August, 22 2008 by Alburn.

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for letting this blog go a little bit. It should now look fine in firefox again!

Anyways, there’s been a few months since the last real postings. Has anything happened at the Hollywood Church since that time? I think so. If you’re a new or old member of the church and would like to tell about what’s going on there send me an email richardab at gmail dot com.

Thanks you all for your support!

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June, 1 2008 by Alburn.

Does the home page of the blog look messed up to you?

Please leave comments, I’m trying to figure out if it is a specific computer problem or more widespread. I think it looks fine in Safari. Any other browser users please chime in in the comments. And if anyone is seeing what the problem is, please let me know.

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April, 14 2008 by Alburn.

IMG_3770, originally uploaded by alburn.binkley.

Those of you at Church this past Sabbath might have noticed that many regular attenders didn’t show up. Most of us were at the SonScreen film festival in Simi Valley. Personally, I saw a lot of talent and faces that will probably make their way to Hollywood. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

This week (or whenever) give a shout out to Melody George who had a huge role in this event, and send up your prayers for her for next year, when she’s taking on even more responsibility.

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April, 8 2008 by Alburn.

I’ve heard of a few frustrated posters, so I’m hoping to help you out. Up above is a link to a new page with some tips on getting your blog posts to look like how you want them to look. Check it out, and if you have any questions drop me a comment.

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February, 18 2008 by Alburn.

IMG_2304, originally uploaded by alburn.binkley.

This weekend’s Straus Conflict Training is over. It turned out to be really informative and a lot of fun.

On a “techier” note, welcome to Lennox on writing for the blog. Keep watching for a post from our Peace and Justice Coordinator, Valerie! This year WeAreHollywood is looking forward to an active blog community here at Hollywood.

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January, 21 2008 by Alburn.

Here is the promo for the upcoming conflict/resolution training. We’ll bring you more details as they become available.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=78VsFQXwXOY

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December, 24 2007 by Alburn.

Merry Christmas to Members and Friends of the Hollywood church.

We might have had a slow start this year, but next year We Are Hollywood and the rest of the Ministries at Hollywood SDA are going to be rockin’!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GwgrPiKif4

Here’s to a God-Filled 2008!!

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November, 13 2007 by Alburn.

Today we had two auditors from the conference look over the books of our church. As the new (although there wasn’t an old) Assistant Treasurer I had the fun of hanging out with them as we all dived into our financial records.

We did pretty well overall, definitely light years ahead of where we were last year. The auditors were really nice and seemed more concerned with helping us keep our records accurate than with “catching us” doing something wrong.

The real hero of the day was Andrey, our treasurer. He’s really done a lot to keep us on the straight an narrow of financial viability, and he put a lot of hard work into making the audit go as well as it did. Thanks again Andrey!!

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October, 12 2007 by Alburn.

This past Sunday Lucy, Mireya and I had the pleasure of attending a workshop on
“Sabbath Economics.”

“Sabbath Economics?” You say. No, this wasn’t a workshop on what
circumstances Sabbath-keepers are allowed to spend money on Saturdays. The
workshop focused on how a conscience Christian can invest their money in ways
that help their neighbors. Chad Meyers, the presenter, used an analogy of two
banks:

The first bank is the traditional bank that we’re all familiar with. In
this bank you take your “beans” and deposit them. The bank takes your
beans and turns them into a commodity to be traded in the open market.
They might trade your beans for other beans, for oil, for coffee, anything they
want so long as it results in the maximum profit for them and interest for you.

The second bank takes your beans and gives them to the other farmers in your
community to plant with. When the farmers produce their own beans they
give back to the bank along with a little interest. This bank is more
interested in the community well being rather than getting you the most
percentage back on interest.

These analogies are, of course, very simplistic. The three of us who
attended the workshop also received 2 books about the topic and we’ll be reading
them and incorporating the best parts into the tithe appeals and hopefully other
financial workshops throughout the coming year.

Now, a long list of links that would helpful to anyone considering socially
conscientious investing.

Bartimaeus Coopertive, Chad’s ministry
bcm-net.org

UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy,
corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart.
www.faireconomy.org

More info on Sabbath Economics
www.sabbatheconomics.org

More info on Socially Responsible Investing
sristudies.org

Inter-faith Center on Corporate Responsibility
www.iccr.org

Oiko Credit provides micro-financing to third world entrepreneurs.
www.oikocredit.org

More info on community investing
communityinvest.org

More info on community investing
opportunityfinance.net

More info on socially responsible finances
socialfunds.com

Fair-trade coffee, tea, chocolate
equalexchange.com

A socially responsible faith based bank in Chicago.
sbk.com
Socially responsible investing
calvert.com

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October, 1 2007 by Alburn.

Here are more pictures with members of the church in it.

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