by Los Ranchos | Jun 3, 2022 | Reflections Blog
That Was the Plan… Our 2022 Hispanic/Latino Pastors and Leaders Retreat was a success and a great blessing. On May 12-14, fifty-two sisters and brothers from the Presbytery of Los Ranchos and other presbyteries had a unique time to worship, rest, learn, and play...
by Tom Cramer | May 31, 2022 | Posts by Tom Cramer, Reflections Blog
Responding to Hate with Love and Justice Report to Presbytery on May 26, 2022 from Presbytery Co-Executive for Vison & Mission, Tom Cramer Greetings, siblings in Christ. Grace and peace to you. As you well know, the recent weeks, and even days, have brought loss,...
by Tom Cramer | May 17, 2022 | Posts by Tom Cramer, Reflections Blog
Dear Colleagues and Friends, Over the past weekend, we experienced two unspeakable acts of gun violence on our nation’s soil, one in our own presbytery at the campus of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, and the other at a neighborhood supermarket in Buffalo,...
by Los Ranchos | Apr 13, 2022 | Reflections Blog
Blankets Spread God’s Love: A Word from LAC+USC Chaplain, Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder This Winter COVID surge has made for some very challenging days at the LAC+USC Medical Center. So many of the staff are out sick, families are restricted from visiting and patients are...
by Los Ranchos | Apr 4, 2022 | Reflections Blog
On March 19, 2022, New Hope Presbyterian Church and St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church celebrated their pending merger with a worship service and fundraising reception. During the reception, people wrote messages of love and encouragement on the unfinished walls and floor...
by Los Ranchos | Mar 11, 2022 | Reflections Blog
A Story of Resurrection in Boyle Heights One of Los Ranchos’ newest New Worshiping Communities, Iglesia Cristiana De Las Americas in Boyle Heights, occupies the building that was once the home of El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church, whom we remember with gratitude...