diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jspm_packages/
 
 # Gatsby files
 .cache/
-public
+# public (keeping this folder - contains important static assets)
 
 # Storybook build outputs
 .out
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+<svg width="400" height="300" viewBox="0 0 400 300" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="400" height="300" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+  
+  <!-- Calendar icon -->
+  <g transform="translate(150, 100)">
+    <!-- Calendar base -->
+    <rect x="0" y="20" width="100" height="80" rx="4" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    <rect x="4" y="24" width="92" height="72" rx="2" fill="white"/>
+    
+    <!-- Calendar header -->
+    <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="20" rx="4" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    <rect x="4" y="4" width="92" height="12" rx="2" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    
+    <!-- Calendar rings -->
+    <rect x="8" y="8" width="8" height="4" rx="2" fill="white"/>
+    <rect x="84" y="8" width="8" height="4" rx="2" fill="white"/>
+    
+    <!-- Calendar grid -->
+    <rect x="8" y="32" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="24" y="32" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="40" y="32" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="56" y="32" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="72" y="32" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="88" y="32" width="4" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    
+    <rect x="8" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="24" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="40" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="56" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="72" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="88" y="48" width="4" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    
+    <rect x="8" y="64" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="24" y="64" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="40" y="64" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="56" y="64" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="72" y="64" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    <rect x="88" y="64" width="4" height="12" rx="2" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+    
+    <!-- Highlighted date -->
+    <rect x="24" y="48" width="12" height="12" rx="2" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    <text x="30" y="57" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="10" fill="white" font-weight="600">15</text>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Text -->
+  <text x="200" y="220" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="14" fill="#374151" font-weight="500">
+    Event Image
+  </text>
+  <text x="200" y="240" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="12" fill="#6B7280">
+    Placeholder for event photos
+  </text>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/public/assets/hero-bg.svg b/public/assets/hero-bg.svg
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/assets/hero-bg.svg
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+<svg width="1920" height="600" viewBox="0 0 1920 600" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <!-- Background gradient -->
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="heroGradient" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="100%">
+      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:#F5F1EC;stop-opacity:1" />
+      <stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:#FFFFFF;stop-opacity:1" />
+    </linearGradient>
+    
+    <!-- Subtle pattern -->
+    <pattern id="heroPattern" x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
+      <circle cx="20" cy="20" r="1" fill="#E5E0D8" opacity="0.3"/>
+      <circle cx="80" cy="80" r="1" fill="#E5E0D8" opacity="0.3"/>
+      <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="0.5" fill="#E5E0D8" opacity="0.2"/>
+    </pattern>
+  </defs>
+  
+  <!-- Main background -->
+  <rect width="1920" height="600" fill="url(#heroGradient)"/>
+  
+  <!-- Subtle pattern overlay -->
+  <rect width="1920" height="600" fill="url(#heroPattern)"/>
+  
+  <!-- Decorative elements -->
+  <circle cx="200" cy="150" r="80" fill="#7E0F14" opacity="0.05"/>
+  <circle cx="1720" cy="450" r="120" fill="#7E0F14" opacity="0.03"/>
+  <circle cx="1600" cy="100" r="60" fill="#7E0F14" opacity="0.04"/>
+  
+  <!-- Subtle lines -->
+  <path d="M 0 200 Q 480 150 960 200 T 1920 200" stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="1" opacity="0.1" fill="none"/>
+  <path d="M 0 400 Q 480 350 960 400 T 1920 400" stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="1" opacity="0.1" fill="none"/>
+</svg>
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diff --git a/public/assets/ministry-placeholder.svg b/public/assets/ministry-placeholder.svg
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+++ b/public/assets/ministry-placeholder.svg
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+<svg width="400" height="300" viewBox="0 0 400 300" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="400" height="300" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+  
+  <!-- Group of people icon -->
+  <g transform="translate(150, 100)">
+    <!-- Person 1 (center) -->
+    <circle cx="50" cy="30" r="15" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    <rect x="35" y="45" width="30" height="40" rx="15" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    
+    <!-- Person 2 (left) -->
+    <circle cx="25" cy="35" r="12" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    <rect x="13" y="47" width="24" height="32" rx="12" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    
+    <!-- Person 3 (right) -->
+    <circle cx="75" cy="35" r="12" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    <rect x="63" y="47" width="24" height="32" rx="12" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    
+    <!-- Person 4 (back left) -->
+    <circle cx="15" cy="45" r="10" fill="#B10E14"/>
+    <rect x="5" y="55" width="20" height="25" rx="10" fill="#B10E14"/>
+    
+    <!-- Person 5 (back right) -->
