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900 Cabrillo Highway North 
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
​(650) 726-9293

A Spiritual Oasis where all are welcome

Mission Statement
Coastside Lutheran Church is a spiritual harbor where all, without exception, are welcome and accepted with open arms. We are fed and 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.


Affirmation of Welcome
We seek to provide a loving community to everyone regardless of sex, race, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical or mental ability, age, or station of life. We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation.
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All public gatherings of any kind are postponed until further notice.
 
​SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP VIA ZOOM @ 10 AM with fellowship after 
Every Sunday experience virtual Holy Communion ​​where ALL are welcome without exception!

Zoom link for worship and fellowship:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84381518830?pwd=aVdLbXBkWWNiTHJFYUVWc1JsOGhuQT09  
dial in:   +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 843 8151 8830 Password: 656832

Zoom Sunday mornings at 10am for worship or view any time from our website or Facebook page. 

Be sure to join our Zoom link on Thursdays  through 3/25 at 7pm for Taize Evening Prayer. 

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During this difficult time, we ask that you consider donating to CLC to keep our staff and programs going during this "shelter-in-place". Your financial contributions are much appreciated. You can donate via check (mailed to 900 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019) or with the PayPal link below. Read our giving letter from our Council President HERE. Thank you & God Bless.
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Keep in touch--see current newsletter for details


Women's Daytime Gathering is @ 2 pm via zoom every second Tuesday.
Every 2nd Tuesday each month. We have new zoom link and passcode.
Theme for January/February is "Journey with Angels" - see the Newsletter for additional details

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85211109648?pwd=QU9CNXhrcThUSXZvMzV4ZjhHeDRUZz09
Dial by your location: +1-669-900-9128. Meeting ID: 852 1110 9648. Passcode: 150680


Diverse Stories Discussion Group – 4th Thursday of the month 
 Born a Crime, the autobiography of Trevor Noah 

Trevor tells his unlikely story of his boyhood life as a multi-racial child during Apartheid in South Africa.

Meets 12-1:30 pm Via Zoom  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/331354783 
Dial by your location: +1 720 707 2699  Meeting ID: 331 354 783

Check out the February 2021 Newsletter for more information!  

ELCA reaffirms its commitment to combat racism and white supremacy:

 https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/8039?_ga=2.203446617.875481088.1604845974-1493876312.1604845974 

Here is a link to our other Social statements and policies: 
 https://www.elca.org/Resources/Faith-and-Society 

CLC providing sandwiches on Friday for the hungry via Abundant Grace!
If you would be willing to donate cheese and meat for the sandwiches (packaged cookies would be fun too!) or would like to help make sandwiches, please contact Marian: melacey@pacbell.net



Here are uplifting links you may find helpful while we shelter in place.
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PRAY AS YOU GO--10 minute daily devotions of song, scripture, and meditation
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Salt Project weekly commentary, poem, & almanac on Sunday readings 

Wednesday Evening worship with The MANY 6 pm PST   

Holding On to Hope National Prayer Service
ELCA Bishop Eaton joins other religious leaders in a worship for healing and wholeness for our Nation. 

Learn about ways you can be an anti-racist on our Resource Page
(or click here to Download List of Recommended Books/Films as a PDF)


Online connection for those in recovery

Family Sunday School lessons from SparkHouse Publishers

900 Cabrillo Highway North, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
​Office: (650) 726-9293
info@coastsidelutheran.org

Giving Thanks

11/29/2019

 
        Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, give thanks because he’s given Jesus Christ, his son. And now, let the weak say, “I am strong,” let the poor say, “I am rich,” because of what the Lord has done for us. Give thanks!

     I love how we bring back that song every fall with banners and everything. I remember first encountering it two congregations ago while gathered around the altar receiving holy communion.  It always feels like such a blessed holy moment to give thanks and share a meal!

     I’m currently sitting here among family I don’t get to visit very often,  but whom I love dearly. Family that continues to grow as I joyously play with my grand niece Carys and grand nephew Everett. (Is it really possible I have a ‘grand’ niece and nephew?!  Where DOES the time go?!) With whom might you enjoy this holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Years Day? What holiday traditions do you engage in and with whom do you share it? With whom will you not? People past and present?  My husband John was thinking in the night of all who will be represented around our table this Thanksgiving--from those gone by to marriages past and present to little ones we’ll meet for the first time. People gathered around the table who have never been together before.  Perhaps you too will experience this during the holidays or have experienced it before at family reunions, weddings, funerals, or other special events.

      It’s phenomenal to be so gathered, every time we are invited to do so. It’s been wondered if what we state in worship at holy communion—‘all are welcome here without exception’—is true? What a good question! There are times and places where the table of holy communion has not been inclusive, due to age, tradition, or the rules and beliefs developed around this holy meal.  For me, the life, message, and practices of Jesus the Christ is one of inclusion. Jesus was a gatherer, one uniting and connecting people, especially outsiders, the revelation of the One who promises to gather all creation as one. For me and the faith communities I have served, practices at holy communion must exemplify this all embracing grace-filled life!  We do indeed mean it at Coastside Lutheran Church when we invite all in welcome to the table of holy communion without exception—whether member or friend, child or adult, lucid or lost, receiving or not.  All are welcome to gather and be present in whatever way is right for you.

        However, this doesn’t mean that all may feel that welcome or be near enough to hear the invitation.  There are many standing outside for one reason or another. Perhaps they don’t feel worthy, have never felt included, or are so caught up in merely surviving that the message is lost to them.  Or, maybe all they’ve known is being alone. Holidays can be very lonely. I remember more than once when I had nowhere to go to share a meal, despite being well loved and cared about. It happens more than we think. How might we be aware of this reality or how necessary and significant our welcome may be to those on the outside no matter the reason, especially right now?

        There’s a buzz arising within our faith community—a continued growing sense of care for those on the outside. There are activities further developing to reach out to those unable to imagine a Christian church is welcoming, accepting,  generous, imaginative, or open. Yet, Coastside Lutheran Church is! We aren’t the only ones and will always be seeking to improve what it means to be truly welcoming and clear that whomever you are, whatever your story of faith, you are welcome here as you are, because that’s the God we worship, the One who leads us, and empowers us through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

        “Just think—you don’t need a thing, you’ve got it all! All God’s gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale. And not only that, but God the Beloved is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus. God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of God’s Beloved Son and our Master Jesus, who will never give up on you. Never forget that.” 1 Corinthians 1:7-9, The Message.
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        I thank God we get to walk in faith together and I am praying that you get to experience a sense of belovedness and grace when you least expect it as this year comes to a close.  May you know we are holding you in heart and prayer, whether you are a part of this community in any way or not. May you know you are loved, cherished, and forgiven, that you are blessed even if you cannot feel it or imagine it.  I recently learned Leonard Cohen, a man who knew what it meant to be connected and alone, often ended his concerts with these words, words I now offer to you as well: “May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if not, may the blessings find you in your solitude.”  May you experience grace upon grace and a welcome that transforms deep within should you decide to take the chance to come to any of the offerings here at CLC or beyond, for this IS the way of God the Beloved! 


In love and grace,

​Pastor Dawn Teuthorn

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