A Christmas prayerGod of glory and God of grace, God who creates and loves us all, God whose Holy Spirit gives us gifts for faithful living, You come to us in a child, Born in Bethlehem, a humble city in…
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December 15, 2009
Posts Tagged: refugees
December 6, 2009
Register now for Ecumenical Advocacy Days
2010 Ecumenical Advocacy Days March 19-22, 2010 – Washington DC A Place to Call Home: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Peoples Register NowMarch 19 – 22, 2010 in Washington D.C. “and Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of…
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June 15, 2009
Real People, Real Needs
This Saturday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. The theme for the day is “Real People, Real Needs.” Events around the world will draw attention to the plight of millions of people uprooted by conflict and persecution. Presbyterians are among…
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September 11, 2008
Tents of Hope – Petaluma
Tents of Hope Petaluma will hold an event for refugees in Darfur on the steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento on Saturday, November 8 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This tent will be supported by First Presbyterian Church…
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September 1, 2008
Tents of Hope
The Tents of Hope project seeks to respond to the situation in Darfur and Sudan. The mission of the Tents of Hope project is to support a one-year process in which people respond as communities to the crisis in Darfur,…
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August 14, 2008
Relief Efforts in Georgia
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is supporting humanitarian relief efforts to help refugees and those internally displaced by fighting in Georgia. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that the conflict has displaced around 100,000 people, with some having fled to…
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