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January 19, 2023
You can take action here! The Christmas celebrations have ended, the decorations are now packed away for another year (or 10 months), and we are all settling back into our normal routines. For some, however, there is no going back. Like the Magi who were warned to find a different route from which they… Read more »
December 9, 2022
Advent means “arrival,” the season we await the coming of Jesus Christ into our midst. Bernard of Clairvaux, the twelfth century abbot and theologian, wrote that there are three Advents: there’s Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, the coming of Jesus at the end of the age, and the “middle” Advent, or the everyday arrival of Jesus… Read more »
November 30, 2022
As we enter into this Advent Season, we want to share resources to help you honor and welcome newcomers as part of your congregation’s observance of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Seeking Peace & Joy for All lifts up the many different holidays and holy days celebrated throughout the winter and highlights faith resources to support… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Dear friends, Peace to you all in this time and always. We are writing to share some exciting news regarding some changes that involve the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA). Recently, the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, President and Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, announced that the Rev. Denise Anderson… Read more »
October 11, 2022
In 2020, a deadly tornado hit Seneca, South Carolina. Two-and-a-half years later, a group from First Presbyterian Church of Seneca is paying it forward. Last week, a work team gathered at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center, where PDA and Church World Service support their Disaster Assistance Center, to help process Gift of the Heart kits…. Read more »
August 25, 2022
This story is written by Simon Chambers, Director of Communications at ACT Alliance. Survivor and community-led response (SCLR) is a methodology in humanitarian work which involves a close connection with the people and communities that are directly impacted by the humanitarian situation to find out what their most pressing needs are, and then working to… Read more »
August 16, 2022
O God of Justice, hear our prayer for the people of Afghanistan, those who fled for refuge, those left behind, and those still seeking a way out. One year after the fall of Kabul, hundreds of thousands of your children have fled their homeland. Make your presence known amidst continued anguish of… Read more »
June 30, 2022
In April, PDA announced its annual grant opportunity for refugee- or immigrant-led organizations that focus on immigrant and refugee rights. Established in 2021, these awards go to support their public policy advocacy to connect their local and personal experiences with national dialogue and campaigns. For 2022, grants were awarded to these five organizations: Led… Read more »
June 15, 2022
As we approach World Refugee Day next Monday, June 20, 2022 we will continue to lift up ways you can act. Please encourage your Senators and Representatives to sign as cosponsors to their respective Resolutions in observance of World Refugee Day on June 20th. We need them to sign on this week! For the House of… Read more »
May 23, 2022
As we approach another World Refugee Day on June 20th, we begin by noticing all that has changed since June 2021, including new refugee situations, government policies, and the care and support provided by governments, non-governmental organizations, and faith communities. This past year saw the largest recorded number of forcibly displaced persons and was also… Read more »
