Posts Categorized: Worship

Worship resources for United Nations Day

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….

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Pray for peace October 11

This week, Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers includes a prayer of confession for use on Presbyterian AIDS Awareness Sunday, a prayer for those affected by natural disaster, and a prayer for International Peacemakers and those who hear them. The prayers may…

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Prayer for Presbyterian AIDS Awareness Sunday

This Sunday, October 11, raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic — observe Presbyterian AIDS Awareness Sunday. Among the many resources available to plan for this event is the It’s a Matter of Faith packet. Order or…

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Celebrating World Communion Sunday together

Many congregations hold joint worship services on World Communion Sunday to celebrate the unity that is ours in Christ. Here is one example from Carroll County in Indiana. Cutler Presbyterian Church, Deer Creek Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church of Delphi…

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Peacemaking Offering

This Sunday, many Presbyterian congregations will receive the Peacemaking Offering which supports peacemaking ministries across the church, including the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Not going to be in a Presbyterian congregation on Sunday? No problem, you can give online! Presbyterians will…

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Peace be with you

Here again is the video that promotes the Peacemaking Offering. A litany based on the video is available. Download Peace Be with You Litany [PDF]. It appears below the video. It may be adapted for use when the Peacemaking Offering…

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World Communion Sunday, II

Here are two prayers for World Communion Sunday from the 2008 worship resource [PDF] provided by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Prayer of the Day O God of majesty, as we gather today to worship you, disquiet us and your whole…

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World Communion Sunday

Many Presbyterian congregations receive the Peacemaking Offering on World Communion Sunday – October 4, this year. Each year, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program provides worship resources to use in this celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Here is a prayer for the…

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AIDS Awareness Sunday

On October 11, raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic – observe Presbyterian AIDS Awareness Sunday. Among the many resources available to plan for this event is the It’s a Matter of Faith packet. Order or download…

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Observing the International Day of Peace

Here are some ways that people observed the International Day of Peace: The Iglesia Presbiteriana de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan, Puerto Rico held a service of dedication for a peace pole. Mediators Beyond Borders organized an event in the…

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