Arson suspected in fire at a PC(USA) church in Springfield, Massachusetts
(PNS) Massachusetts State Police, local arson investigators and the FBI are investigating the cause of a Monday morning fire that heavily damaged..
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Order of worship — January 3, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Power Alert
A modest little note, it was, on the side of the box at the foot of the tree. BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED! But..
Epiphany gifts
This time of year, many congregations share Epiphany words printed or written on star-shaped pieces of paper. Like the Bethlehem Star guided..
’Twas the day of Christmas
’Twas the day of Christmas, and all across the land, church members were trying their best to understand. Oh, some things were..
Emmanuel, be with us: A Christmas Day prayer
A prayer that seeks God-with-us.
For hospital chaplains, being vaccinated first brings a mix of emotions
(RNS) — Jennie has tried to keep it together, she really has. Her job demands nothing less. As a hospital chaplain for..
Expecting in the unexpected: Make it beautiful
Pastor and professor Samuel Wells tells a moving story in a recent issue of the Christian Century. He recalls a time when..
Christmas Eve prayer
A Christmas Eve prayer based on Luke 2:1-14 and John 1:1-14 by Roger Gench.
December 27, 2020 — 1st Sunday of Christmas
Galatians 4:4-7 Christmas 1B The year 2020 has been a chaotic one by any measure! And as we have grappled with formidable..
What’s right about Unionville Presbyterian Church?
Unionville Presbyterian Church — Unionville, Pennsylvania When COVID-19 closed the doors of the church building, we looked for ways to keep the..
Video: 2020 Christmas worship service from the PC(USA)
(OGA) Join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for an online Christmas Service as we celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. ..
Meditation for Christmas Eve/Christmas Day
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
December 27 — Good news of great joy: Family faith formation @ home
Welcome Bring your family’s Advent wreath to the center of your gathering. Make sure you have matches or a lighter. One:..
Now we go a-caroling — Christian education at home
After the hustle and bustle of Advent and Christmas Eve services, most congregations take a decidedly simpler approach to the worship service..
Jack: A Novel
Marilynne Robinson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 320 pages Reviewed by Sarah Kiewitz Young couples sometimes slip into cemeteries at night to have..
Advent — A poem
The darkness falls around me like a cozy comforter. Wait! says the voice of the divine to my soul. I light the..
Order of worship — December 27, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
December 24 — Christmas Eve: Family faith formation @ home
Welcome Bring your family’s Advent wreath to the center of your gathering. Make sure you have matches or a lighter. One:..
A prayer for hugs again
When I was growing up in the years B.C. (before COVID-19), Ms. Joyce would stoop to wrap each child in her arms..
It’s complicated: John Rutter’s “Joseph’s Carol” and the Oxford vaccine
Guest commentary by Robert P. Hoch The British composer John Rutter has just completed a new choral piece, “Joseph’s Carol.” It will..
4th Sunday of Advent — December 20, 2020
Luke 1:26-38 Advent 4B I’ve never had much interest in British royalty and know next to nothing about them. But in our..
Dates and further plans set for the 2022 General Assembly
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly has set the dates for committee meetings at the 2022 General Assembly of..
Self-Development of People announces COVID-19 grant recipients
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $118,000 to 30 community-based projects in..
December 20 — Joy to the world: Family faith formation @ home
Welcome Bring your family’s Advent wreath to the center of your gathering. Make sure you have matches or a lighter. One: ..
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