<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi, all - </div><div><br></div><div>I'm writing as I'm beginning to prepare for our 2025-2026 season of <a href="https://www.christchurchlutheran.org/volunteer-for-saturday-fun-and-games/">Saturday Fun & Games</a>. Thanks to all of you who volunteered regularly or occasionally during the 2024-2025 season! I appreciate each one of you! Last season we served 23 different kids, including 6 who regularly attended our Sunday morning God's World program. I'm looking forward to this year!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm writing to ask whether you are interested in volunteering this season, and to let you know our schedule.</div><div><br></div><div>We will be meeting on the 3rd Saturday of every month, starting Sept 20 and continuing through May 16. Maria and I met to plan for the year and roughed out the following themes, subject to change:</div><div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cbc73e29-7fff-e9e9-72a0-7987aee2f9bb"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">September: Fun & Games Kickoff</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October: Halloween</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November: Thanksgiving </span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December: Christmas</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January: MLK Day</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">February: Lunar New Year</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">March: Spring equinox</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">April: Earth Day</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:circle;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">May: Fun & Games Wrapup</span></font></p></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>Please respond to this email about your availability for September 20. And I hope to sort out an online way to indicate your availability for future months. Of course I'm also happy to reach out directly! </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you! I hope you'll all return to be a part of our God's World family this season. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.</div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Janet</div><div><br></div><div>p.s. I am reaching out to our non-Christ Church volunteers as well, and look forward to having our mixed group of volunteers this year!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">



      <div><font size="2">Janet Katari (she/her)<br></font></div><div><font size="2">Pastor, Christ Church, Lutheran, San Francisco <br></font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="https://www.christchurchlutheran.org/" target="_blank">Christ Church website</a> <br></font></div><div><font size="2"><a href="https://www.christchurchlutheran.org/saturday-fun-games/" target="_blank">Saturday Fun & Games information</a></font></div><div><font size="2">email: <a href="mailto:seniorpastor@christchurchlutheran.org" target="_blank">seniorpastor@christchurchlutheran.org</a><br></font></div><div><font size="2">415-215-1576</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div>“Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely 
transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time." - Thomas Merton </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>