Presbyterians around the country are engaging in monthly 40-hour fasts to help discern responses to the Global Food Crisis. The fasts typically take place on the first weekend of every month, beginning on Friday evening and ending with Communion or…
Read more »NPR reports that Christians are fleeing their homes in response to violence directed against them in Mosul. They are taking refuge in churches and homes in villages north of Mosul on the Ninevah Plain. Father Fadi Khaleel, a monk at…
Read more »A new bulletin insert offers an invitation to pray with the Christians of Iraq, Iraqi refugees, all Iraqis, those serving in our military and their families, and all impacted by the war. The insert provides an overview of the history…
Read more »Religious leaders around the world, including those in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), are asking their members to pray for the Christian community in Iraq and particularly the northern city of Mosul, where more than two dozen Christians have been murdered…
Read more »October 12 – Presbyterian HIV/AIDS Awareness Sunday is an opportunity each year for Presbyterians to reflect on the ways that HIV and AIDS affect individuals and our local communities, and to think about how we can respond to the global…
Read more »Join in prayer for the Christian community in India on September 25, 2008. If you are in Washington, DC and are able, join a Peace Rally / Prayer Vigil from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Lafayette Square. Those in…
Read more »How did you celebrate the International Day of Peace on Sunday? I had the privilege to worship twice in Atlanta. The morning started at First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia for the Sisterhood Celebration Worship Service. Through song and dance…
Read more »Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Because we are called by Christ to respond to the cry of the poor, we invite you to take action with us by joining in an important new churchwide initiative, which we pray will…
Read more »Sunday, September 21 is the International Day of Peace. The United Nations General Assembly has set September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace — a day of global ceasefire and non-violence when all nations and people…
Read more »As noted earlier, Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons sent letters of support to church leaders in India and letters calling for action to end the violence in Orissa to government officials in India.
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