Front Porch Mountain View

Sunday is a coming!

Thank you to our Red Rock customers whose donations bought the food our staff served today at Hope’s Corner! We are so happy to have been able to be involved with such a positive resource in our community.

The #SacredActOfNeighboring is fun! It’s creating sustained connections and doing things together in community!

It was such a joy to be able to engage in the #SacredActOfNeighboring and color eggs to go in Easter meals for Project WeHOPE!

You are not alone and you CAN make a difference.

Who are the unsung heroes in your life? How can you reach out to them and let them know that you see them and appreciate them? #Community #UnsungHeroes #sacredactofneighboring #PayAttention #NeighborsPayAttention

In this time when there is much justice work to be done, do not be fooled by our social isolation. You are not alone. We are not alone. And we can make a difference and work for change. #WorkForChange #YouAreNotAlone #SacredActOfNeighboring #Community

Are you wondering what we should do in the wake of Wednesday’s attack on the capitol? Us too. Here are some ideas, please share yours! #BlackLivesMatter #KindleTheFire #sacredactofneighboring #NeighborsCare #ResistApathy

We’ll be gathering to talk about how neighbors are intentional. Tonight. 6:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702... Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396

Take some time to process yesterday. Make space to feel whatever you feel.

What do you want to creat, become, or lean into in 2021? #SettingIntentions #IntentionalLiving #Neighboring #SacredActOfNeighboring #Community

What do you want to let go of in 2021? #SettingIntentions #Intentional #Neighboring #SacredActOfNeighboring #Community

Tonight we take time to set our intentions for 2021. What is it that you have been carrying that you want to let go of? What is it that you long for or want to create? Share it tonight6:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702... Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396

Join us Sunday at our Neighboring Gathering as we set our intentions for 2021. Come gather with a group of people looking to be intentional about 2021. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702 Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702... Passcode: 496396 See more

Phil and Sami are intentional about reaching out to their neighbors. Today they dropped off a bag of chocolate and a Christmas card at each of their neighbors’ doors. They came home to these treats and notes from two of their neighbors!... There is something sacred, something bigger than us, that is in these acts of neighboring. #Community #Giving #Caring #Neighbor #SacredActOfNeighboring

What do you think about this video? Shameless capitalism or heartfelt inspiration? Both? Neither? We'll talk about it tonight at our Neighboring Gathering. Join us there: 6:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702... Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396

Go check out Graceful Burdens, a short story by Roxane Gay, and join us Friday at noon for a discussion. Meeting ID: 825 7931 1102 Passcode: 913494 #GracefulBurdens #ReadingDiscussion

We hope you'll consider making a gift to the funds being collected by Los Altos United Methodist Church. These funds will help equip learning pods in the Mountain View Whisman School District, will fund Compassion Week which helps the Mountain View/Los Altos community lay everything aside for a week and serve one another, and will rebuild homes for six uninsured families in Butte county who lost their houses in the fires of two summers ago. Go here to learn more and donate: https://laumc.org/partnering-with-hope-advent-generosity-2/

Movie Night Tonight! 7:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87624569466... Meeting ID: 876 2456 9466 Passcode: 939690

Samantha Blewis shared this word with the Los Altos United Methodist Church today. If you don’t feel particularly joyful, know that you are not alone.

Last night we discussed this video. It's not all good, but there are some good pieces. What does it look like for you to put one foot in front of the other over the next couple of weeks as we navigate this difficult time?

We can’t wait to see you today at 6:00 pm! Although we are not gathering for coffee during this surge of cases, we’re planning on moving both Coffee on Us and our Neighboring Gathering Online to weekly gatherings. In order to accommodate this we’ve moved our Neighboring Gathering to 6:00 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702... Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396 #Neighboring #Community #Gather #SacredActOfNeighboring

Join us for a good time and a great cause!

Happy Thanksgiving from Front Porch

In our discussion yesterday, one person shared how she has found that in this pandemic she has to keep reapplying, reinvesting, and resettingwhat do I need to make it this week? And then, whatever that is, do it! #PandemicSurvival #Neighbor #SacredActOfNeighboring

Thanks to all who showed up to the Neighboring Gathering this morning! We had a great discussion about this Simon Sinek video. If you didn't make it to the gathering, what do you think? What rings true and what doesn't from the video? #Succeed #SimonSinek #Neighbor #SacredActOfNeighboring #WhoIsMyNeighbor #Community

It’s not the fun thing and it makes us sad, but we are postponing Coffee on Us due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Santa Clara County and a return to the purple tier. Please stay at home to keep yourself and others safe. We WILL have a neighboring gathering online. Join us at 11:00 am on Sunday November 22 and 29. Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702... Passcode: 496396 #Neighboring #Neighbor #MeetupIsMyNeighborhood #Community #SacredActOfNeighboring

Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year. What does that look like and feel like for you? We’ll talk about it today at our neighboring gathering online. 11:00 am Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396... #Neighboring #Community #Neighbor #SacredActOfNeighboring #Thanksgiving2020

Here's a pep talk from Kid President. Do something to make the world awesome.

