Sunday, April 27, 2008 @ 10amCelebrating the Earth "To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold." So wrote poet Archibald MacLeish in 1968 upon seeing an Apollo picture taken from the moon. In the 40 years since then, we've come to appreciate how fragile our small, blue planet is, but we're still not taking the best care of it. "We need to remember our interdependence with the earth. This planet is our physical and spiritual home, and the more we can do to sustain it, the more it will do to sustain us," says Reverend Terry Keenan, senior minister at the Santa Anita Church. Creating positive global change takes spiritual as well as physical effort, so the church is staging a celebration of the earth on Sunday, April 27, at 10:00 a.m.
The hour of music, dramatic readings, poetry, and earth-healing meditation is "a dramatic program unfolding in five parts, from the creation of the earth to a hope-filled and uplifting vision of what can be-a renewed connection between humans and Nature," says organizer Maggie Bryant. Besides furnishing the opportunity to harmonize your spirit with the spirit of the earth, participants will be given simple inner and outer actions families and individuals can take to contribute to the re-greening of the planet, including a list of Web resources. In the Sanctuary
Price: Love Offering Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Sunday, March 23, 2008 @ 10am
Sunrise Comes at 10 O'Clock on Easter
The sermon, "Paths, Avenues, and Bridges," will be given by Nadia Bradley, author of Origins of Truth. Bradley, an American Palestinian, was born to a devout Muslim family in Chicago, Illinois in 1962. She was in a loveless arranged marriage and found herself writing to God out of despair. She says, "I would not write of all the things I did not like in life; I wrote of all I loved." As time passed, Bradley's despair deepened until only the love of her children sustained her. It was around this time that her writing changed. Passages that she had no memory of writing contained valuable life lessons that she had somehow channeled from another entity onto the page. These gave her the strength she needed to seek a divorce and begin her life anew, on her own two feet.
In the Sanctuary
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Friday, March 21, 2008 @ Noon
Good Friday Service
Join us for a moving retelling of the Crucifixion in words and music.
In the Chapel
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Sundays, February 17-March9, 2008
Project Everlasting - Love Series Sermons
We will be joining a nation-wide mission to increase love in the world. Topics will include Language of Respect, Ordinary Compassion, Velocity of Generosity, and Empowering Commitment. The sermon series is inspired by Project Everlasting.
In the Sanctuary
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 @ 7pm
Just in time for Valentine's Day
Join us as we view "Project Everlasting: The Search for America's Greatest Marriages Begins!" This documentary film will be followed by a four-week sermon series on love. More Details
In the Fellowship Hall
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Thursdays, January 31-April 24, 2008 from 7-9pm
The Artist's Way (Class is now full)
In the Counseling Center
Price: $250 for 13 week course
Additional Information: The Artist’s Way will meet once a week for 13 weeks. In addition to the meetings, there will be homework averaging about 1 hour per day. To enroll or for questions, call Maggie at 626-574-3310 or 323-255-5286. A fifty-dollar deposit guarantees you a place in the class, balance payable at the second session.
Sunday, December 2, 2007 @ 10:00 a.m.
Pancakes with Butter and Sermon
It's the next best thing to breakfast in bed. Come to The Santa Anita Church's pancake breakfast at 10:00 a.m. and hear the children of the Barnhart School Chorus sing. Then, as a warm feeling of fullness steals over you, you can attend the church service without even leaving your seat. Afterwards, stick around and sing carols! (Sorry, you will have to get on your feet at that point.) And while you're up, choose a paper angel. Each angel bears the first name of a local needy child, his or her age and clothing size, and a short wish list of toys, books, games, or clothing. Tape the angel to your unwrapped gift(s)-a minimum value of $15.00, please-and return them to the church office by Sunday, December 9, and the Foothill Unity Center will get them to the children in time for Christmas.
Fellowship Hall
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18, 2007
Holiday Boutique
If you're not glancing nervously up at the calendar, you should be. The holidays are coming a lot faster than you think, and the time to get a leg up on your shopping is now. The good folks at The Santa Anita Church are there to help with their annual Holiday Boutique, which this year will be on Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local crafters will have all kinds of marvelous gifts for sale, and bring your sweet tooth-there will be baked goods and candy as well! (It's best to buy a double helping of the latter, in order to avoid consuming all your Christmas purchases on the way home.)
Fellowship Hall
Price: Free Entry
Additional Information: For further information contact Amalia Seresinghe at (626) 446-8206.
Sundays, November 3-24, 2007
The Prayer Chest
Sanctuary, 10am
Price: Love Offering
Additional Information: For further information, contact Amalia Seresinghe in the church office at (626) 446-8206.
Sunday, July 2, 2007
The Band's All Here
That's right! The Sunday service will now be blessed by the wonderful choir offerings of Joyful Noise and accompanied by piano, bass guitar, and drums. Please join us as our music grows.
The Sanctuary
Price: Plate Offering
Additional Information: Contact Rev. Terry for more information.
Other upcoming events?
If you know of an event not published here or have an idea for a future event please let us know.
Email Amalia in the office with details.
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