O great rejected stone, you who are the cornerstone of our hope, be not to us a stumbling block, but build us up into a household of justice and peace. Guide us by your law and fill us with your…
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September 24, 2010
Posts Categorized: Peace & Global Witness Offering
September 23, 2010
A prayer for World Communion Sunday
O God of majesty, as we gather today to worship you, disquiet us and your whole creation with your peacemaking Holy Spirit quietly insisting, “Know justice, know peace.” As your Son broke bread and gave it to thousands, so call…
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September 22, 2010
A prayer for the day for World Communion Sunday
O Creator God, as we gather to worship you on this day, let your Holy Spirit fall upon this community of faith. As we celebrate and partake in Communion with other believers, we ask that you may fill us with…
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September 20, 2010
An opening prayer for World Communion Sunday
O Redeemer God, as we gather in worship on this World Communion Sunday, we ask that you send your Holy Spirit to fall afresh on us. We pray for your Spirit to awaken new hope in us. Grant us the…
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September 17, 2010
Which piece of peace?
by Karen Maurer Which piece of peace will you work on? Thirty years ago, the Presbyterian Church identified peacemaking as the believers’ calling, emphasizing the connection between peace and justice. In August of 2010 at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico…
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September 17, 2010
A special gift to the Peacemaking Offering
2010 is the thirtieth anniversary of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Peacemaking Offering, following the adoption by the General Assembly of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling, which called for a new emphasis on peacemaking across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This…
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September 14, 2010
Promote the Peacemaking Offering
The Peacemaking Offering provides the funds for the ministries of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. It also provides funds for peacemaking ministries in congregations, presbyteries, and synods. This video describes the offering. Use it and other promotional resources to encourage giving…
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