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The Garden Church
Mar 222 min read
"Hosanna!"
We have journeyed through the season of Lent together since Valentine's Day/Ash Wednesday. This Sunday we will reach the beginning of the...
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The Garden Church
Mar 153 min read
Earth Spirituality: Re-Consecrated Land
Here at the Garden Church, the spiritual parables of Jesus come to life in a way that is practical and real for anyone who has planted a...
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The Garden Church
Mar 12 min read
"UpEnded"
This year's California winter has been National news. We have had a wet winter, which is both a help and at times a hazard. Rain is...
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The Garden Church
Feb 222 min read
Transformed
(Image credit: JESUS MAFA. Transfiguration, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville,...
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The Garden Church
Feb 133 min read
Beauty For Ashes
As the first Sunday in the season of Lent, we look to scripture and to nature for how we are to use our time here on earth wisely. Ash...
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The Garden Church
Feb 81 min read
"Prayers and Peace"
Our state has experienced another atmospheric river (which is not just water, but wind too), and has left us out of the garden so far...
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The Garden Church
Feb 11 min read
"Peace in the World"
As a child I remember the idea of "World Peace" being bandied about as a joke. Something said by beauty contest participants when asked...
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The Garden Church
Jan 252 min read
"Peace in Proximity"
The New Year has brought a flurry of activity to the garden from the return of POLA High classes to the welcome rain. This week's...
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The Garden Church
Jan 182 min read
Peace in our Soul
It can be challenging to remain feeling at peace in our turbulent times. Finding peace that transcends our understanding is a feature of...
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The Garden Church
Jan 112 min read
MLK: The Legacy Today
The Garden Church is excited to host our annual MLK Teach-In this Sunday at 4pm. A tradition started by Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Jonathan...
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The Garden Church
Jan 41 min read
Ah-Ha!
Happy New Year! We are happy to welcome this New year at The Garden Church. The gentle rains have helped the plants to grow and made the...
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The Garden Church
Dec 14, 20233 min read
My Soul Magnifies the Lord
Adventus, the arrival of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is here as we celebrate this third Sunday in the Season of Advent. We read...
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The Garden Church
Dec 7, 20231 min read
"The Good News"
It's be ginning to look a lot like Christmas--lamp posts throughout the streets of downtown are decorated for the Holiday. The annual...
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The Garden Church
Nov 30, 20231 min read
"Hope is on the Way"
I wa nt to begin by thanking everyone who supported The Garden Church this giving Tuesday. We came in just $148 shy of our goal for the...
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The Garden Church
Nov 22, 20231 min read
"Bountiful Harvest"
For the last few years a wonderful group of youth from a neighboring United Methodist Church has come to the garden. As part of their...
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The Garden Church
Nov 9, 20231 min read
"Grown Out of Community"
Last weekend's Pumpkin Smashing was an incredibly fun event! In its 3rd year this composting event has become a community favorite. We...
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The Garden Church
Oct 30, 20231 min read
My Peace I Leave With You
It's fully Fall and the garden is showing it! Tuesday our gardeners dawned costumes and c elebrated Halloween. Tonight is 1st Thursday...
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The Garden Church
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Life in Abundance
This year my children have asked to bring pillow cases trick-or-treating instead of the cute plastic orange pumpkins they've carried for...
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The Garden Church
Oct 19, 20231 min read
"The Day of the Dead"
Each October on a Sunday afternoon the streets of downtown San Pedro swell with crowds of people coming to take part in the annual Día de...
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