Easter and GGCSL Anniversary Celebration

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This year Easter is April 5th, and that is also the day we celebrate GGCSL’s 43rd Anniversary.

We are looking to put together a team who wants to plan the theme, decor, music, etc for this special day.

We’re looking for dreamers and organizers! Please join us and sign up at the Activity Table.

Also, the sign-up sheets for the Community Potluck Lunch will be available in the next couple of weeks so start thinking now about what you’’d like to bring.

Quarterly Prayer Circle

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On the Sundays nearest the Equinoxes and Solstices, Rev. Mary invites the practitioners to join her in facilitating these quarterly Prayer Circles following the Sunday Celebration. We will create a circle of chairs, and all congregants who want to participate in the circle will be welcome. We will join together in prayer for the Earth, our country, and for people and places we want to include that day.

The first Prayer Circle will take place on March 22nd in the sanctuary at the CMCommunity Center shortly after the Sunday Celebration.

Raised Hands.

GGCSL Annual Meeting

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GGCSL’s Annual Membership meeting will take place after the Celebration Service on March 15th.

A light lunch will be available for those planning to attend.

Official GGCSL members will need to sign in so we know, for the Minutes, how many members are in attendance. (Everyone is welcome to attend, but only members can vote.)

Following lunch, the meeting will begin shortly after 11:30 and will continue to 1:30 PM at the latest.

For those who want/need to attend online, here is the info to join the Zoom room for the meeting: Click here to join the meeting on Zoom at 11:30 am–ish. Meeting ID: 819 8628 9027 and Passcode: aL1hArT*

Outreach Team

SF-Marin Food Bank Opportunity

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Our next opportunity to serve at the food bank is coming up on Tuesday, March 10th from noon to 2 pm.

Our volunteer food bank service at the San Rafael warehouse usually consists of packing food so that it can be transported to distribution centers near the neighborhoods where this food is most needed.

Our coordinator is Ellen Nicosia. To participate on the March team, contact Ellen by text or email with your interest and contact info by March 3rd so that she can let the food bank know who is coming: 415-720-0225 or ellennicosia@gmail.com.

We have a specific number of slots available and volunteers fill them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Location: SF-Marin Food Bank, 2550 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

Two hands holding a red heart object.

“Loving What Is” Book Study

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In Byron Katie’s seminal book, “Loving What Is,” she inspires people to listen to the answers they find within themselves, and to open their minds to profound, spacious, and life-transforming insights by asking four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable them to see what is troubling them in an entirely different light.

GGCSL Practioners, Lesley Gianetti and Karen Frost, are facilitating a book study that skillfully weaves Science of Mind principles into the author’s material that allows participants an even deeper foundation
to experiece their connection to their Divine inner wisdom. Combining these two powerful approaches invites a vivid personal transformation.

Lesley and Karen are offering two ways to participate in this book study:

Lesley is offering an in-person gathering at the GGSCL Office & Learning Center while

Karen is offering an on-line meeting on Zoom.

Same time, same dates, different locations.

Sign-up sheets for both the in-person and the online book studies are on the Activity table.

Sign up today!

Volunteers serving food

SF-Marin Food Bank Sacred Service

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Our next opportunity to serve at the food bank is coming up on Tuesday, February 17th from noon to 2 pm.

Our volunteer food bank service at the San Rafael warehouse usually consists of packing food so that it can be transported to distribution centers near the neighborhoods where this food is most needed.

Our coordinator is Ellen Nicosia. To participate on the February team, contact Ellen by text or email with your interest and contact info by February 5th so that she can let the food bank know who is coming: 415-720-0225 or ellennicosia@gmail.com.

We have a specific number of slots available and volunteers fill them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Location: SF-Marin Food Bank, 2550 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

Two men cooking together

Men’s Brunch Sunday

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Our GGCSL men are once again providing a lovely Men’s Brunch on February 1st, and we’d love to see as many men as possible participating in the creation, serving, and clean up! It’s such a treat to enjoy your delicious, lovingly prepared meals. Thanks for serving us all this way. Contact Steve Einhaus to ask what you can do: (415) 238-8767 or steveeinhaus@hotmail.com.

Attendees will get a lovely lunch for only $10, and enjoy conversation with friends and new acquaintances. Immediately after the Sunday Celebration.

Group of Men

Men’s Gathering

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Saturday January 31 there will be a men’s gathering at the home of Steve Einhaus.
Address: 588 Cedarberry Lane, San Rafael
The side gate will be opened and you will be welcomed with the sweet smell of bay laurel firewood smoke wafting from the manly fire pit.
Please arrive between 2 and 3 when we will start sharing fellowship until 5 p.m. plus (and bring a poem or two if you’d like).  If you have any questions contact Steve at #415-238-8767 or Steveeinhaus@hotmail.com

Guided Meditation

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Our monthly Guided Meditations are opportunities to relax into a meditation with only the effort of staying focused on following the verbal guidance given. It becomes a journey of imagination and faith that we take together, though each of us receives our own guidance and experience during the process, too. Join us in this gentle practice!

All are welcome, and no previous meditation experience is necessary for this free online gathering.

Have paper and pen ready to use during the meditation.

Click here at 7:15 pm Pacific to participate: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84023902214?pwd=R05VNjJTMmJlOWhCS3J2cmFsczZSZz09

Visual call business meeting

Leadership Council Meeting

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We call our Board of Trustees a Leadership Council, and it may be a perfect place for you to serve. Our Leadership Council is a loving , experienced group of leaders, committed to supporting GGCSL with their time, leadership, and expertise.

The Leadership Council oversees staffing, policies and procedures, bylaws, income / expenses, and carrying out GGCSL’s Mission.

We meet monthly on the fourth Wednesday afternoon on Zoom for about 90 minutes, and work on our share of LC projects between meetings, preparing updates in reports for the next meeting.

We love and support each other in prayer, humor, and collaboration. The Leadership Council commits to “speaking with one voice,” and maintains appropriate confidentiality on personnel issues and donor information.

Have you considered serving GGCSL in this way? If you’re an active Member who has completed Foundations, you’re eligible to serve. Applications and info are on the Sunday Activity Table, and can also be requested via email: ggcsl@ggcsl.org.

 

 

SF-Marin Food Bank Sacred Service

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Our next opportunity to serve at the food bank is coming up on Tuesday, January 13th from noon to 2 pm.

Our volunteer food bank service at the San Rafael warehouse usually consists of packing food so that it can be transported to distribution centers near the neighborhoods where this food is most needed.

Our coordinator is Ellen Nicosia. To participate on the January team, contact Ellen by text or email with your interest and contact info by January 3rd so that she can let the food bank know who is coming: 415-720-0225 or ellennicosia@gmail.com.

We have a specific number of slots available and volunteers fill them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Location: SF-Marin Food Bank, 2550 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901

New Members Class

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Rev. Mary will be facilitating the Membership class on Zoom. This free course is three Sundays: January 11,  18 and the 25, 2026 on Zoom from 12:30–2:30 pm.

New Members Reception will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026. Location: TBD

New Members will be welcomed during Sunday Service, February 1, 2026

There is no obligation to join, but full attendance and participation at all three sessions is required to do so.
Each week we’ll provide important, useful information about Golden Gate CSL during the first hour, then have a good amount of time for getting acquainted more deeply with others exploring membership during the second hour.

You can sign up now at the Events Table this Sunday, or email administrator@ggcsl.org so Sonia can send your handouts to you and provide the online link for the Zoom meetings. Remember, you’ll need these to participate, so advance registration is a must!