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It Takes A Village
I awoke to the phrase, “It takes a village….” It’s
a phrase most likely not uncommon to you that
has been used in a variety of ways throughout
time and place. It’s origin is a mystery, but its
meaning is shared throughout the rich continent
of Africa, among native peoples here in America
and for me, experienced personally in Native
Hawaiian culture and society. It’s a phrase that challenges the rugged
individualism and “I can” spirit of North American life we have valued for so long--a viewpoint that
often bleeds into our faith perspectives and congregational living. However, individualism is repeatedly challenged by Jesus and Christian scripture as we
currently are seeing in the gospel of Luke and Paul’s writings to the Corinthians about the Body of
Christ (or, the Church). Paul writes, “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many
parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one
body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.”
(1 Cor. 12: 12-13, NIV) Too often we can keep our deepest struggles to ourselves and want to show only the ‘good
stuff’ or our happy face in public, including within our faith communities, bearing burdens alone.
It’s often only as we share our struggles that the load is lightened. It’s true too of our joy--when
shared and celebrated, it expands. What better place to experience this than the celebration of life
for a loved one who has died. The greater the love between people, the more it hurts to say goodbye;
but when the experience is shared, the stories can uplift and the support offered to one another
embodies the hope of resurrection, not only for the dead, but for the living--those who must go on
without the beloved one. Yahweh, the Beloved who speaks the Word of life, love, grace; who comes to us as the Word
made flesh, Jesus the Christ; who sustains us in holy wisdom and the very breath of Yahweh, the
Holy Spirit is a God who embodies relationship!! The God we worship is fully engaged within
and around every aspect of creation. It is this One who calls us into being as community, to walk
alongside each other, and grow in our faith and mission. It is in the knowing of another and being
known that makes it possible for us to truly be the Body of Christ. That’s what this season after
Epiphany is all about. It’s what this month will embody as we install Pastor Sue Holland as our new
February
2019
What’s Inside
2. 2nd Mile Giving
3. December Treasurer’s
Report
4. Congregational Meeting
5. Invitation to Installation
6. Strelo-Smith Concert
7. Book Club/ Movie Club
8. Looking towards Lent
9. February Calendar
COASTSIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Half Moon Bay
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 1
SECOND MILE GIVING
Every month, through your generosity, CLC contributes to the “Second Mile
Giving” ministries of the ELCA, totaling $1800 over a 12 month period.
In January, our 2nd Mile giving went to our companion synods.
During the month of January our Second Mile offerings were divided among the Sierra Pacific Synod’s
Companion Synods: The Lutheran Church of Rwanda Lutheran Church of El Salvador Taiwan Lutheran Church Please
keep these sister synods around the world in your prayers and consider an additional offering toward their ministries. The
Sierra Pacific Synod is blessed to accompany these churches in mutual ministry as we proclaim God’s creative, redeeming
and sanctifying love in all the world.
In February, our 2nd Mile giving will go to Lutheran Social Services of Northern California.
LSS of Northern California’s mission is to promote stability and honor the dignity of those we serve by providing
supportive housing services that lead to self-sufficiency. LSS envisions that our communities have hope, stability, and a
path to self-sufficiency. LSS offers the hope of lives transformed to people of all faiths (or no faith) who are vulnerable
because of homelessness, mental illness, addiction or disaster. Our mission is to provide services to the public at large,
throughout a service area that encompasses Northern California, with offices and programs in Sacramento, San Francisco,
Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties.
Associate Pastor and clergy partner in ministry for Coastside Lutheran Church. There’s much to be excited about here. God is evident, present, and at work in our lives, our
congregation, and our community at large. If you are feeling down and out, or doubt your purpose,
your call, or if you are in transition, wondering what might be in store for you next, maybe it’s to
become part of something more, maybe something here. We’re excited about many opportunities.
