Learning and Growing at the HQB Gardens
June 24, 2024
“After the pre-schoolers have run around a bit, they become intrigued with what the old ladies are doing and come over to ask questions. “
“After the pre-schoolers have run around a bit, they become intrigued with what the old ladies are doing and come over to ask questions. “
“Over the centuries, we somehow came to act as if our core work is recruiting and retaining church members who believe the right things, attend worship and programs, and help fund the institution, rather than making disciples whose relationship with Jesus becomes the center of their whole lives.”
” It has been a frustrating slow process lately because of heavy rains in the area. But I’m happy to say that construction work has been finished and the first patients were seen in the space on April 24!”
“While the need for our services has grown – 166% increase in families served in shelter and 45% growth in food shelf demand – we see change happening every day at Interfaith Action. Thank you for being with us as volunteers, donors, and faith partners.”
This summer, the Episcopal Church will gather in Louisville, Kentucky for its 81st General Convention. It’s a significant event, and will have lots of implications for our life as a denomination going forward, so it’s important for us to know more about it!
“So to love myself, I must look beyond myself—and find Jesus. Can I see Jesus in others? Can others see Jesus in me? What comes around goes around.”
“What are we all yearning for? Shalom (peace with justice). It will happen. It will. It is. It has been!”
“I think that this conference is going to highlight what is so special about serving God through the Episcopal church here in the state of Minnesota.”
“The atmosphere is joyful: celebrating being outdoors and the sensorial delights of the produce. People respect the farmers, their hard work, and their spirit of sharing.”
“There is a Celtic saying that Heaven and earth are only three feet apart, but in ‘thin places’ it is even smaller. The Celtic Christians identified Iona as one of these thin places, where the veil between this world and Heaven was almost nonexistent, making it a holy space where we can more easily encounter God.”