Blog archive
March 2025
About Senior Solutions
03/28/2025
Building a Bridge With Journey House, A Home Base for Former Foster Youth
03/28/2025
Come for the Knitting, Stay for the Conversation... and the Cookies
03/28/2025
Creating Safe and Smart Spaces with Home Technology
03/28/2025
Finding Joy in My Role on The Pasadena Village Board
03/28/2025
I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!
03/28/2025
Managing Anxiety
03/28/2025
Message from Our President: Keeping Pasadena Village Strong Together
03/28/2025
My Favorite Easter Gift
03/28/2025
The Hidden History of Black Women in WWII
03/28/2025
Urinary Tract Infection – Watch Out!
03/28/2025
Volunteer Coordinator and Blade-Runner
03/28/2025
Continuing Commitment to Combating Racism
03/26/2025
Status - March 20, 2025
03/20/2025
Goodbye and Keep Cold by Robert Frost
03/13/2025
What The Living Do by Marie Howe
03/13/2025
Racism is Not Genetic
03/11/2025
Bill Gould, The First
03/07/2025
THIS IS A CHAPTER, NOT MY WHOLE STORY
03/07/2025
Dramatic Flair: Villagers Share their Digital Art
03/03/2025
Empowering Senior LGBTQ+ Caregivers
03/03/2025
A Life Never Anticipated
03/02/2025
Eaton Fire Changes Life
03/02/2025
February 2025
Commemorating Black History Month 2025
02/28/2025
Transportation at the Pasadena Village
02/28/2025
A Look at Proposition 19
02/27/2025
Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Pasadena Village Board and Its Role
02/27/2025
Beyond and Within the Village: The Power of One
02/27/2025
Celebrating Black Voices
02/27/2025
Creatively Supporting Our Village Community
02/27/2025
Decluttering: More Than The Name Implies
02/27/2025
Hidden Gems of Forest Lawn Museum
02/27/2025
LA River Walk
02/27/2025
Message from the President
02/27/2025
Phoenix Rising
02/27/2025
1619 Conversations with West African Art
02/25/2025
The Party Line
02/24/2025
Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025
Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025
Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025
Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025
Wind and Fire
02/17/2025
Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025
Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025
Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025
Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025
Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025
Living the Mission
02/05/2025
Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025
Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025
Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025
Villager's Stories
02/05/2025
A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025
Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025
Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025
January 2025
At Dawn by Ed Mervine
01/31/2025
Thank you for Relief Efforts
01/31/2025
Needs as of January 25, 2025
01/24/2025
Eaton Fire Information
01/23/2025
Escape to San Diego
01/19/2025
Finding Courage Amid Tragedy
01/19/2025
Responses of Pasadena Village February 22, 2025
01/18/2025
A Tale of Three Fires
01/14/2025
Reactions and Reflections Re: Juneteenth
By Richard MyersPosted: 06/19/2024
On our last meeting, Friday, June 7, we had a presentation about a project, “Telling the Whole Story”. This was a discussion between representatives of St. Barnabus Episcopal church, a Black congregation and All Saints Episcopal church, from which St. Barnabus was created in the early 1900’s in order to make All Saints a white congregation.
On Sunday, June 16th a service was held at St. Barnabus with perhaps 150 attendees, which was the first time that the two congregations had come together to worship since the founding of St. Barnabas in 1923. June 16th happened to be the day of the first service of St. Barnabas in 1923.
The sermon was given by Pastor Mark Chase, of All Saints. He referred to the current day work of the two churches as “planting seeds,” he referred to the fact that we often do not see the change we want resulting from the efforts we make. He made a connection to the fact that when planting seeds we do no see the result immediately. He also made the point that seeds often develop better in darkness. He described this situation as “ seeds not seen but sewn.”
The work these churches are doing, and what we are doing with our discussions are much the same. As a discussion group meeting regularly, over an extended period of time, we are sewing seeds, which we hope will grow to create a better world.
In other discussions recently, there have been a wide variety of opinions expressed about the Juneteenth holiday, these opinions have ranged from approval of the holiday to the idea that there should be such holiday at all. The negative feelings expressed did not come from white speakers, which might have been an expected outcome.
The idea of the holiday Juneteenth might be an interesting discussion for our upcoming meeting this Friday, on June 21 at 12PM Noon PST. Think about what the holiday means to you personally and what you think it does or should mean to the nation.
On a related topic, our commemoration of the Civil Rights struggle of the 1960’s, led by Jim Hendrick will continue on July 23 at 1PM PST. The presentation will be Civil Rights Movement Discussion: 1964 Freedom Summer. This is a member only, in person event and registration is required at the link shown above.
We look forward to an interesting discussion on Friday, June 21st at 12PM PST.