October 24 is United Nations Day. The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian United Nations Office offer worship materials for use on Sunday, October 25 or another time. Download O God Who Formed Creation [PDF], a hymn by the Rev….
Read more »Congregations that receive the Peacemaking Offering are encouraged to keep 25% of the offering for use in peacemaking ministries of their choice. These funds are used in many creative ways by different congregations. Ministries supported by the Peacemaking Offering include:…
Read more »Tomato pickers toil long days for 45 cents per 32-lb bucket of tomatoes, with no right to overtime pay, no health insurance, no sick leave, no paid vacation and no right to organize to improve these conditions. In the most…
Read more »Celebrate Labor Day this year by examining the PC(USA)’s work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers on the Campaign for Fair Food. Get resources for preaching and worship including lectionary commentary [PDF], a prayer of confession [PDF] and a prayer…
Read more »The Summer 2009 issue of Peace Notes, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program’s print newsletter, is available for download. It will come out in print later this month. But you can download it from this blog. Download Peace Notes Summer 2009 [PDF]…
Read more »Call your US Representative today and ask him or her to co-sponsor the Stop VULTURES Fund Act (HR 292\32). On June 18th, Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Spencer Bachus (R-AL) re-introduced , a bill in the House of Representatives that…
Read more »The Big Tent Friday, June 12 Dinner Friday evening, peacemakers gathered for a simple meal at Atlanta’s North Avenue Presbyterian Church, sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and hosted by the Peacemaking Committee of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. The…
Read more »$1339 billion. That is what the world is estimated to have spent on military expenditures in 2007. $1339 billion. The report talks about the difference between current dollars and 2005 constant dollars (a lower figure of just over $1200 billion)….
Read more »Resources are available for the May fast related to the global food crisis. This fast will take place on May 1 to 3. The theme is economics and debt relief; the country focus is Haiti. Join Presbyterians around the country…
Read more »Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of more than 80 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. They suggest that the…
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