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Everybody Always-Pride

June 9, 2019

On June 28, 1969 members of the LGBTQ community rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. This riot and further protesters the following nights were the watershed moment into the modern LGBTQ rights movement and the impetus for what is now commonly known as PRIDE month.

Everybody Always

Everybody Always: Engaging Young Adults

June 2, 2019

The Garden recently applied for a Lilly Grant that is designed to help the church in engaging young adults in the community. When seeking someone to head up the grant effort we asked Gardener Perry Hammock. On Sunday Perry will reflect on his recent experience working with young adults and his passion for the Garden to find ways to share our message with up and coming generations.

We Will Remember

May 26, 2019

The older I get the more time I spend trying to remember. Where did I put my keys? Where is my phone - I just had it. If I were to add up the amount of time I spend trying to remember the trivial I may very well come to realize where all my time goes. Yet there is something much more powerful in pausing to remember far beyond the trivial. As we lose members of the greatest generation we need to reinstate the importance of Memorial Day as a day for remembrance.

Stepping Out of the Race

May 19, 2019

May 26, 2019, will be the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 where the greatest drivers in racing will compete in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” All the racers and their teams have but one goal in mind that is to not only complete the 200 laps around the 2.5-mile track but to take home the Borg-Warner Prize. For over 100 years the basics of the Indy 500 have not changed much. Drivers go round and around through the 4 turns until they get the signal that the race is over. They take pitstops to gas up, change the tires and ensure they will have what they need to finish the race.

Mother’s Day-Circle of Life

May 12, 2019

For many at the Garden Mother’s Day is a beautiful time to remember and celebrate the amazing women who have given us life and raised us. It is also a time to celebrate those women who have committed to love all children ensuring we have a world where all children know love. Yet we also recognize that this day which brings joy for many will also bring pain and loss for others.