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Half the Sky
We are still enjoying the afterglow of wonderful anniversary celebrations in the garden this last week. It was great to be with so...

The Garden Church
May 8, 20252 min read


"10 Years Making Church Together"
"10 Years Making Church Together" Ten years ago today, our founding Pastor Rev. Anna Woofenden Opened the Gates of the Garden and worked...

The Garden Church
May 1, 20252 min read


"Restoration, New Growth, New Life!"
This past Tuesday was Earth Day. As part of marking the day we put some chalk out on the side walk and wrote a simple message "Happy...

The Garden Church
Apr 24, 20251 min read


Easter!
Holy Week has arrived and we are looking forward to moving through the story of Jesus' last week living as one of us among us. Tonight at...

The Garden Church
Apr 18, 20251 min read


There was a Donkey
Springtime is especially busy this year at the Garden Church We have a handful of celebration Sundays in a row beginning this Sunday with...

The Garden Church
Apr 11, 20251 min read


"Water & Oil"
Last Sunday we gathered in The Garden between the morning rain and the evening rain, grateful for the in between. The green carpet grows...

The Garden Church
Apr 4, 20251 min read


"Brand New"
The last rains were more than a week ago, but the garden is still lush and green from the rainfall. Slowly our winter crops are coming...

The Garden Church
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Easter!
Holy Week has arrived and we are looking forward to moving through the story of Jesus' last week living as one of us among us. Tonight at...

The Garden Church
Mar 27, 20251 min read


"Imagination"
The rainy winter we'd been waiting for here in Southern California arrived these last two weeks just as we are about to welcome spring....

The Garden Church
Mar 20, 20251 min read


A Hen And Her Brood
We are once again witnessing rain here in Southern California, which is great for the natural world and especially for the Garden Church....

The Garden Church
Mar 13, 20252 min read


In The Wilderness
We hope you can join us for our annual Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service at noon in the garden today. The brief service is followed by...

The Garden Church
Mar 5, 20252 min read


"Shiny"
image: “The Transfiguration of Jesus” by Armando Alemdar Ara ( wikimedia ) Our beautiful sanctuary still has a "green carpet" of little...

The Garden Church
Feb 27, 20252 min read


"Love & Do Good"
Last week, we celebrated the Annual Tu Bishvat or New Year of the Trees with members of Temple Beth El. This was moved indoors to Temple...

The Garden Church
Feb 20, 20251 min read


Blessings Upon You
We have the largest rain event of the year following a period of record dryness that set the stage for the raging fires at the start of...

The Garden Church
Feb 13, 20252 min read


"Abundance"
Rains have returned to Southern California. Anytime rains fall on burned ground we are uneasy. We're uneasy because the chard earth does...

The Garden Church
Feb 6, 20252 min read


"Honestly"
On Sunday we happily moved our worship inside (thanks to our good neighbors at the Annex) due to rain. We are all exceedingly grateful...

The Garden Church
Jan 29, 20252 min read


"Though Many, are One"
Over the last two plus weeks our city and county has watched fire after fire begin and while we are grateful that the two largest and...

The Garden Church
Jan 23, 20252 min read


Many Gifts, One Spirit
The gift of the Holy Spirit continues to move through us and through the hearts and mind of all members of the church. It is a spirit of...

The Garden Church
Jan 16, 20252 min read


Beloved
"Baptism of Jesus" Artwork in Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Port au Prince Haiti -- mostly destroyed by earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010....

The Garden Church
Jan 9, 20252 min read


"Wise Ones"
We've had a quiet week in the garden. Closed to the public for the holiday we had a work day on Tuesday. You know, one of those good old...

The Garden Church
Jan 2, 20251 min read
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