Ladera Community Church

Affordable Housing Task Force
2025-06-11 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online – Zoom
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Peninsula Threshold Choir
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Peninsula Threshold Choir brings comfort and kindness through song to the bedsides of those at the thresholds of living and dying. The choir rehearses on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.

Social Justice Meeting
2025-06-11 13:15 - 14:30 | Online – Zoom
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AA
2025-06-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028

Stanford Quads
2025-06-08 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-06-01 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-05-18 18:00 - 21:30 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Modern square dancing is a recreation enjoyed by people of all ages in the United States and around the world. We dance the Plus program utilizing All Position Dancing. We often have an A2 or C1 star tip at the end of the evening. All Plus dancers are welcome to join us for an evening of dancing. Square dance attire is not needed. Masks are optional.

The weekly schedule is:
Review: 6:00-6:30 pm

Class: 6:30-8:30 pm

Plus: 8:30-9:00 pm

Star tips: 9:00-9:30 pm

The cost is $10 per session.
We start a beginner’s class every fall in October.

Haumalu 'o Langi Worship Service
2025-06-08 12:30 - 15:00, 2025-05-25 12:30 - 15:00 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Haumalu ‘o Langi Tongan congregation’s weekly Sunday service and Sunday school for the children.

Navigation Center Lunch Serving
2025-06-08 11:30 - 13:00 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
LCC has a long-standing connection with LifeMoves, especially through its monthly lunch service at the Redwood City Navigation Center. Each monthly visit is a chance to share food, fellowship, and compassion with those navigating challenging transitions. We’re assembling a team of 6-10 people to prepare and serve lunch at the new center, which boasts a full commercial kitchen. We’ll meet at the Navigation Center at 11:30 a.m. You will find this hands-on activity rewarding! Please RSVP to amy@ladera.org to join us.
To learn more about the Navigation Center and its mission, click here.
Navigation Center: 275 Blomquist St, Redwood City

Worship Service
2025-06-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-06-01 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-05-25 09:30 - 10:30 | LCC: Sanctuary, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Worship is the heart of our community life. Sunday worship begins at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary and online via Zoom. All ages are invited. LCC worship is a joyful celebration of God’s presence among us. We find inspiration, renewal, and refreshment through song and silence, prayer, and reflection. We seek to integrate the arts – music, drama, and visual – to enrich the worship experience. Worship continues in the many ways we seek, serve, and grow in the world.

We serve communion on the first Sunday of every month. All are welcome to the table!

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Share Your Joy Team Meeting
2025-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Ladera Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Do you have a favorite activity you’d like to share at LCC? The Share Your Joy team can help you spread joy through activities like going to the opera, playing table tennis, reading for spiritual insights, or cooking pancakes. To join the Share Your Joy team meeting or to submit an idea for an event, email amy@ladera.org.

LCC Choir Rehearsal
2025-06-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-29 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-22 19:30 - 21:00 | LCC: Sanctuary, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Ladera Community Church weekly choir rehearsal.

Community Support Program
2025-06-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-05-21 12:30 - 13:00 | LCC: Fireside Room, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Community Support Program
Wednesday, May 7, 12:30 p.m. (Alternating Wednesdays)
Sanctuary
Starting Wednesday, May 7, at 12:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, we will start a community
support program, “Reflections for These Times.” It will feature a Tai Chi prayer to open, time to catch up, lighting a candle for our concerns and hopes, and then silent meditation. We will leave in silence. This community support program will take place twice a month, on alternating Wednesdays.
Questions call Ketzal 9am -3pm Monday – Friday. 650-854-5481

Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting
2025-06-01 11:00 - 12:00 | LCC: Room 6, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting occur the first Sunday of each month in room 6.

Skylake Yosemite Family Camp at Bass Lake
2025-05-29 - 2025-06-01 | Skylake Yosemite Camp, 37976 Road 222, Wishon, CA, 93669, United States
Skylake Yosemite Family Camp is a fun family “glamping” experience! Skylake provides each family with a rustic bunk house, fabulous buffet-style meals, a private dock on Bass Lake, and plenty of activities, including horseback riding and tie-dye, to keep the whole family busy. The large dining hall, lakeside porch, and recreation room are the social center of camp.
Ladera Church families have attended Family Camp Weekend B for years, and some attend now with multiple generations. Weekend B begins the Thursday evening after the Memorial Day holiday. Talk to any family that goes to Bass Lake and they’ll tell you why you should come! It’s a very special place.
For more information, go to https://www.skylake.com/family-camp.

Sharmila Montessori Preschool Closed - Memorial Day Holiday
2025-05-26 | Sharmila Montessori Preschool, 3300 Alpine Road, Unit B, Portola Valley, CA, 94028, United States
Sharmila Montessori Preschool is closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Sharmila Montessori Preschool's Picture Day
2025-05-21 08:00 - 13:00 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Sharmila Montessori Preschool’s Picture Day.

Council Meeting
2025-05-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Online – Zoom

Wine Tasting at LCC: Piemonte and Environs
2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:00 | LCC: Peabody Hall, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028
Wine tasting events are LCC are fun, educational and social. Food and wine have been part of everyday life and celebrations – both religious and secular. We are fortunate to have access to a wide variety of wine grown locally and around the world. If you enjoy food, wine and stimulating conversation, please plan on spending an afternoon with us.
Saturday, May 18, 2:00-4:00 – Piemonte and Environs
Piemonte is famous for Nebbiolo (Barolo and Barbaresco) and Barbera varietals. However, there is a wide variety of both red and white wines grown in Piemonte, Liguria and Val d’Aosta. Join us as we discover the wonderful wines from these regions.
