worship, starting Feb 1.
How: See Pastor Leslie after service this Sunday to grab your copy and sign up.
Let’s learn to practice hope together. #UnveiledCourage #HopeAUsersManual #CommunityStudy
Is hope a feeling, or is it something we do?
In a world that often feels overwhelming, how do we find the courage to keep moving forward? Join us February 1-March 29 (bi-weekly) after worship for a new book study: Hope: A User's Manual by MaryAnn McKibben Dana.
This isn't about "looking on the bright side"—it’s about practical, spiritual tools for living with resilience and purpose.
Bonus: Pastor Leslie has 15 copies of the book available for those ready to dive in!
When: Sundays after worship, starting Feb 1.
How: See Pastor Leslie after service this Sunday to grab your copy and sign up.
Let’s learn to practice hope together. #UnveiledCourage #HopeAUsersManual #CommunityStudy
A Congregational Meeting will be held on January 25, 2026, immediately following the worship service. Like the worship service, this meeting will be held in a "hybrid" format, both in-person and online via Zoom. The congregation will vote on the 2026 budget. We hope to see you therel
Everyone is welcome, however, only those who have been members of FCC Concord since June 25, 2025 are eligible to vote.
Letters with an absentee ballot included were sent to voting members the week of January 5.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
The Worship Ministry Team will lead the decorating of our worship space for Advent after worship on Sunday, Nov. 23. If you would like to help make the sanctuary beautiful during this special season, please plan on joining us. The Fellowship Team will provide lunch.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien.
During worship on November2nd, we will pay tribute to the saints in our congregation and our friends and family who have passed during the past 12 months. We have learned much from these loved ones.
This year we will remember Laura Peterman, Ken Rishell and Han Schwarz from our congregation, who passed away since November last year.
Please submit the names of family members and friends you would like included in this service by Tuesday, October 28 to Andie in the church office.
You also can submit your loved ones'names on postcards that will be available on the sign-in table in the Narthex.
This tribute during worship is for all family and friends who have passed away since All Saints Sunday last year.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Culpability, by Bruce Holsinger.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
The Rev. Kevin Omi, a retired United Church of Christ minister and Spiritual Director, will lead the retreat for us, which is open to the entire congregation and which will include a lunch hour. He will introduce you to Christian spiritual practices as well as spiritual practices from other religious traditions. You can learn more about Rev. Omi and his Spiritual Direction practice here.
Homecoming is a time for us to gather to celebrate the church but also, of course, to share a meal together. After service on September 7th, we will have tri-tip prepared by our expert BBQ master Brook Buck and rest of the meal will come from all of you! Please contact Inverleith or the church office to sign-up.
Events you can sign up for at our Homecoming celebration:
Ladies’ Night Out, hosted by Lisa Morgan
Music and Brunch, hosted by Cho Nai Cheung and Diane Maltester
Baking Class, taught by Colleen Long and Janet Hecker
New this year: Gift Baskets!
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett.
We will be sending Pastor Leslie off for her three month sabbatical beginning August 1 through October 31, 2025. We will have a guest preacher followed by a Lunch & Learn about Kenya, catered by a Kenyan chef. The Rev. Dr. Paul Chimhungwe will be our preacher and teacher. He is of African descent and brings a wealth of expertise as a theologian, author, and church historian, particularly concerning the Stone-Campbell movement. Additionally, he serves as a mission co-worker with Kgolagano Theological College in Gaborone, Botswana, where he holds the positions of Vice-Principal and Academic Dean. To learn more about Rev. Dr. Paul Chimhungwe's ministry, you can visit his profile here.
Please let Inverleith Fruci and Janet Hecker know if you will be attending the lunch and learn so we are sure to have enough food.
Calling all readers, streaming services binge watchers, consumers of liquids (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and all those who just want to hang out.
Come and hear about the latest books folks are reading, series that folks are watching and if you aren't currently doing any of these things and just want to socialize, it's not a problem. The more, the merrier!
Feel free to bring some nibbles to share.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Art Thief by Michael Finkel.
We have a budget for fifteen people (youth and adults) to participate in a Blue Theology experience from June 11-15, 2025. The only cost to participants will be transportation to Pacific Grove; the grant covers everything else!
One of the opportunities for the congregation to experience renewal and reflection while Pastor Leslie is on sabbatical, this will be a great way to begin our time of reflection and renewal while caring for creation at the same time.
Blue Theology was founded in Pacific Grove, California as a mission of the Christian Church of Pacific Grove (Disciples of Christ). Blue Theology is a place where current science in marine biology meets a theology of justice for God's creation. Groups engage in experiential learning, service projects and contemplative practice with God's marine creation.
The church is located on the Monterey Bay Peninsula, a sanctuary for both marine life and our human community. The bay is home to harbor seals, humpback whales, octopuses, otters, and more. The church is walking distance to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey Bay is known for its ecological resurrection story: from an overfished and dying ecosystem to a vibrant, thriving, and biodiverse marine sanctuary.
We hope you will join us June 11-15 for a week of learning and serving in Pacific Grove, CAl Please sign up with Andie in the church office.
Contact Kerry Little to help at our booth
Our church will have a booth at Concord’s annual Pride celebration this Saturday from 12 pm to 4 pm in Todos Santos Park. This is an excellent opportunity for us to show Concord who we are and the loving, affirming God we serve. Plus it's a lot of fun, say past volunteers.
Your help is needed that day to set up, staff and clean up. If you can help, please contact Kerry Little.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing North Woods by Daniel Mason.
The third Friday in the spring is Family Night! Join us for Food, Youth Games & Convo, and Adult Discussion.
Please join us for our monthly book club using the worship zoom link! This month we will be discussing Table For Two by Amor Towles.