Grab a friend, grab a cup of coffee from Red Rock Coffee (already paid for) and come meet some new friends at Dana Park. #Community #Coffee #SacredActOfNeighboring

Invite a friend and grab a cup of coffee from Red Rock on us this Sunday between 10 am and 12 pm. We’ll be at Dana Park to do some socially distanced hanging out.

Diversity matters. We have to be intentional. This is a start. November 20The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Take it easy on yourself. You’re doing great!

Coffee on Us 10-12 today Grab a cup of coffee from Red Rock Coffee and come hang out at Dana Park!

Part of what we believe is that people need a community of people who keep coming back for them over and over again no matter what. And that’s the community we’re committed to being. Every time you need a restart, you are welcome. #SacredActOfNeighboring #Neighbor #Community #MountainViewCA #GetTogether #NotAlone

Join us at 11:00 am! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702 Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702... Passcode: 496396 See more

Second and fourth Sundays are for #CoffeeOnUs and we love it! Looking forward to this Sunday (first and third Sundays) where we’ll be equipping ourselves and others for the work of building authentic community through the #SacredActOfNeighboring #Community #BuildAuthenticCommunity #GetTogether (Sunday at 11:00 am online

Todaygrab a beverage from Red Rock Coffee and come hang out at Dana Park. 10 am-12 pm

Come check out Coffee on Us this Sunday. Drop by Red Rock between 10 am and 12 pm, grab a beverage, and meet us at Dana Park for socially distanced conversation.

We need communities of care and support AND, we must push ourselves to reach out and be present with those who are different than we are. #Community #BridgeAndBond #GetTogether #MountainViewCA #SacredActOfNeighboring

Happening today at 11:00 PDT. Let's build meaningful communities that diminish loneliness and isolation.

In an effort to remain focused on our anti-racism work, we will be having a discussion on a book about race or written by and centering around characters of color each month. Today was our discussion on So You Want to Talk About Race. In her work, Ijeoma Oluo leaves us with some practical steps to do (see photo). What are you doing to be anti-racist?

They say that good fences make good neighbors, but we’re more interested in tearing down the fences between us and our neighbors. #Fences #Neighbor #Neighboring #MountainViewCA #SacredActOfNeighboring #Community #GetTogether

#CoffeeOnUs is a real joywhat a great opportunity to connect in-person safely. Here’s to taking bold steps toward building strong neighborhoods and diminishing lonelinesscheers #Community #Gather #SacredActOfNeighboring #Coffee #MountainViewCA

Grab a cup of coffee from Red Rock Coffee and join us down at Dana Park between 10:00 and 12:00 for a socially distanced hang out! Coffee is paid for. We can’t wait to see you! #Coffee #Community #Neighbor #SacredActOfNeighboring

I was attending to some end-of-the-week work on Friday when I got a text from my church-planting coach (Rob Rynders, who is a true gem): Buy this book (physical copy) asap. Rob doesn’t typically use imperatives unless there’s a good reason. So I bought the book right then and there...(click the link to read more)

Building authentic community means showing up. If you’re looking to build community, we hope you’ll join us on Sunday for Coffee on Us. #Community #Neighboring #CoffeeOnUs #SacredActOfNeighboring

We’re passionate about strong neighborhoods with authentic connection. Won’t you join us in intentional connection to create meaningful communities? #Community #FrontPorch #SacredActOfNeighboring

Let's spark a community together. Neighboring GatheringSunday, September 19 at 11:00 am. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702... Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396

Be the first to send the correct answer to [email protected] and you'll be the winner of a $25 DoorDash gift card.

Join us today at 6:00 pm or Friday at 12:00 pm to engage in this important work. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82579311102 Meeting ID: 825 7931 1102... Passcode: 913494 See more

Unfortunately we are cancelling our Coffee on Us event due to air quality. We hope you’ll do something neighborly and join us next Sunday at 11:00 am to talk about it. Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017757702 Meeting ID: 850 1775 7702 Passcode: 496396

We’re focused on forming micro-communities (small enough to know everyone’s name, big enough to feel like a party) that engage in the Sacred Act of Neighboring and it is so amazing to see what’s coming out of that!