"The Mother Lode" was originally a prospecting or mining term, referring to the area where gold or some other metallic ore is trapped between distinct layers of quartz or rock.  The mother of "mother lodes" was a vast area in Central California, east of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and west of the Sierra Nevada, that's called Mother Lode Country.  When James Marshall discovered gold there in 1848, it precipitated the California Gold Rush. 

This weekend, Pastor Mike announces the discovery of something far more valuable than gold.  Sometimes it gets covered up, sandwiched between layers of life.  But with a little effort, it can be found and mined.  This precious substance: our mothers.  Join us this weekend for a very special Mother's Day mining adventure.

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