May 14, 2026
My dear church family,
This Sunday we will conclude our Eastertide sermon series by looking at the life and death of Judas. While Judas is a pivotal character in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection, I have never preached an entire sermon about him. While I want to bring his story to light, I am finding it challenging to prepare for Sunday. Our scripture gives us little information about Judas and his complex role in our story of redemption. In addition, the two accounts of his death appear to be in conflict. I covet your prayers. May God illumine this text so that we may learn more about ourselves and God’s mercy and grace through our study of it.
Please plan to stay after the service this Sunday for a very short congregational meeting. The Session would like to share some important information with you.
Then next Sunday, May 24th, we will have the joy of worshipping with our partner congregation, Alameda Korean Presbyterian Church (AKPC). It is a tradition of our two congregations to worship together on Pentecost Sunday. The Jewish festival called the Feast of Weeks, originated as an agricultural festival celebrating the wheat harvest. It was, and still is, held seven full weeks plus one day after Passover. The term "Pentecost" is derived from the Greek word for "fifty."
