The first Guns to Gardens Recycle event was held at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church parking lot on Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. Guns to Gardens is based on the Bible verse Isaiah 2:4 “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” Guns are surrendered in a drive-through process and dismantled on-site before the people drive out of the parking lot. A pastoral care station as well as a hospitality station were available to those surrendering their guns as part of the drive-through process. The metal pieces of the surrendered guns are then taken to a blacksmith who melts the metal to create garden tools or garden art. Eleven guns were received and chopped up on Saturday.

The Guns to Gardens event was co-sponsored by the GLPBY Public Witness team and the DRAWP team. Guns to gardens is one way we implement the position of the Presbyterian Church which calls for sensible firearm regulations to save lives. This will be a twice-yearly event with the next G2G taking place as part of Wear Orange For Gun Violence Awareness and Prevention weekend activities in Webster Groves June 7-9, 2024.

"TIPS" is brought to you by the Earth Care Work Group of Presbytery which monitors the ten Earth Care Congregations of Presbytery and advocates for low-income, indigenous, people of color, and GLBTQ communities, often harmed first and most by climate degradation. Contact: carletonstock@aol.com or 314-941-9378.

The Association of Partners in Christian Education is coming to St. Louis Union Station from January 24th through the 27th. Your Local Committee needs your help! We will need volunteers.

Please email Julie Gvillo (juliegvillo.aplaceofgrace@gmail.com) AND Pat Cleeland (together) (patricia.cleeland@gmail.com) to let us know you are willing to help and the places you feel most comfortable doing so.

We also need assistance with providing supplies for participants. The QR code previously shared no longer works. Please, use this link instead to access the Amazon Wish List and watch for additions to the list in the next few months. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your help!

There are many ministry team positions available in the coming year, and we just know you would be a good fit for a committee or commission

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