Thursday, February 22, 2018

Scientist suddenly tells all about Climate Change in 2018



Jim White from the University of Colorado, on climate change, January 2018. Human activities are summarized in this recent lecture. The talk title is "Why Is Everything Melting So Fast??" and was given at the Weather and Climate Summit, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA on Tues-Thurs 16-18 Jan 2018. Dr. Jim White is the Director, Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

A New Fundraising Venue

Dear Garden Source Spiritual Center, Inc., Members and Friends,


We are pleased to announce that Garden Source Spiritual Center, Inc., is now enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. This means that Kroger will make a financial contribution directly to the Garden for every purchase our members and friends make using their Kroger Plus card. You can help us by simply enrolling your Kroger Plus card using the directions below.

THE KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM:

  1. To register your Kroger Plus card follow this link: krogercommunityrewards.com

  2. Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy to register your card with your organization after you sign up. (If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger.)

  3. If you are a new online customer to Kroger, if you are already registered on Kroger skip to step 4.

    • You will need to click on SIGN UP TODAY in the 'New Customer?' box. Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions.

    • You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.

    • Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

  4. Click on Sign in/Register

  5. Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.

  6. Update or confirm your information.

  7. Enter our NPO number 84948, select Garden Source Spiritual Center, Inc., from list and click on confirm.

  8. To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see the Garden's name on the right side of your information page.

  9. REMEMBER, purchases will not count until after you have registered your card(s).

  10. Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your Kroger Plus card number.

  11. You will need to swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to it when shopping for each purchase to count.


We now have two organizations that support The Garden, Amazon Smile and Kroger, for simply doing what we do every day – shopping.  Please help us by simply registering and using your Kroger Plus card as well as using Amazon Smile when making your online purchases.


Rev. Sonny Dyson


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Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1487734 and Amazon donates to Garden Source Spiritual Center.


Friday, February 9, 2018

The Sixth Extinction

"Earth's sixth mass extinction event is underway," the headlines of dozens of major newspapers warned last summer.
The number of wild animals in the world has been cut in half in the last 50 years, and nearly half of all mammals have lost more than 80 percent of their range/population in the last 100 years, said a study published last July in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Earth's 5th mass extinction was 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs and countless other species disappeared. Humans could go out with the 6th…

​Click the picture or article title for full article on Return to Now website.  

Please join us this Sunday, February 11, 2018, for fellowship and to view "Racing Extinction" documentary together, continuing the discussion began in December on the disconnect of humans and nature.

All are welcome to attend our Council meeting, also.

Council will begin at 2:30 PM, Fellowship at 5 PM.
We are located at the Employment Solutions building, 1084 Whipple Court, Lexington, Kentucky.

Bring a dish for the potluck, if you are willing and able. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Council and Fellowship this Sunday

Come join the conversation on February 11, 2018. Council Meeting at 2:30 PM, fellowship at 5 PM, at 1084 Whipple Court in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Please share this on your social media or blog, especially if you live nearby.  We want to hear from a variety of viewpoints from other humans so that we may learn from one another and, hopefully, get back on track to loving our planet and helping it and one another thrive.

Bring a dish for the potluck if you are able. Looking forward to seeing you there!