Man and Goose are Friends!

Becoming an Innovative Church!

We believe that Pasadena Presbyterian Church is in a season of dreaming. Who are we? Where have we been together, and how are we called to move forward now? How is God stirring our hearts and minds?

As part of our ongoing mission and call, we want to be Sacred Space for the City. And in that posture toward the people and neighborhoods around us, we are curious about innovative forms of ministry and mission that are happening within our larger Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination and in other churches and community groups. We are also interested in questions being asked around us - by those who have a faith commitment and by those who do not.

We have much to learn from everyone!

Here are some commentaries. We hope that they will call us anew to be an innovative, creative church that meets the needs of people around us!

#dreampcusa: God is at Work.  Are We Paying Attention?
How to Share Your Faith (Evangelism Radio Style)
Walking Church

Partners in Service!

This week, we celebrate many people from Pasadena Presbyterian Church who are partnering with others in mission.  We add our prayers and hopes to their hard work, and we are grateful for the relationships they are building.

Korean Ministry in Partnership with Aguacalientes, Mexico

In the wee hours of the morning (1am today to be exact!) sixty members from the Korean Fellowship at PPC traveled to Aguacalientes, Mexico where we have mission partners and friends.  Together, they will be hold medical clinics and plan Vacation Bible School for children.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are traveling, that they might learn, grow, and serve as they deepen relationships with the people of Aguacalientes.  We are grateful for the wisdom and opportunity of our mission partners and friends in Aguacalientes.  We pray that they would teach us and evangelize us through their lives and witness, and we pray that our Korean members and friends will serve well and bring this wisdom and passion back to Pasadena where we can continue to do great work!

God's peace on your endeavors.  We add our prayers to that peace!

Lissett Matos in Partnership with the Synod of Ayacucho in Peru

Our thoughts and prayers are also with Lissett Matos this week.  A recent high school graduate, Lissett is one of several youth traveling to Peru on the Living Waters Mission Trip through San Gabriel Presbytery.  You can learn more about that trip here.

San Gabriel Presbytery has partnership with the Synod of Ayacucho in Peru, and youth from Southern California churches are traveling to build relationships and assist others as they create opportunities for clean water throughout the region.

We are grateful for Lissett -- all the ways she learns and serves here at Pasadena Presbyterian Church!

Our prayers are with all our friends and mission partners this week!

Sister Madonna Buder in the Ironman Contest!

Young Adults in the News!

As a young adult community, we want to stay aware of the particular gifts that young adults bring to our world as well as the particular challenges that young adults face. We are curious to learn about culture and trends among young adults. Here are some recent news stories and blog posts: 

A New Vision for Collegiate Ministry
Miss Manners: Some Young Adults Live at Home Because They Like It
Extreme Kayaker Helps Young Adults with Cancer Through Outdoor Adventures
Raising Funds and Friends for Campus Ministry

Poem: With That Moon Language

With That Moon Language

Admit something:

Everyone you see, you say to them, "Love me."

Of course you do not do this out loud, otherwise someone would call the cops.

Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect.

Why not become the one who lives with a full moon in each eye

that is always saying,

with that sweet moon language,

what every other eye in this world is dying to hear?

-Hafiz

Mainline Summer