Posts Categorized: Congregations

HIV/AIDS and peacemaking

“Where there is sickness and where there is suffering, there can be no peace.” So the Rev. Kondwani Gondwe of the Matiki Presbyterian Church in Malawi reminded a group of Presbyterians on a travel/study seminar last March. The Biblical understanding…

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Big Tent Registration Extended

Early bird registration for the Big Tent has been extended to March 30. The Big Tent is a unique experience in the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Ten different conferences will gather at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown…

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Pray for Peace

Prayers are posted on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers for use on Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday (PDF), March 8 and the World Day of Prayer on March 6. Continuing the emphasis of the fast for the global food crisis,…

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Revamped e-newsletters about to launch

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is in the process of moving to a new system for delivery of email newsletters. This new format will allow programs and offices to send HTML e-newsletters. Subscribe to any or all of the e-newsletters. A…

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March Fast for Global Food Crisis

The March fast for the global food crisis (which takes place on February 27 to March 1) focuses on Sudan and looks at the connections between War, Hunger and Recovery. As well as the materials for the fast, a special…

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Taiwan: Two Countries, Two Islands

Traveling with the Moderator By Nancy Eng MacNeill Arriving into Taipei was an immediate shift in culture: walking through the airport, seeing familiar signs and billboards with unfamiliar writing. Language and body posture changed as you are greeted with each…

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Pray for Peace

Each week, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program posts prayers for peace on the Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers. This week’s prayers focus on Sudan and our elected officials. The page also includes a daily lectionary of Bible readings that explore the richness…

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2009 Peacemaking Conference – Peacemaking in the Neighborhood

The 2009 Peacemaking Conference will be part of the Big Tent – a first-of-its-kind Presbyterian event taking place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta, GA on June 11-13, 2009. Download 2009PeacemakingConferenceFlyer (it’s in pdf format) to learn about what…

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Executive Order on Torture

On Thursday, January 22, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order that stops the CIA’s abuse of detainees, closes U.S. secret prisons, ends rendition for torture, and provides the International Committee of the Red Cross with access to U.S.-held detainees….

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2009 Peacemaking Conference Registration

REGISTER NOW! The 2009 Peacemaking Conference will be part of the Big Tent – a first-of-its-kind Presbyterian event taking place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta, GA on June 11-13, 2009. Registration materials are now available. “And the Word…

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