Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) Blogs

Swords Into Plowshares

Reflections from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

Diego in Greensboro

The Rev. Diego Higuita-Arango, International Peacemaker from Colombia, will be in Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend. Check out where he will appear.

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Election Year Resources

Are you going to watch tonight’s presidential debate? Here are a number of resources for use during this election year. The PC(USA) Public Policy Advocacy Team provides a variety of “Christian and Citizen” resources. These include information on positions taken…

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Stop the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

President Bush’s Administration is encouraging Congress to pass a U.S. – India nuclear cooperation agreement. Because India’s civilian and military nuclear programs are not separated, the U.S. could be supplying India technology that directly allows India to produce weapons grade…

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Pray for India

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…

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International Day of Peace in Atlanta

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…

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The Momentum Builds – International Day of Peace

My colleagues at the Presbyterian United Nations Office forwarded me a letter from the folks at the United Nations who are working on the International Day of Peace – Sunday, 21 September! A couple interesting things: CNN’s iReport, a news-oriented…

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Respond to the Cry of the Poor

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…

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A Peace Vigil–In Iran

The Fellowship of Reconciliation reports that the Tehran Peace Museum and the Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support are planning a candlelight vigil at 19:00 local time (10:30 EST) on September 21 to commemorate the UN-designated International Day of Peace….

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Caring for Veterans

Many congregations are working hard and faithfully to care for sisters and brothers in Christ who have served and who are serving in Iraq. Kirkridge Retreat Center in Pennsylvania has announced the “Journey to Wholeness” program that offers veterans a…

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