Skyland Community Church, United Church of Christ, Santa Cruz Mountains, CA

Nomination Slate of Officers, Delegates, & Ministry Team Members Key                             Bold Blue - on ballot this year (Name) indicates second term [Name] indicates third term *Council Representative past year Blank = position not filled ___________________________________________________________ Skyland Community Church, United Church of Christ 25100 Skyland Road Los Gatos, CA 95033 phone: 408-353-1310 USPS mail: Skyland Church P.O. Box 245 Los Gatos, CA 95031-0245 Website   skylandchurch.com

  Note from your Treasurer for first eight months of our ’21-‘22 fiscal year. Pledge income is $4,893 above budget. Offerings are $13,141 above budget. Expenses are $3,712 below budget.   We now have online “Donations” item on our website, “skylandchurch.com”, as a convenient way to support our mission outreach and operations. You may also mail your pledge and other donations to Skyland Community Church P.O. Box 245 Los Gatos, CA 95031-0245   Here is a summary of our operating finances as of Feb 27 for our 2021-2022 fiscal year. Gerald Alonzo, Treasurer ___________________________________________________________ Skyland Community Church, United Church of Christ 25100 Skyland Road Los Gatos, CA 95033 phone: 408-353-1310 USPS mail: Skyland Church P.O. Box 245 Los Gatos, CA 95031-0245 Website   skylandchurch.com

Creando Mi Futuro, San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala Website: Creatingmyfuture.org To order clothing: http://www.atitlan-tlc-clothing-designs.company.site Art opens minds; good nutrition promotes better learning.  A good education means hope for a better tomorrow. Skyland Church has been sponsoring students in the Creating my Future project in Guatemala for 8 years. It provides art instruction after school to the Maya Tz'utujil children of this small village. At the same time it encourages the children to stay in school and helps with technology and tutoring. It also empowers the local women to grow their own food and provides a food basket per week for the families. We sponsor individual students every year and our own artist, Carolina McCall has visited the school along with Cliff. For more information please visit their website. Updates from the Founder, Mira Talbot-Pope from 2021 Thanks to laptop donations, the kids can come during the week to learn to use computers,

  Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not  perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. --Isaiah 43:19 We have come to the season of Lent, traditionally a time of introspection, reflection, and preparation.  The 40 days of Lent represent the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness and faced temptations to give up his moral and spiritual compass in favor of luxury and power. We too have spent some time in the wilderness.  In just a few weeks we will mark the end of the second year of pandemic restrictions.  Most of us have not fasted--we have not gone hungry for food--but we have gone hungry for the presence of others.  We have missed so much, simple things like (quite literally) showing our faces in public, luxuries like eating in restaurants, and life-affirming things like freely celebrating milestone events with family and friends.  We have wondered if we are safe from infection and we have had ups and downs as the number of cases

  This photo collage was created by  Jandy Jones. (used with her permission)   ___________________________________________________________ Skyland Community Church, United Church of Christ 25100 Skyland Road Los Gatos, CA 95033 phone: 408-353-1310 USPS mail: Skyland Church P.O. Box 245 Los Gatos, CA 95031-0245 Website   skylandchurch.com