Some are ongoing, like Sunday Worship at 8:30 and 10 am, Tuesday Centering Prayer, 6-6:45 pm,
Thursday Choir practice, 7:30-9 pm, our Community Breakfast Wednesday & Thursday, 7-9 am, or
the Daytime Women’s Bible study every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 2-3:30 pm. Others are new,
like our quarterly book study meeting next on Thursday, March 28 @ Caffe Mezzaluna, 12 noon-
1:30pm to discuss The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain. We are starting a new group called
Living Grace--to discuss current movies, shows, stories that impacting our faith as Christians today,
expanding our understanding of self and others so we may live more fully into the grace of Jesus
Christ. Two gatherings are planned: one for Sunday March 10, noon at Hop Dogma Brewing
Company to share our experience of the Michael Strelo-Smith concert on the night before and the
second for Sunday, March 31, noon at Hop Dogma Brewing Company to discuss other current
stories that broaden our understanding of the issues for LGBTQIA community.
I know I want to grow more deeply in my love of God, self and others. I want to root in the
love that God has for me and for all creation, so that I may live more fully and freely in love and
grace each day of my life. And, I want to be in relationship and community with others who share
this desire with me. It’s why I got involved in this work long ago and continue to want to serve as
your pastor. I don’t want to do it alone! “It takes a village,” and for that, I am ever grateful!!
In humility and Christ, Pastor Dawn Teuthorn
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 2
DECEMBER TREASURER’S REPORT
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 3
Congregational Meeting January 6th
At the congregational meeting on January 6th, the
membership of Coastside Lutheran Church voted to
extend a call to Sue Holland to join the CLC pastoral
staff as associate pastor alongside of Senior Pastor
Dawn Teuthorn. Rev. Tita Valeriano represented the
Synod’s office at the meeting. Sue will be ordained
in her home church in North Carolina on Feb 8 and
will be installed here at Coastside Lutheran Church
on Saturday, February 23 at 4pm.
Also at the January 6th gathering, the
congregation voted in the 2019 Council: Leah
Frautschy, Kay Burns, Kathy Young, Bill
Strom, Bill Nelson, and Suzanne Bruce. Our
new council was installed at the 10 o’clock
worship.
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 4
The Installation of Susan B. Holland
as Associate Pastor of
Coastside Lutheran Church
Saturday, February 23 at 4pm
Host Pastor
The Rev. Dawn Teuthorn
Senior Pastor, Coastside Lutheran Church
Presiding at the Installation
The Rev. John Kuehner
Dean, San Francisco Peninsula Conference
Preaching the Word
The Rev. Danielle DeNise
Director of Evangelical Mission, NC Synod
with special music by
the Coastside Lutheran Church Choir,
Liesl McPherrin, Director,
and
David Borac,
pianist
Reception to follow
Come and celebrate!
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 5
Renowned tenor Michael Strelo-Smith
and pianist Heather Waid present Queer Liberation Theology.
Strelo-Smith and Waid
explore the hopes,
dreams, struggles and
history of the LGBTQ+
community through
song, prose and
image.
This powerful piece,
created by Strelo-
Smith for his master’s
thesis, speaks to the
heart and informs the
mind.
A not-to-be-missed
Coastside event.
Reception follows concert.
This event is free. Donations
enable Michael to continue his
creative work.
In Concert at CLC Saturday, March 9 @ 7pm
Also plan to attend the Living Grace
Discussion Group on Sunday, March
10 from noon-1:30 at Hop Dogma
to share our experience of this
concert. See page 7 for details.
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 6
Book Club
On Thursday, January 24 @ 12 noon, six folks from CLC met at Caffe
Mezzaluna and enjoyed the excellent food and spirited conversation sparked by the
book Love Wins by Rob Bell. We discussed our impressions of the book as well as our
own conceptions of hell and heaven. It was an hour and half of powerful sharing, even
for those who had not finished (or even started) reading the book.
