Virtual communion liturgy
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
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Faithful Families for Advent and Christmas: 100 Ways to Make the Season Sacred
Traci Smith Chalice Press, 128 pages | August 18, 2020 This book is God’s gift to parents, pastors and Christian education directors..
Extraordinary ordinary saints — Christian education at home (All Saints’ Day)
When I was young, I had a very particular view of what a saint was. Many of my friends were Catholic..
PC(USA) joins call on corporations to support free and fair elections
(PNS) The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), whose membership includes the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has sent a letter to more than..
United Church of Canada shares a new vision of mission
(PNS) On Nov. 1, the Rev. Michael Blair will assume the role of general secretary of the United Church of Canada (UCC), a..
Poll chaplains plan to bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to precincts this Election Day
(RNS) — Billy M. Honor has been encouraging clergy to join him at the polls for the past three years. Honor, director..
1,000-plus faith leaders call for ‘free and fair election’
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 clergy members, religious scholars and other faith-based advocates have signed onto a unique statement that supports..
Election season prayer
"As we vote and wait, pray and work, may we follow Jesus Christ so closely that we cannot help but see him everywhere and in all people."
Expectation, experiences and solutions
There are expectations of the church, divine and earthly. Our human experiences tend to not reconcile with the expectations. Divine or earthly...
Video: A time for innovation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
LOUISVILLE (OGA) As the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing, pastors and presbytery leaders across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have had to..
Twenty-one new worshiping communities, two presbyteries receive Mission Program Grants
LOUISVILLE — On behalf of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the Mission Development Resources Committee (MDRC) has approved Mission Program Grants to 21..
With All Saints’ Day falling on Sunday, David Gambrell writes additional stanzas to ‘For All the Saints’ hymn — to make more space, in worship, for our lament this year
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Traditionally, All Saints’ Day is celebrated in public worship on the first Sunday after Nov. 1. All Saints’ Day..
Board of Pensions releases Fall 2020 Bulletin
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — The Board Bulletin is published after each regular meeting of the Board of Directors of The Board..
Holy friends
“What if you came out of this pandemic stronger and more faithful than when you began?” That was the question I posed..
16 months out of seminary
Sixteen months. That’s how long ago I graduated from seminary. I had to count twice, because it doesn’t seem possible that I..
Stated Clerk recognizes United Nations’ 75th Anniversary
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Order of worship — November 1, 2020
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
COVID-19, food crisis give new life to ancient practice of gleaning
(RNS) As the number of laid-off workers and hungry Americans continues to rise, even as farmers are having trouble marketing their crops, the..
For all the saints
All Saints’ Day feels especially important this year. Perhaps the loss of so many lives to the coronavirus makes remembering those who..
Reflecting on the seminary experience that was … and what might have been helpful
I began seminary the week my daughter turned 2. In retrospect, that sounds like a challenge, but at the time I was..
Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In an exclusive interview with Religion News Service, President Trump said in a written statement that he no longer..
Louisiana: Three hurricanes, a tropical storm and a pandemic
(PNS) Hurricane Delta clobbered southwest Louisiana on Oct. 9, making landfall just 13 miles east of where Hurricane Laura came ashore as..
Worship in the space of homelife
Guest commentary by Lynne A. Pabst Given all the current ideas of creating a worship space in the home right now, I..
21st Sunday After Pentecost — October 25, 2020
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Louisville Seminary accepted to Wabash antiracism symposium
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will participate in the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning symposium, “Becoming Antiracist and Catalysts for..
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