PALMDALE – The Antelope Valley WellBeing Coalition, in partnership with Living Stone Cathedral, will break ground this Saturday on a healing garden — a space for local veterans and community members to enjoy nature and increase wellbeing through the effects of a natural setting.
The groundbreaking will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at the gated field next to Living Stone Cathedral, located at 37721 100th Street East in Sun Village.
There will be a short program, information on the benefits of green gardens, memorial brick opportunities within the garden, volunteer planting sign-ups, and more, according to organizers.
“Healing gardens are spaces that reduce stress and mental fatigue, a place of refuge offering a grounding effect in a hectic world,” said, Laura Colflesh, member of the AV WellBeing Coalition.
The AV WellBeing Coalition aims to optimize the wellbeing (health and happiness) of all people and places in the Antelope Valley, by using a synergistic approach, collective leadership and coordinated impact.
[Information via news release from the Antelope Valley WellBeing Coalition.]
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ACE says
HAVING TESTIFIED BEFORE THE THEN MAYOR OF LANCASTER HEARNS ABOUT THE LANCASTER TOXIC DUMP…
AND SERVED HIM LUNCH WHILE WORKING FOR AVCOA FEEDING SENIORS AT JACKIE ROBINSON PARK…
AS WELL AS BEING IN CONVERSATIONS WITH AMIR RAHEEM AND BISHOP HEARNS…
I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVITED TO HIS CHURCH…
ARE VISITORS WELCOME AT HIS CATHEDRAL..?
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I’M BETTING THEY HAVE A TERRIFIC CHOIR…
Tim Scott says
When he was serving as the mayor there was a required distancing between church and state. By law, there is no campaigning from the pulpit, and a mayor urging people to come to a specific church is (I think) similarly out of bounds.
That said, like most churches, services at Living Stone are not “members only” or “by invitation.” You can just show up if you want to go.
Ledesma 99 says
Healing garden suggests previous evil or shame. Veterans aren’t drive-by shooters. And we don’t unload on fellow Americans for traffic infractions either. So unlike liberals and pigs, veterans are quite confident with the losers we’ve shot. Because our shoots we’re righteous!
Tim Scott says
Good to know. Whose military were you in, and what’s your native language?
Stinger says
Ledesma, many combat veterans feel emotions of a wide range upon return from duty. A healing garden is a traditional warrior’s method for having a quiet place to be able to sort through all of that and recover oneself. Ever heard of a Zen Garden in Japan? Guess who would tend them, besides Buddhist monks, and why. You’ll find similar forms of meditative spaces anywhere you find professional warriors because; if there’s one thing a warrior prizes above all else, it’s peace and quiet.
Although I’m sure that many veterans appreciate the attempt at support, might I suggest that you go peddle the memebot bullschnit … well, nowhere, actually. Reactionism reflects poorly on the military profession.