The next book we will be reading together is the classic, The Diaries of Adam
and Eve by Mark Twain. “In this witty, charming work Mark Twain retells the Garden
of Eden story in the first person, presenting the separate perspectives in diary form of
the legendary father and mother of the human race. ...This is a funny and touching re-
telling of the age-old myth, full of Twain's sarcastic humor, incisive intelligence, and
subtle touches of pathos for the foibles of human nature.” (Amazon Review). Plan to
gather at Caffe Mezzaluna (459 Prospect Way, Princeton by the Sea) on Thursday,
March 28 @ 12 noon to discuss or enjoy lunch or both!
New! LIVING GRACE: Discussion Group
We had a great turnout on Thursday, January 31 for our first “Living Grace:
Discussion Group.” The idea behind this group is to provide a venue for people
to come together and discuss recent movies, TV shows and other events that
they have watched on their own ahead of time. On Thursday, a group from Coastside Lutheran
Church gathered at Miramar Beach Restaurant to discuss the recent TV broadcast of the musical
Rent, and the movies, Green Book and On the Basis of Sex about the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The next two meetings of Living Grace will be held on Sundays from noon-1:30 at Hop Dogma
Brewing Co. (270 Capistrano Rd. in Half Moon Bay in the Harbor Village.) Bring your lunch from
home or from a local restaurant. On Sunday March 10, we will share our experience of the Strelo-
Smith Concert. On March 31 we continue our discussion on LBGTQ+
issues by reflecting on the documentary, The Bible Tells Me So
(available on iTunes and Prime video); Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette
(Netflix); Ellen DeGeneres’ Relatable (Netflix); and the movie Boy
Erased (iTunes). (Please note that these videos address mature topics
and some contain explicit language so parental discretion is advised.)
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 7
The season of Lent calls us to a life of meditation, reflection, introspection and reconciliation.
Listen to God’s Children Praying: Breaking down barriers by listening to the hopes, dreams and struggles of each other.
Deep listening allows us to see through the eyes of others and to connect at the level of our shared humanity.
This year, we seek opportunities to listen deeply.
All are welcome to take part in any or all of these events as part of your spiritual journey.
Lent at CLC
Ash Wednesday
March 13
Ashes-To-Go 7-9:30am, CLC Parking Lot
Worship 7:30pm, CLC Sanctuary
Centering Prayer Tuesdays
6-6:45pm, CLC Sanctuary
Wednesdays
7-9:30am, CLC Sanctuary
Taize Evening Prayer Thursdays
7-7:30pm, CLC Sanctuary
Sunday Morning Worship with Communion
Contemplative: 8:30am
Fellowship: 9:15-9:45am
Worship with Children’s Time and
Nursery: 10am
Peace Pole
Prayer Labyrinth Open every day for
meditation and prayer
during daylight hours
Concert
Bookclub
Living Grace Discussion Group
Saturday, March 9, 7pm Michael Strelo-Smith and Heather
Waid in Queer Liberation Theology.
Thursday, March 28, noon-1:30 @Caffe Mezzaluna
Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and
Eve
These Sundays, noon-1:30 @Hop Dogma March 10: Strelo-Smith Concert
March 31: Hannah Gadsby’s Nannette,
DeGeneres’ Relatable and others.
HOLY WEEK at CLC
Easter Sunday, April 21
Palm Sunday, April 14 Maundy Thursday, April 18 Good Friday, April 19
Contemplative Worship: 8:30am
Fellowship: 9:15-9:45am
Worship with Children’s Time and Nursery: 10am
Worship at 7:30pm.
Includes foot washing and Holy Communion.
Ends with stripping of the altar.
Worship @ 7:30pm.
We focus on the 7 last words of Jesus as we
ponder his death and all that it means.
Sunrise Worship
7:30am
Outside in the
Labyrinth
Potluck Brunch
~8:15-9:45am
In the West Wing
Festival Choral
Worship
10am
In the Sanctuary
Egg Hunt
After Worship
Outside on the lawn
All people are welcome at Coastside Lutheran Church. 900 Cabrillo Hwy, N. in Half Moon Bay, Ca.
