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March 30, 2023

OGHS: A New Day for Farmworkers

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Lupe (loo-pay) Gonzalo understands all too well the hardscrabble life of a farmworker. She often had to wake up at 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning to travel to a farm, where she was handed a bucket and told to fill that bucket as many times as humanly possible during the day. “That’s your… Read more »
September 26, 2022

Peacemaking: Immigration/Migration

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Building Connections to Welcome the Stranger Wandering the streets of Athens with two small children in tow, Fatima had nowhere to turn. Left homeless following a massive fire that closed the Moria Refugee Camp in Greece, the native Afghani was arrested and imprisoned after unknowingly becoming involved with drug dealers. Devastated and alone in a… Read more »
September 19, 2022

Peacemaking: Climate Change

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No place like home Peace & Global Witness Offering supports efforts to accompany Fiji’s environmental migrants No one spread a mat for Selai. Born and raised in Vunidogoloa [voo-nē-dō-gō-lōah], a Fijian community that was forced to relocate due to the impact of climate change, Selai [Suh-lī] felt unwelcome in her new home. “When I walked… Read more »
December 14, 2021

Finding the Right Road

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Like many people, the Rev. Meg Shoeman needed time to find the right road, the right path for her life. Meg, who earned her M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2007, candidly confessed that hers has been a “very long journey.” She left the ordination process after graduation and chose another career path because of… Read more »
November 16, 2021

Becoming ‘Truly Thankful’

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By Chris Roseland A common table prayer opens with “O Lord, make us truly thankful for that which we are about to receive …” It sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? But isn’t there something a little strange about that prayer? I mean, why would anyone pray that way? “Oh Lord, make us truly thankful …”… Read more »
April 20, 2021

Tending and Keeping

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By Jessica Maudlin Phelps The very first command addressed to humanity in the entire Bible is to “be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion” (Genesis 1:28). We see humankind displaying a type of dominion when it comes to pollution and extraction of the earth’s most precious resources with… Read more »
July 29, 2019

Come See Us at Big Tent!

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Good morning, Baltimore! Big Tent 2019 kicks off next week in Baltimore, Maryland, and we are looking forward to spending time with hundreds of other Presbyterians as we come together to renew our minds and be transformed. The Special Offerings and Presbyterian Giving Catalog team will be in the exhibit space eager to speak with… Read more »
December 8, 2017

Gifts help Menaul School Change Generations

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Christmas Joy gifts have helped Menaul School change lives for generations Gary Lucero Jr., a sophomore at the Presbyterian-related Menaul School, has 20/20 vision that sees the promise of the future and the richness of the past. He looks forward to the year 2020 when he will graduate from Menaul, a racial ethnic secondary school,… Read more »
September 23, 2017

Welcoming Refugees

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Peace and Global Witness gifts multiply efforts to help refugees experience welcome Like millions of people around the world, elder Bill Campbell was moved by the heartbreaking image of a drowned Syrian boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach in 2015. The photo of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi drew international attention to the danger… Read more »
September 16, 2017

Proclaiming Peace that Transcends

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Proclaiming a Peace that Transcends the Barriers of Time and Space “So he came and proclaimed peace to those who were far off and peace to those who were near.” Ephesians 2:17 The letter to the Ephesians tells us that Jesus came to proclaim a peace that is universal. While the earthly ministry of Jesus… Read more »

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” — Luke 23:42

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