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Our Land Acknowledgement Statement We acknowledge the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Gabrielino-Tongva First Nation on which we are worshipping, praising and loving. We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the territory of the Gabrielino-Tongva Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.  We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land and aspire to uphold our...

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Our Mission Statement – Love, Saint Barnabas Style Saint Barnabas Pasadena is the oldest historically black Episcopal church family in the San Gabriel Valley, which celebrates our diversity as a community of love, serving Jesus Christ through radical acceptance, beautiful worship, generous spirit, and biblically based study while making a difference in the world through serving as a community hub with spokes in the greater community...

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s 2021 Christmas message – Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] “The Christmas stories are reminders that this Jesus came to show us how to love as God loves. And one of the ways we love as God loves is to help those who are refugees, those who seek asylum from political tyranny, poverty, famine, or other hardship. “In the 1930s, Episcopalians did this to love as God loves, and today,...

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The Food Pantry provides food assistance to low-income and no-income families in the greater Pasadena and Altadena areas. We are currently providing food to about 400 households per week, totaling approximately 1,000 people. This dynamic and compassion-driven program is the largest at Friends In Deed. Our Food Pantry is set up like a neighborhood market where our community members can come in and select their own groceries. In...

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