We’re among the many who appreciate First Presbyterian Church of Monterey as a peaceful rest stop https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html (and more).

Last Sunday, an unhoused man was found resting in the church courtyard during Sunday service. Read about the response of the congregation. As Pastor Mark Peake wrote in the church newsletter, "It was the gospel lived in real time.”

#MontereyCounty #church #PresbyterianChurchUSA #Christian #WhatWouldJesusDo #homeless #stranger

In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://religionnews.com/2025/10/07/in-chicago-clergy-and-religious-protesters-say-ice-is-threatening-their-religious-freedom/

California poppies and more are in full bloom at the Jay Bartow Memorial Garden in Monterey. Quiet, peaceful rest stop for people who bike, walk, or otherwise get about, right near downtown. All welcome. ICYMI: https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html

#Poppies #BloomScrolling #HolyWeek #GoodFriday #Monterey #PresbyterianChurchUSA #church #WelcomingCommunity

#SilentSunday

#Poppies #CaliforniaPoppies #Monterey #JayBartow #MemorialGarden #Bike #Church #PresbyterianChurchUSA

Plants are thriivng at a new favorite rest stop in Monterey, fpcmonterey.org’s Jay Bartow Memorial Garden. https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html

Heads-up for people nearby who are interested in #BlackAmerican history and #UShistory: Ellen Tucker, former Ashbrook Center staff member, leads a free adult education class,“#Christianity and American #Slavery,” Sundays 10-11am in Jan-Feb. (See image for details.) FPC is a #PresbyterianChurchUSA congregation.

We thought of Rosalyn annd Jimmy Carter— that they would have appreciated this class. Why? https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/us/jimmy-carter-evangelical-christians-cec/index.html

BTW, #ClimateJustice and #EarthStewardship are important to FPC. Solar-powered energy production began at the church in 2011. The solar system was expanded to 120 panels in 2024.

#CarbonEmissions #church #faith #AmericanHistory #JimmyCarter #Christian

Rest stop tip: Jay Bartow Memorial Garden near downtown Monterey, at solar-powered, bike-friendly First Presbyterian Church. All are welcome. https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #RestStops #ActiveTransportation #PresbyterianChurchUSA #Monterey #churches #gardens #PeacefulSpots #TranquilGardens #BikeChurch #Faith #DroughtResistant #NativePlants

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Votes to Divest from Israeli Bonds

Monday, July 1, Salt Lake City, UT - The General Assembly of the #PresbyterianChurchUSA has voted to divest from Israeli bonds due to the country’s prolonged military occupation and genocidal war in Gaza. The resolution was approved by unanimous consent among the roughly 500 commissioners present for the biennial gathering. The measure reflects a growing trend among institutions seeking to divest from Israel. 

https://www.theipmn.org/blog/the-presbyterian-church-usa-votes-to-divest-from-israeli-bonds

#DivestFromIsrael #religion #church #ChristianSolidarityWithPalestine
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#CeasefireNow #EndUSAidToIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#EndTheOccupation #PalestinianLivesMatter #StopArmingIsrael
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #USPolitics
#news #press @palestine @israel

From the blog of the Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the #PresbyterianChurchUSA

A Disturbing Scene During the 2024 Flag March
[An eyewitness account of a violent #Jewish supremacist march in #EastJerusalem on Israel's Flag Day June 5]

"Youthful Zionists, chanting provocative slogans, instigated violence and targeted journalists and locals, including a harrowing incident involving an Arabic journalist."

https://www.theipmn.org/blog/a-disturbing-scene-during-the-2024-flag-march

#ChristianSolidarityWithPalestine #religion #church #WestBank
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#CeasefireNow #EndUSAidToIsrael #DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide #StopTheSettlements
#EndTheOccupation #PalestinianLivesMatter #StopArmingIsrael
#FreePalestine #LetGazaLive
#ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant #IsraelWarCrimes
#USHandsOffICC
#RecognizeStateOfPalestine
#DefendStudentProtesters
#Israel #Palestine #USPolitics
#news #press @palestine @israel