+    <circle cx="85" cy="45" r="10" fill="#B10E14"/>
+    <rect x="75" y="55" width="20" height="25" rx="10" fill="#B10E14"/>
+    
+    <!-- Connection lines -->
+    <path d="M 35 45 Q 50 40 65 45" stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="2" opacity="0.3" fill="none"/>
+    <path d="M 25 55 Q 50 50 75 55" stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="2" opacity="0.3" fill="none"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Text -->
+  <text x="200" y="220" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="14" fill="#374151" font-weight="500">
+    Ministry Image
+  </text>
+  <text x="200" y="240" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="12" fill="#6B7280">
+    Placeholder for ministry photos
+  </text>
+</svg>
diff --git a/public/assets/potluck.png b/public/assets/potluck.png
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diff --git a/public/assets/sermon-placeholder.svg b/public/assets/sermon-placeholder.svg
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+++ b/public/assets/sermon-placeholder.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<svg width="400" height="300" viewBox="0 0 400 300" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <!-- Background -->
+  <rect width="400" height="300" fill="#F5F1EC"/>
+  
+  <!-- Microphone and audio waves -->
+  <g transform="translate(150, 100)">
+    <!-- Microphone base -->
+    <rect x="45" y="60" width="10" height="20" rx="5" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    <rect x="47" y="80" width="6" height="15" rx="3" fill="#5D0B0E"/>
+    
+    <!-- Microphone head -->
+    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="12" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="8" fill="white"/>
+    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="4" fill="#7E0F14"/>
+    
+    <!-- Audio waves -->
+    <path d="M 70 40 Q 75 30 80 40 Q 85 50 90 40 Q 95 30 100 40 Q 105 50 110 40 Q 115 30 120 40" 
+          stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="3" fill="none" opacity="0.8"/>
+    <path d="M 70 50 Q 75 40 80 50 Q 85 60 90 50 Q 95 40 100 50 Q 105 60 110 50 Q 115 40 120 50" 
+          stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="3" fill="none" opacity="0.6"/>
+    <path d="M 70 60 Q 75 50 80 60 Q 85 70 90 60 Q 95 50 100 60 Q 105 70 110 60 Q 115 50 120 60" 
+          stroke="#7E0F14" stroke-width="3" fill="none" opacity="0.4"/>
+    
+    <!-- Play button -->
+    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="25" fill="#7E0F14" opacity="0.1"/>
+    <polygon points="45,40 45,60 65,50" fill="#7E0F14" opacity="0.3"/>
+  </g>
+  
+  <!-- Text -->
+  <text x="200" y="220" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="14" fill="#374151" font-weight="500">
+    Sermon Image
+  </text>
+  <text x="200" y="240" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Inter, sans-serif" font-size="12" fill="#6B7280">
+    Placeholder for sermon photos
+  </text>
+</svg>
diff --git a/public/assets/sermon1.jpg b/public/assets/sermon1.jpg
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diff --git a/public/fonts/crimson-text.woff2 b/public/fonts/crimson-text.woff2
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+++ b/public/fonts/crimson-text.woff2
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+wOF2
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diff --git a/public/fonts/inter.woff2 b/public/fonts/inter.woff2
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+++ b/public/fonts/inter.woff2
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+wOF2
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diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/robots.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+User-agent: *
+Allow: /
+
+# Sitemap
+Sitemap: https://annavillesda.org/sitemap.xml
+
+# Crawl-delay
+Crawl-delay: 1
+
+# Disallow admin areas (if any)
+Disallow: /admin/
+Disallow: /private/
+
+# Allow important pages
+Allow: /about
+Allow: /visit
+Allow: /events
+Allow: /ministries
+Allow: /beliefs
+Allow: /contact
+Allow: /give
diff --git a/public/sitemap.xml b/public/sitemap.xml
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+++ b/public/sitemap.xml
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+
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>1.0</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/about</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/visit</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.9</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/service-times</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/events</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/beliefs</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.7</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/give</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.7</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/contact</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.8</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/privacy</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.3</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/terms</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.3</priority>
+  </url>
+  <!-- Ministry Detail Pages -->
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/children</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/youth</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/adults</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/women</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/men</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/ministries/outreach</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.6</priority>
+  </url>
+  <!-- Event Detail Pages -->
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/events/community-sabbath-lunch</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.5</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/events/youth-vespers</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.5</priority>
+  </url>
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://annavillesda.org/events/outreach-food-drive</loc>
+    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>0.5</priority>
+  </url>
+</urlset>