Featured Events

sunday | september 29 | 10:00 AM |@theeffect

music/worship: chris falson

Our good friend Chris Falson will be with us to play and tell us his wonderful stories and messages again on Sunday, September 29th. One of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music and a great singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris has played all over the world, and yet he still loves to come play with us.

Chris will lead theeffect band in worship featuring original songs interspersed with his message and stories for a seamless worship experience. Don’t miss him and the rest of us.

Chris has been a groundbreaking musician and songwriter over the past thirty years or so, ushering in modern Christian worship music and crossover material. From his original home in Australia he has circled the globe and played for heads of state including the Pope in Rome as he conveys his message and music. Now from his home here in California, he has agreed to come be with us as well. It’s an amazing opportunity for us all to hear a truly pioneering artist with an authentically spiritual message.

Click image for more on Chris and his music.

friday | aug 23 | 6:00 PM |@theeffect

Soak: worship gathering

It’s been too long time since our last Soak, so come join us Friday evening, August 23rd starting at 6:00PM with a potluck dinner at theeffect. We’ll have time to make new friends and reconnect with old ones, then starting at 7PMish we transition over to an hour and a half or so of continuous music with theeffect band, prayer, communion, and worship–soaking in Presence.

Bring a dish or dessert or just yourselves–there’s always plenty of food; dress comfortably, bring a beach chair, if you like, sit right up front and join us and theeffect band for a great, worshipful time.

Looking forward to see you there and spending some time!

wednesdays | 6:30PM | online study

book study: Just This

We are working through the book, Just This by Richard Rohr, which is a collection of meditations on the contemplative life and mindset and what it brings to our daily experience. A more recent book by Rohr, it captures his thoughts on contemplative practice as he winds up his career and moves into a less visible place in his ministry and work. Seems it will be a great follow on to Br. Lawrence and his practice of presence.

Book summary from Amazon:
Just This is a collection of brief and evocative meditations and practices that invite us to cultivate the gift of waking up to the beauty of reality in all its glorious ordinariness. With his signature blend of contemplation, theology, and pastoral sensitivity, Fr Richard Rohr creates a spaciousness for the soul to grow into a kind of seeing that goes far beyond merely looking to recognizing and thus appreciating. This is the heart of contemplation, the centerpiece of any inner dialogue that frees us from the traps of our perceptions and preoccupations. The contemplative mind does not tell us what to see; it teaches us how to see what we behold.

This book has a longer order time for some reason on Amazon, so please order as soon as possible. But if you don’t have the book by start date, join us anyway. We read through together so you can still follow till your book arrives. The Amazon link is here.

Our weekly book study meets online via Zoom connection, Wednesday evenings @ 6:30P PST. Click here for links and more information. Come join us to dive into a different world of experience and a different level of presence. Hope to see you on the little screen for this!

And if you want to see our archives of past book studies and workshops, click here to visit our Workshop Youtube channel.

tuesdays | 6:30 PM | online

Conversations: applying faith to life

Sunday morning messages go by quickly.

And the format doesn’t give time for the processing and discussion that gets us down to real understanding–and maybe more importantly, how concepts and issues actually apply to daily life and make it better. Tuesday evenings, we’ll dig back into material from the previous Sunday to discuss, dive into completely new topics, hear personal stories, see how our faith applies to real life…and makes it better.

Conversations is held online via Zoom connection. Click here for links and more information. Join us Tuesdays: 6:30PM PST.

And if you want to see our archives of past book studies and workshops, click here to visit our Workshop Youtube channel.

first mondays of month | 6:30 PM | online gathering

Prayer: stronger together

Since the pandemic started, we’ve been isolated to one degree or another, and the issues we face individually and collectively, in our families, community, nation, globe seem to have increased exponentially.

Praying together and having time to talk about the issues we face and for what we’re grateful, to listen and support and realize God’s empowerment in our lives is what this gathering is all about. Come join us online to pray and support each other when we need it most.

You can pray with us through Zoom connection online. Click here for links and more information.

Join us on the first Monday of each month: 6:30PM PST.