Tel:(650) 726-9293 Email: [email protected]
Visit our website for the most current event information: www.coastsidelutheran.org
CLC is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation.
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 8
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 5 pm Iglesia del Mar 9 pm Cleaning
2 7:30 am Open AA
4:45-10:30pm Coastside Comm Orchestra, Concert 7pm
4
3-4 pm Cleaning 5-6:15pm Head Start Parent mtg WW 7 pm Open AA
5
6 –6:45 pm Centering Prayer in Sanctuary 7pm Chorale, Sanctuary
6 7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW
5-8:30 pm IDM in WW
7 7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW 10 am-2 pm Hope Services Cooking
7:30-9 pm Choir Rehearsal
8 5 pm Iglesia del Mar 9 pm Cleaning (7pm EST Pr. Sue’s Ordination in NC)
9
7:30 am Open AA
10 8:30 am Worship & HC 9:10 Fellowship in WW 9:30 Choir Rehearsal 10 am Worship w/ HC nursery, children’s time 2 pm Iglesia del Mar
11 3-4 pm Cleaning 7 pm Open AA
12 2-3:30pm Women’s Bible Study, WW 4-5:30pm Head Start Parent mtg, WW 6 –6:45 pm Centering Prayer in Sanctuary 7pm Chorale, Sanctuary
13
7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW
5-8:30 pm IDM in WW
14 7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW 10 am-2 pm Hope Services Cooking
7:30-9 pm Choir Rehearsal
15 5 pm Iglesia del Mar 9 pm Cleaning IDM Youth Prayer Vigil until 2AM
16
7:30 am Open AA 11:30am Mike McClellan Memorial
17
8:30 am Worship & HC 9:10 Fellowship in WW 9:30 Choir Rehearsal 10 am Worship w/ HC nursery, children’s time 2 pm Iglesia del Mar
18
3-4 pm Cleaning 7 pm Open AA
19
4-5:30pm Head Start Parent mtg, WW
6 –6:45 pm Centering Prayer in Sanctuary 7pm Chorale, Sanctuary
20
7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW
5-8:30 pm IDM in WW
21 7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW
10 am-2 pm Hope Services Cooking
7:30-9 pm Choir Rehearsal
22 5 pm Iglesia del Mar 9 pm Cleaning
23
7:30 am Open AA
4pm Pr. Sue’s Installation, reception follows
24 8:30 am Worship & HC 9:10 Fellowship in WW 9:30 Choir Rehearsal 10 am Worship w/ HC nursery, children’s time 2 pm Iglesia del Mar
25 3-4 pm Cleaning 7 pm Open AA
26 9-noon Piano tuner in Sanctuary 4-5:30pm Head Start Parent mtg, WW 6 –6:45 pm Centering Prayer in Sanctuary 7pm Chorale, Sanctuary
27
7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW
5-8:30 pm IDM in WW
7 pm Council in Conference Rm
28
7-9 am Community Breakfast in WW 10 am-2 pm Hope Services Cooking
7:30-9 pm Choir Rehearsal
C L C F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 p g . 9
February 2019
3 8:55 am Choir
9:30 One Worship w/ HC followed by Annual Congrega-tional Meeting 2 pm Iglesia del Mar PD in NC
February 2019 Newsletter
OUR CALL
Coastside Lutheran Church is a spiritual harbor where all, without exception, are welcome
and accepted with open arms. We are fed and we grow by sharing in the grace of God
through Jesus Christ, so we can go out to serve the community, inspired by the Holy Spirit
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
8:30 am Meditative Worship with Holy Communion
9:10 am Fellowship for All
10:00 am Worship with Holy Communion, Children’s Time, Nursery
COASTSI DE LUTHERAN CH URCH 900 N. Cabrillo Hwy
COASTSIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Website: coastsidelutheran.org Phone: 650.726.9293 Email: [email protected]
Coastside Lutheran Church is proud to be a Reconciling in Christ congregation and a member of the ELCA.