Worship Archives

August 24, 2011

A new hymn to support relief efforts in the Horn of Africa

Posted 9:11am

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn that to support the churches’ famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. O God, You Love the Needy includes references in it to the lectionary texts for Sunday, August 28. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provides information concerning the situation in the… Read more »

August 22, 2011

Keys: Shiphrah, Puah, Czechoslovakia, Nonviolence

Posted 9:00am

On my way back from preaching at White Plains Presbyterian Church today, I met Andrew Stehlik, pastor of Rutgers Presbyterian Church on the Uptown Number 2 subway. We exchanged greetings and then began to talk shop. As he described his sermon, Andrew reminded me that on the night of August 20-21, 1968, Warsaw Pact… Read more »

August 6, 2011

Celebrate the International Day of Peace

Posted 9:58pm

The United Nations has set September 21 as the International Day of Peace. This day provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. During the recent… Read more »

August 6, 2011

Prayers for the International Day of Peace

Posted 9:44pm

The United Nations has set September 21 as the International Day of Peace. This day provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. Here are two… Read more »

August 6, 2011

A prayer for the International Day of Peace

Posted 9:24pm

The United Nations has set September 21 as the International Day of Peace. This day provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. Here is a… Read more »

August 2, 2011

Let the Bells of Peace Ring!

Posted 6:16pm

If you are in New York City on Friday, August 5, you are invited to participate in events remembering the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and working for a world free of nuclear weapons: An interfaith service of remembrance at will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Church Center for the United Nations… Read more »

July 28, 2011

A reminder

Posted 11:23am

I led morning prayers at the Church Center for the United Nations on Thursday morning. I shared a story about a member of the Communion of Saints – Samuel Johnson. I was reading the Bible, not Boswell. I met Samuel in Orangeburg, SC some fifteen years ago. It was good to remember him. During the… Read more »

June 13, 2011

Eternal Circle

Posted 10:00am

West-Park Presbyterian Church (86th and Amsterdam) celebrated its 100th birthday today – on Pentecost. A group from Medina Presbyterian Church in Ohio is visiting New York this week. They have a number of activities scheduled, including a visit to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, work at Jan Hus Presbyterian Church, Covenant House, and… Read more »

June 3, 2011

Glory to you our God

Posted 9:30am

Let our world be a place of celebration;let our world be a meeting place.Let justice spring from our earth,and let the fruits of love flourish.Let us make it possibleby respecting our diversity,by sharing in solidarity,by uniting hands and hearts,by living together in harmony with creation.And then peace will be reborn!And the peace of God, which… Read more »

May 10, 2011

A blessing

Posted 7:36am

May the blessing of the God of peace and justice be with us; May the blessing of the Son who weeps the tears of the world’s suffering be with us; And may the blessing of the Spirit, who inspires us…

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