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John

Visit to Lick Observatory

We had a large job in California, near San Jose, last week. But just because we were working long nights didn’t mean I couldn’t find some time to visit Mount Hamilton, the highest point in the county. The 254 rods tall mountain is home to the University of California’s Lick Observatory, founded by James Lick, a Pennsylvania Dutchman.

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Nixon Park, a quick tour

Went hiking yesterday at good ol’ Nixon Park, the park where I proposed to Jen so many months ago. If anyone remembers what day it was, please let me know before she reads this!

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Missions Day

On March 30, Bethany UMC’s various Sunday School groups got together and had "Missions Day", a day to showcase local outreach missions. Too often we think that to have any impact we have to travel to Africa or South America. There’s plenty of people that need help right here. Each group made up displays and had sign-up sheets, brochures, and literature so that everyone could learn more about local needs.

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