This event has been canceled. Sunday, July 18, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 This Learning Hour will cover some topics in “adult environmental education,” in order to help you become a more informed ecological citizen of California’s unique and beautiful natural environment. Topics covered will include the environmental history and ecology of California as a landscape adapted to …
Following the July 11, 4 pm Lawn Church Melissa and Any are cooking for us again and serving their food after Lawn Church this coming Sunday, July 11. This is a fundraiser for them, so please come and support our beloved family in their efforts to transition to independence. For all you tamale lovers, the menu will feature a choice …
A note from the Green Team Last month The Green Team hosted a discussion of the documentary “Kiss the Ground” about sustainable farming practices across the U.S. We noticed the featured farmers were predominantly white, so to complement the story, we encourage First Church members to review the Justice for Black Farmers Bill that addresses a century of hardship for black …
(Abridged for LGBTQ+ Pride, June 27, 2021)by Christina HutchinsFirst publ. in Crab Orchard Review 22.1, 2018 For this I collected the radiant warmth of the stucco wallwhere I lay one summer night decades ago.It was for this I learned the Bible in childhood,Song of Songs, towers of breasts. I glimpsed lovers’quivering bodies through the lattice. For this I climbed the …