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Emmanuel Lutheran, 1900 Baker St., invites the community to continue to worship together online on Emmanuel’s website (emmanuelbakersfield.org) and on its Facebook page. Pastor Wilder’s sermon text is John 1:1-12, in which John the Baptist describes the coming of Jesus into the world as the arrival of the true light, the light of all mankind. Sunday morning 9 a.m. in-person parking lot service is being offered, requiring masks, social distancing, and bringing one’s own seating. For more information call 323-3355. Trinity Anglican Church invites the community to join us for livestream worship on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Starting the week of Jan. 10, we will launch a sermon-based small group series titled “Connecting With God: How to Experience God’s Transforming Presence,” which will explore how to stay rooted in God’s love no matter what is going on around us. For more information, or to join a small group, visit TrinityBakersfield.com or 665-7713.
First Congregational Church/ United Church of Christ (UCC) invites all to visit us at facebook.com.fccbakersfield, on YouTube (search First Congregational Church of Bakersfield-UCC) and fccbakersfield-ucc.org. Here you will find current Zoom services, missions and ministries for adults and children. Call the office (327-1609) if you have non-perishable food donations for the food pantry or want to be included in the Friday updates. “No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.”
First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Truxtun Avenue and H Street, will have in-person services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday in the sanctuary. Children’s Sunday school is offered at 10:45 a.m. for eighth-graders and younger. Online services will continue Sundays at 9 a.m. on the YouTube channel First Presbyterian Church Bakersfield. Stay healthy and stay connected at fpbchurch.com, on social media (Facebook: @FirstPresBako and Instagram: @fpbchurch) and on the church’s app.
NPC (Northminster Presbyterian Church), 3700 Union Ave., offers Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. “The Gospel: Jesus is Lord” Mark 1 by Pastor Rob Dalrymple. NPC Services are bilingual. If you cannot attend in-person services, join on
Facebook or YouTube. Follow the links from our website at northpres.org. Hope is not canceled. Bakersfield Christian Science Church Services are available via conference call Sunday mornings at 10 by dialing 605-3134488 (access code 367232#). The subject of this Sunday’s sermon is “God.” For more information, call 323-1806.
The Christian Science Sentinel Watch podcast “Making things new by revising the past” is available at csbakersfield.org/ media. Hear El Heraldo Spanish’s radio program “A fresh start” at 7 a.m. Sunday on 96.9 KEBT-FM. 324-6938.
GriefShare is being offered at 9:45 a.m. Sundays at Olive Knolls Church, 6201 Fruitvale Ave. For more information call 399-3303 or email info@oliveknolls.com. GriefShare, a weekly seminar and support group for men and women grieving the death of someone close, will begin Jan. 10 at Riverlakes Church, 4301 Calloway Drive. It’s a place to be around people who understand what you are feeling. Work through your grief and renew your hope as we journey from mourning unto joy. Sessions will be held 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays from Jan. 10 through April 18 (except Super Bowl on Feb. 7 and Easter Sunday April 4). To get on the GriefShare list and receive updated information, email info@riverlakeschurch.org or call Debbie at the church at 5899733 ext. 222. There is a $25 fee for materials. Join anytime.