Communiqué | 9/10/2020

Communiqué

September 10, 2020

This Sunday's Message

"Don't Let Culture Keep You from God"

The prevailing worldview of our day contains many elements that keep us from God. Join us on Sunday at 10am to find out what they are and how you can overcome them.

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Listen to past Sunday sermons at solanochurch.org or via podcast (Apple or Spotify). You can also watch past live stream sermons or services at solanochurch.org or youtube.com/solanochurch

Upcoming Events & Announcements

Outdoor In-person Worship Service!

Next Sunday, September 20, 10am | EC Campus Parking Lot

Miss worshiping together in person? We've been working toward an outdoor parking lot worship service for us to be able to safely worship together.

More details are coming this Sunday but here's some initial information:

- We're following Contra Costa County health guidelines.
- Social distancing & masks required.
- Registration is required. Prior registration highly recommended.
- Live stream service continues on our usual channels.
- Group seating areas limited to families or social bubbles.
- No child care or Sunday school. An infant care room will be available.
- Bring your own chair, sitting mats, or blankets. Some chairs will be available.
- No coffee, donuts, snacks, water, etc, will be provided. Feel free to bring your own.
- Outdoor service may be cancelled due to weather conditions, county health guidelines, smoke, etc.

We'll have detailed information available by this Sunday.

We Need Volunteers
If you're willing to help in any capacity, from Set up & Tear Down, Health Team, Connect Team, A/V, let us know! Contact info at solanochurch.org.

Contact info at solanochurch.org for more information.

Save-the-Date
Annual Congregational Meeting

Sunday, September 27, 12:30-2pm | via Zoom

Solano Members! On the last Sunday of September, we will be electing new Church Council members and approving next year's budget. You will be receiving emails soon with more info and a Zoom link about the annual meeting.

Members are strongly encouraged to attend. Non-members can attend if interested. Contact Jason, our Church Council Chair, at pekingduck777 at gmail.com if you have any questions.

If you're interested in becoming a member of Solano, contact info at solanochurch.org.

Get Growing // Faith+Race
I Am Not Your Negro: Movie Discussion

Friday, September 25, 7-8:30pm | via Zoom

The Faith+Race team invites you to a discussion of the movie I Am Not Your Negro, a 2016 documentary based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House.

The film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's perspective of civil rights leaders, American history, religion, and inequality. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.

Free to watch with membership on Amazon Prime and Netflix. $4 to rent on Youtube.

How do I participate
Watch the movie in the week prior and join the discussion night!

Questions to consider while watching:
- Which historical figures’ stories were new to you?
- How has the media you have consumed shaped your views on race?
- How similar and how different were the three main characters- Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers?

Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81839748797

Roadmap for the Fall
From Surviving to Thriving

Pastor Andrew has prayerfully identified four themes for the coming season that will help us move from merely surviving to actually thriving in the power of the gospel.

Click below for those four themes and how you can participate.

Read & Watch the Roadmap

Solano Church vs. COVID-19

Covid-19/Count Me In Resources
Click for PDF

We've updated this document with new information. it's a 7-page document with ways to serve the community during the pandemic.

You'll find opportunities to serve through Solano and through other local organizations, as well as ideas for things you can do on your own in your neighborhood! Contact Ryan Julius at ryan at solanochurch.org with any questions or ideas you have.

Material Needs? We have a Fund for that
If you're in financial or material need, our church has a fund set aside for that very purpose. We continue to receive donations for that fund, so please contact us if we could help ease the burden. Contact benevolence at solanochurch.org.

August Giving Update

Month of August
Total = $86,765.93
Budget = $81,999.90
Delta = $4,766.03

Year-to-Date
(Oct.‒present)
Total = $763,258.56
Budget = $803,599.06
Delta = -$40,340.50

We have several ways to give online or via mail:
- check via mail (P.O. Box 6051, Albany, CA 94706)
- stock donations
- text amount to 84321 and follow prompts
- online at solanochurch.churchcenter.com/giving.

If you have any questions about giving, contact giving at solanochurch.org .

Community News

Part-time Job for Students Available with ERRChina
ERRChina , a non-profit educational organization with a ministry committed to recruiting, equipping and sending quality educators to some of China’s top educational institutions, is looking for 1 or 2 UC Berkeley students for part-time employment (those eligible for work study very welcome). Duties would include wide range of general office tasks, IT, etc., up to 15 hours per week. If interested please call 510-486–8170 and join the vision of touching lives by engaging with the next generation of Chinese leaders.

Volunteer at Bay Area Rescue Mission
Each day we are still attempting to meet the needs of those we serve which has increased greatly during the pandemic. The amount of food we are distributing to families in need has superseded all previous records in the Mission's 55 year history. Knowing the needs families would have who have lost income, we again coordinated a Back-to-School Drive and are in need of assistance with Assembling and Distributing the backpacks.

We have coordinated volunteer opportunities with COVID-19 and Social Distancing protocols in place and are hoping you or someone you may know may be able to assist us.

Assembly Day, Thursday, September 10, 2020 and Distribution Day on Friday, September 11, 2020.

If you'd like to help, contact Jodie at jodie at solanochurch.org.

Thank you for reading Solano's weekly newsletter. We hope the information here enables you to get connected and helps us all to grow together into a community of Christ followers who make loving God and neighbor an everyday reality.