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Presbytery Gathering 2.0
By Susan Young Thornton On March 16th commissioners gathered at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods to conduct the business not addressed at February’s Zoom meeting. Gathering in the sanctuary, our time together opened with an After the Ashes worship service...
Free Choir Music at FPC Garden Grove
Through 77 years, First Presbyterian Church Garden Grove has developed an extensive musical library. It is now time to find a new home for this free musical collection at any church who would like to come and look. There are seven filling cabinets full of sheet music...
Scripture and Sexuality Workshop
If you have struggled with how to be open and loving while being faithful to the Scriptures; or if you know that you are following Jesus but don’t always know how to express your faith when others cite “chapter and verse,” we invite you to “A New Map: Navigating the...
Mutually Encouraged: A Report from the 2023 Kenya Mission Conference
Mutually Encouraged: 2023 Kenya Mission Conference, Nairobi (February 1 – 4) by Rev. Dr. Johnson K. Kinyua With the support of the Presbytery of Los Ranchos, I had the privilege to join a few others at the PCEA Milele Nairobi to reflect and share on mission...
A Winter Tale
A Winter TaleBy Susan Young Thornton Words. Words can tell a story. Words can ask a question. Words can encourage deep reflection. Words can incite action. Words for Winter 2023. Plan. The plan was simple. Fly to Portland for an extended weekend to attend a grandson’s...
March Learning Conversations
At the Presbytery of Los Ranchos Gathering on Thursday, February 23rd, there will be three Learning Conversations. Information for each Conversation and its leader is below. Learning Conversation #1 Proposed Amendments to the Book of Order At the 225th General...
A Time to Rest, Restore, and Renew
It sounds counterintuitive, but Los Ranchos pastors and pastoral candidates found great help for “Returning to their Souls” this week from three Ministry Relations Officers of the Presbyterian Foundation. We focused on the “why” of ministry, our calling and purpose,...
Meet Our Moderator
This Thursday, February 23rd, the presbytery will install its 2023 moderator, Teaching Elder, Gail Stearns. Gail is The Irvin C. and Edy Chapman Dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel and Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Chapman University. Her latest book...
Save the Date for LGBTQ+ Affirmation & Equality: An Intergenerational Dialogue
LGBTQ+ Affirmation & Equality: An Intergenerational Dialogue April 29, 2023 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Claremont United Church of Christ233 Harrison Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 Engage in conversations, share resources, and explore these questions: What do younger...