First Congregational Church of Long Beach, United Church of Christ

The Pilgrim - November 15, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurch/the-pilgrim-november-15-2020

Monday Message - Email issues resolved - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurchlb/monday-message-201109

Curtis Heard performing Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor - Beethoven https://www.youtube.com/watch

Hi all, this is Ruth in the church office: Several people have contacted the office to say the church email blasts -- The Pilgrim, the Friday Greetings, and the Monday message, which we recently re-started -- have not been coming through to them. Major email providers recently tightened their security, causing the church messages to be quarantined; they don't show up in your spam folder. Our email blast service, MailChimp, gave me the technical details this morning to make ou...r emails conform to the new standards. It will take 24-48 hours for the change to propagate through the system, so this week's Pilgrim should come through. A link to each week's Pilgrim is posted here, on the main church Facebook page, and on the website here: http://www.firstchurchlb.org/about-/the-pilgrim-newsletter/ Thank you to the folks who let me know they're not getting church emails! See more

Friday Greetings - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurchlb/friday-greetings-mms5515yw7

October Mourning - They Were Aware https://www.youtube.com/watch

The Pilgrim - November 8, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurchlb/the-pilgrim-november-8-2020

Dr. Marc Dickey performs "Andante con moto e poco rubato" by George Gershwin from Steinway recital

No matter the result tomorrow, remember what Carver sings - It's All For the Best https://www.youtube.com/watch

Monday Message - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurchlb/monday-message-1046156 - Opportunities for prayer and fellowship on Election Day

CALLING ALL FIRST CHURCH TALENT - GET YOUR TELETHON TALENT VIDEOS IN BY NOV 6th From Rev. Elena Larssen, Calling all talent acts!... On Saturday, November 14 th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., our Stewardship Committee is hosting the first- ever First Church Telethon! Save the date, pop some corn, and join us for a happiest hour of celebrating our ministriesand our dreams. This YouTube event will be broadcast live from the Sanctuary at First Church with our Stewardship Committee calling you personally to thank you for your pledges past and future. But firstwe need videos of your talent acts. Kids, adults, singers, plate-spinners, puppy tricksall are welcome to submit videos to our Video Editor for editing into the live framework of the show. Every year, the congregation commits to make financial support to the operation of the church and our resident programs. In pre-Covid times, our congregational programs and campus support ~15,000 individuals for worship, human services, education, arts and cultural events. During this time of ‘shut- down,’ the essential-worker programs of Urban Community Outreach (to our homeless neighbors), DAYS Long Beach (services for children, youth, and their families), and Un Mundo Preschool continue operations on our site and the congregation (which does not have ‘essential’ designation) has radically adapted to online programming, reaching new and old friends by the hundreds. Thank you for your part in our dramatic pivot to online worship, social justice work, youth group, and community life. Your participation and pledging gives the lay leadership and staff the courage to keep moving us all forward in faith. And knowing that we are connected in faith despite challenges and changes keep this minister’s joy alive, too. Sending blessings, Rev. Elena Larssen See more

First Church is attempting to produce a "through the years" pageant video made up of YOUR video clips of your kids performing, or blooping, in past kids' Christmas pageants. Please go into your archives and send you clips to [email protected]

Friday Greetings - https://mailchi.mp/firstchurchlb/friday-greetings-uhsz7ld76c