Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers this week has prayers for those affected by Katrina (on the fifth anniversary of the storm) and Iraq, and those touched by Iraq, as U.S. combat troops leave the country.
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August 25, 2010
Posts Tagged: iraq
July 23, 2010
I pray for peace . . . Triennium Day 4
Today marked the final day in the exhibit hall at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium. Participants stopped by the booth of the Presbyterian United Nations Ministry, the Office on Child Advocacy, and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and added their prayers to…
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July 20, 2010
I pray for peace in . . .
The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, the Child Advocacy Office, and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program invited participants at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium to finish that simple statement by writing on a ribbon about eight inches in length and 5/8…
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June 4, 2010
The Wounds of War: The Church as a Healing Community
From Presbyterians for Disability Concerns Disability Access/Inclusion Sunday June 27, 2010 Find worship resources. Is the church ready? Are we prepared to be a community of healing for those who are living now, and will be living for many years,…
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May 17, 2010
Pray for and with the people of Iraq
In response to the request of the Christian leaders of Iraq, here are a couple prayers. They may be used each day at noon as part of the Covenant of Prayer with Iraqi Christians or in private devotions or corporate…
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May 12, 2010
A word from our Iraqi brothers and sisters in Christ
The World Council of Churches reports that: “Recent violence in Iraq has led Iraqi church leaders to issue a statement calling on ‘all government officials and political parties in order to give priority to the public interest and the security…
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May 3, 2010
Women for peace
In its strategy to serve the church and help build up women’s ministry in the church, and also in response to the need of the church in Iraq, the Near East School of Theology held its third event with Presbyterians…
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April 29, 2010
Learn about UN peacekeeping operations
Learn about United Nations peacekeeping operations around the globe. UN peacekeeping is the second largest deployment of troops around the world, with 17 peacekeeping operations from Haiti to Afghanistan, Iraq to Timor-Leste. This new site is designed to show how…
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March 11, 2010
Support the Stop Outsourcing Security Act
Contact your Members of Congress to phase out the use of private military contractors. From the March 11, 2010 issue of Witness in Washington Weekly (not yet posted but sent in email.)The 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church…
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March 6, 2010
A prayer for the people of Iraq
March 5, 2010 God of all peoples, God of all nations, we pray for the people of Iraq as they participate in elections. Stand with the people as they vote. Turn hearts away from violence. Guide them to live together…
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