Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting
2025-07-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-08-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-01-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-02-01 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | LCC: Fireside Room, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting occur the first Sunday of each month in room 6.

Social Justice Meeting
2025-07-09 16:00 - 17:30 | Online – Zoom
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Affordable Housing Task Force Meeting
2025-07-13 14:30 - 16:00 | Online – Zoom

Affordable Housing Task Force
2025-08-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-09-03 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-11-05 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-03 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Online – Zoom
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Social Justice Meeting
2025-08-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Online – Zoom
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Sharing our Journey with Liz Mulford
2025-08-17 09:30 - 10:30 | LCC: Sanctuary, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Sharing Our Journey Sunday: “Where is Justice?”
Reverend Evelyn interviews activist Liz Mulford on her social justice work. Join us as we reflect on justice, solidarity, and our shared journey toward equity.

Construction Team Meeting
2025-08-29 16:00 - 18:00 | LCC: Fireside Room, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States

Funding Our Future Team Meeting
2025-09-06 10:00 - 12:00 | LCC: Room 6, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States

Social Justice Meeting
2025-09-10 16:30 - 17:45 | Online – Zoom

Second Hour: Presentation on our Affordable Housing Plans
2025-10-19 11:00 - 12:00 | LCC: Sanctuary, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Join us to learn about our church’s plans for affordable housing! This session will include a presentation followed by a Q&A.
If you aren’t able to attend this second hour, an additional follow-up second hour is scheduled for Sunday, November 2.

Second Hour: Presentation on our Affordable Housing Plans: Follow-up Discussion
2025-11-02 11:00 - 12:00 | LCC: Sanctuary, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Let’s continue the conversation about our Affordable Housing plans with Habitat for Humanity. This discussion is a follow-up for those who missed the second hour that occurred on Sunday, October 19, or for those who have follow-up questions.

Second Harvest Food Drive
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-23 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Helping Our Neighbors During the CalFresh Benefit Delays
Many families in our community are facing unexpected hardship due to the ongoing federal shutdown. As of November 1, an estimated 168,000 neighbors in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties are experiencing delayed CalFresh (SNAP) benefits, making it difficult for many families to access the food they need.
Ladera Community Church will be collecting donations to support local families affected by this disruption. Together, we can help ensure our neighbors continue to have food on the table.
How You Can Help:

Give online to support food purchases and direct assistance ( ladera.org/give → “Special Programs” → write “Second Harvest Food Drive” in the notes section)
Check: write a check to Ladera Community Church with “Second Harvest Food Drive” in the memo
Share this flyer with friends, neighbors, and community groups

Together, we can help our neighbors through this challenging time
Standing with our neighbors through the shutdown: Second Harvest will continue to support families during the government shutdown by providing free, nutritious groceries and ready-to-eat meals to those in need. Serving approximately 500,000 people every month across 900 food pickup sites, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley operates at an impressive scale!

Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) Adopt-a-Family
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-21 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
This holiday season Ladera Community Church is sponsoring one family through East Palo Alto’s Ecumenical Hunger Family Share Program. The Bay Area has one of the highest costs of living in the nation and coupled with inflation, EHP families are struggling and facing a bleak holiday season. Every family deserves hope and joy this holiday season, and together, we can help make that happen. Our church has a long standing tradition of supporting families in need at the holidays and your generous support again this year is greatly appreciated.
This year, we will try out a virtual “giving tree” option. If you are short on time to shop for specific items requested, you may make a financial donation here. Gift cards for stores such as Target, Safeway, Walmart, Trader Joes, Grocery Outlet, and Costco may also be dropped off at the church office. Look for the gift wrapped donation box in the office.
The deadline for delivering physical gifts and gift cards is Thursday, December 18th. The deadline for online monetary donations is Monday, December 22nd. Please contact Susan Nicholls with any questions.
-Mission and Service Team

Styrofoam Recycling Drive
2026-01-08 - 2026-01-10 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Back by Popular Demand – Styrofoam Recycling
Keep all that Styrofoam out of the landfill when you clean up after the holidays (waste companies designate Styrofoam as garbage, not recycling)! Ladera Community Church will once again sponsor a service project by recycling white block Styrofoam.

When: January 8-10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
What: CLEAN, WHITE, RIGID Styrofoam blocks
Where: Ladera Community Church, 3300 Alpine Rd., Portola Valley

If we do not think of the environment, who will?
For more information: 650-854-5481

Making a Difference

Styrofoam Recycling Drive - Load the Truck
2026-01-11 11:00 - 13:00 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Ladera Community Church is hosting another Styrofoam Recycling Drive from January 8 – 10, 2026! Drop off CLEAN, WHITE, and firm block Styrofoam from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Join us on Sunday, January 11, at 11 a.m. to help load the collected styrofoam into a rental moving truck. Come at 10:30 for coffee & treats before the work begins!

Annual Congregational Meeting & Lunch
2026-01-25 10:30 - 13:00 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Please join us for our Annual Meeting, held immediately after our Sunday worship service, to celebrate our accomplishments, approve the 2026 Operating Budget, and elect the 2026 officers and committee members. The business portion of the Annual Meeting will be followed by a time of food and fellowship.
