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Gratitude

A letter from Esther Wakeman, serving in Thailand | September 2020

Time for more prayer, less talk

Session and committee meetings can be transformed when we are more attuned to God’s will through intentional times of prayer and silence.

Children and diversity

Flyaway Books, a new imprint from Presbyterian Publishing Corp., offers several titles aimed at educating children about diversity and inclusiveness.

A voice to affirm all people

The Washington Corrections Center for Women is both the largest and the only maximum and medium security prison for women in the state. It’s surrounded by barbed wire, and you have to go through five locked gates to get to the main population.

A call to observe Christian and Citizen Sunday on Sept. 20

The Office of Mission Engagement and Support — whose charge it is to provide resources that educate, inspire and encourage the ministries of the PC(USA) — in conjunction with the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., wants to ensure that congregations are prepared for Christian and Citizen Sunday on Sept. 20.

Drive through blessings as Christian Education Week begins

The Sunday after Labor Day has always been a big day of celebration for many Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations around the country.  But this year the beginning of Christian Education week — which is set aside in the PC(USA) as a reminder of the importance of faith formation and those who teach and plan for another church program year — looks and feels entirely different.