Monthly Archives: September 2023

by Mark Twist Fall is the time of the year we prepare the church’s financial plan for next year’s budget. We begin by gathering information on what our income will be and then forecasting what our expenses will be. The … Continue reading →

By Cindy Sojourner Pride Place of Belonging is hosting our first event, a Game Night with refreshments on Sunday, November 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at Niles Discovery Church. A wide assortment of board games will be provided. Since Fremont has no … Continue reading →

Each fall, the Pastor Parish Relations Committee (PPRC) looks at various church data and prepares a Ministry Scorecard. The Scorecard is shared with the Cabinet when it’s completed, and it is published in the Annual Report in the spring. Among … Continue reading →

by Pastor Jeff All Saints Sunday celebrations will include dedications of pledges There are the biggie church holidays – Easter, Christmas, Pentecost – and then there are lesser holidays, the holidays that don’t get lots of attention. I love them … Continue reading →

Frenemies: Cuba And The U.S. Embargo Set to the pulsating beats of Afro-Caribbean music, Frenemies examines the fraught relationship between the island nation of Cuba and the United States. Blending 1950s archival footage with contemporary shots of Cuba’s economic decay … Continue reading →

Our October special offering will be split between two denominational offerings and the “Making Amends Fund” of Niles Discovery Church. The Reconciliation ministry sponsored by the Disciples of Christ, is an anti-racism and pro-reconciliation initiative. This ministry is based on … Continue reading →

Celebrate the Earth and the Change of Season on Saturday, September 23 at 3:00 p.m. at the Fall Equinox Interfaith Worship Service at Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2950 Washington Blvd., Fremont, CA. The service follows the Fall Fest that … Continue reading →

by Pastor Jeff In her book Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer posits that the economy of scarcity (which is the dominant economy of the USA) is a cultural construct, a fiction that fences us off from gift economies. Gift economies, … Continue reading →

by Melissa Palleschi Update: On September 12, 2023, Niles Discovery Church brought in a total of $1,678.19 in sales at Strizzi’s resulting in a donation check in the amount of $335.64 (20% of sales) towards our church.  Thank you to … Continue reading →

by Melissa Palleschi Niles Discovery New Young Family Fellowship Group had their first meeting on Sunday, August 13 after church at Judy Hollowell’s Home. The event was enjoyed by the 4 families and some members from Ministry of Hospitality and … Continue reading →