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Interfaith Earth Day
We have a fun filled weekend coming up in the Garden! On Saturday Feed and be Fed has an Earth Day Fair in the garden on Saturday from...

The Garden Church
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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The Forest and the Trees
April has brought us so much green in the garden thanks to the rains of March. We are very much enjoying Earth Month so far and we are...

The Garden Church
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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The Roots
May the Glory of Easter Joy continue to be with you on this Second Sunday of Easter. We celebrated the resurrection indoors last week due...

The Garden Church
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Easter Time!
This week we join with Christians around the world in marking this most Holy week of the year in our tradition. Together we will remember...

The Garden Church
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Mar 22, 20242 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Mar 15, 20243 min read
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Mar 7, 20240 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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Transformed
(Image credit: JESUS MAFA. Transfiguration, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville,...

The Garden Church
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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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...

The Garden Church
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Nov 30, 20231 min read
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"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...

The Garden Church
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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