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December 10, 2011

Human Rights Day

Posted 9:00am

As we celebrate Human Rights Day today, I reflect on the words of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said a few days earlier on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, “To eradicate contemporary forms of slavery, we need new strategies and measures that can unite all actors. While Governments bear the primary… Read more »

October 14, 2011

Ribbons proclaim hope at Church Center for United Nations

Posted 3:57pm

On October 12, four nine-foot tall tapestries appeared in Tillman Chapel at the Church Center for the United Nations. Thousands of ribbons decorated each tapestry. Each ribbon carried a message of hope, remembrance, and healing. To mark the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Prepare New York created the Ribbons of Hope project. They report… Read more »

September 30, 2011

A prayer for UNICEF on United Nations Day

Posted 8:51am

Here is a prayer for United Nations Day – October 24. Since that comes just one week before Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, this prayer lifts up UNICEF‘s important work caring for the world’s children. God of the days and months and years of our lives, we give thanks for the community of nations that is embodied… Read more »

September 30, 2011

A prayer for those who serve in the United Nations system

Posted 8:39am

Redeemer and Reconciler, We give thanks for the work of the United Nations and for our sisters and brothers whom you have called to serve within that system. We are thankful that you call women and men from every land. We honor their work, their gifts, and their sacrifice. We pray for those who have… Read more »

September 29, 2011

United Nations Day – October 24

Posted 8:46pm

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long supported the United Nations and its work. The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on October 24, 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It has traditionally been marked throughout the world by meetings, discussions and exhibits on the achievements and… Read more »

September 29, 2011

A Prayer for Peace in Our Time

Posted 8:43pm

Here is a prayer for United Nations Day, October 24, from one of the resources of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. O God, Our Father, O God, Our Mother: we pray for all your children on earth, of every nation and…

Prayer of Confession for World Communion Sunday

Posted 6:00am

Don’t forget to receive the Peacemaking Offering this Sunday Merciful God, in your loving presence we confess our sins. God of the universe, we have not always acted in ways that enhance life for our communities, our world, or our environment. We have forgotten to honor the sacredness and grandeur of your creation. Our fears… Read more »

September 28, 2011

Prayer for World Communion Sunday

Posted 2:49am

Use these liturgical resources in worship this Sunday, October 2 The following prayer is the opening prayer for worship provided with this year’s Peacemaking Offering resources for World Communion Sunday, October 2. This and all of the worship resources can be downloaded. O God of majesty, as we gather today to worship you, disquiet us… Read more »

September 25, 2011

25 September 2011 Worship

Posted 4:23pm

I had the privilege of preaching today at United Presbyterian Church of Ozone Park. A great morning! Since the International Day of Peace was last Wednesday, I used the Rev. Bridgett Green’s prayer for that day.

September 6, 2011

Prayers of hope and remembrance

Posted 2:00pm

What do people write on Ribbons of Hope for the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001? During the Thursday, August 25, 2011 worship service at the Church Center for the United Nations, participants wrote the following prayers: All of God’s people to rise up heal, help, hope and care. May this time of remembering be… Read more »

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