Events
Sunday, November 23 – Gratitude Sunday
Where Does Gratitude Come From? The Buddha said, Happiness springs from a grateful heart. And next week, at many Thanksgiving dinner gatherings, we’ll express our gratitude by saying grace and by going around the table counting our blessings. Before we get there, this Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 9:30 a.m., [...]
Sunday, November 16 – Children and Youth Musical
This Sunday, November 16, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., our children and youth will be bringing us Youth Musical Director Hallie Foster’s all original score in a musical adaptation of the book One by Kathryn Otoshi. This is the wonderful story of the color Blue, who is bullied by angry Red. [...]
Sunday, November 9 – Pledge Sunday, String Quartet and Harvest Feast!
This Sunday, November 9, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., we celebrate our commitment to the church for the coming year with the return of the Meg Eldridge String Quartet, a delight for all ages. Bring your family, neighbors, and friends! Our focus scripture is Isaiah 58:11, a reminder that with God, [...]
Sunday, November 2 – Sharing Our Stories
Do you remember the first time you came to Sleepy Hollow Presbyterian Church? What happened? Why did you come back? All are invited to remember and reflect, and bring “first time stories” to church on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. We’ll share our stories of our first experiences [...]
Sunday, October 26 – Building up the Beloved Community
In the Bay Area today, many people identify themselves as “spiritual but not religious.” But the teachings of Jesus, the letters of Paul, and the practice of the earliest Christian churches formed in the 1st century show us that the Christian life is meant to be lived in community. Why [...]
Sunday, October 19 – Are All Welcome in Marin? Home, Housing, and Homelessness
From beginning to end, the Bible calls us to extend hospitality to the stranger in our midst, to feed the hungry and to provide shelter for those in need. At SHPC one way that we follow that call is to participate in REST, the Rotating Emergency Shelter Team, now in [...]
Friday, October 17 – Family Ministries presents Game Night: All Welcome!
Join us for a night of games and fun presented by Family Ministries! All are welcome!
Sunday, October 12 – Sacred Texts: Alive, Stone Tablets, Both?
This week Pope Francis urged nearly 200 Roman Catholic bishops gathered in Vatican City to “Speak freely of everything you believe” about controversial subjects like birth control, premarital sex, gay unions, and permitting divorced and remarried Catholics (who have not obtained an annulment) to receive holy communion. The meeting is [...]
Sunday, October 5 – World Communion / Peacemaking Sunday
This Sunday, October 5, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., we come together to experience unity with people all over the world who gather at the table of inclusion and peace. Our Children’s Choir, Youth Choir, and the SHPC Singers will bring the music of peace, our guest drummer will bring the [...]
Sunday, September 28 – Evolving Church Continues: Who Are God’s People?
The oldest parts of the Bible tell us that the 12 tribes of Israel are God’s people. By the time of the prophet Isaiah, the prophet was calling Israel to be a light to the nations. A more inclusive, universal understanding of God’s people was born. Jesus read from the scroll of [...]
