Prayer of thanks for animals
Creator God, as the days lengthen and our world contracts, we give you thanks for the animals all around us. We are..
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Palm/Passion Sunday — April 5, 2020
Matthew 21:1-11 I’ve been thinking about all of the large, celebratory gatherings that will not happen this spring. What if Jesus’ triumphant..
Asian American Christians denounce anti-Asian racism amid coronavirus
(RNS) — The FBI released a warning last week about a potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the spread..
Matthew 25 grants will support vulnerable congregations facing COVID-19
Like many small businesses, the dynamics of the coronavirus pandemic are putting a strain on a lot of churches — some of..
Virtual General Assembly: How should the PC(USA) do this?
So what might a virtual General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) look like? Facing intense deadline pressure, the Committee on the..
Family faith formation at home for April 5, 2020: Palm Sunday
Welcome One: Come, let us gather around and see how the Spirit will nurture our faith today. All: Who is with..
Christian education at home: The Great Scripture Scavenger Hunt — at-home edition
Stay-at-home order. Shelter in place. Quarantine. These are terms I never thought I’d be teaching my child, much less living under. With..
Montreat asks: What could we do now?
Guest commentary by Richard DuBose When the age of the coronavirus dawned, Montreat Conference Center was unprepared. I don’t mean we didn’t..
Co-moderators find new ways to connect with Presbyterians
(OGA) Many people are unable to attend worship in their communities due to health issues, work, or travel schedules, and churches have..
Opinion: Surviving April
(RNS) — This isn’t the April we wanted. We wanted spring training. We wanted to go to church on Easter Sunday. We..
Presbyterians, Holy Week and COVID-19
With Palm Sunday and Easter around the corner, congregations are trying to figure out how to approach Holy Week in the year..
PC(USA)’s Financial Aid for Service: Emergency student loan management enacted during COVID-19 crisis
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — New resources from the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Financial Aid for Service provide guidance on how to manage one’s student..
Lenten devotion video: The symbol of oil
This week we look to the symbol of oil and consider what it means to be called by God and anointed for..
Dead air, living silence
I recently wrote about my first experience with video-taping Sunday morning worship. I began that service by lip-synching the opening theme to..
Lent 3, 2020: The Sunday the church went virtual
On Wednesday, March 11, I changed the text and went off script, having decided the lectionary was not the way to go..
This Easter Celebration (A free hymn for 2020)
AURELIA 7.6.7.6 D ("The Church's One Foundation") Download PDF: This Easter Celebration- with music - for bulletins This Easter celebration is not..
Race, religion and contagion
(RNS) — For reasons I don't need to explain, my family and I recently watched the 2011 movie "Contagion" together. In times..
GA or not GA? That is the question
Guest commentary by Steve Salyards GA or not GA? That is the question. Presbyterians in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are watching and..
Stated Clerk lifts up health care workers
LOUISVILLE (OGA) As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb around the world, so does the impact on medical workers. Infected..
Higher attendance, lower giving: New survey shows how churches are responding to COVID-19
(RNS) — Giving is down, attendance is up and a good number of pastors still aren’t sure what they’re going to do..
Order of service — Palm/Passion Sunday (April 5, 2020)
This liturgy has been crafted for Palm/Passion Sunday. You are welcome to use it in your online worship services and distribute it..
Prayer for healthcare workers
Lord, you came to the world healing, touching those considered dangerous, unsafe and unclean. You entered into suffering, never turning away from..
They didn’t teach us this in seminary!
Guest blog by Molly Smerko “They didn’t teach us this in seminary,” I read as I aimlessly scrolled through Facebook one day..
Opinion: COVID-19 could end church as we know it. And I feel fine.
(RNS) — The coronavirus pandemic has quickly swept the globe, throwing just about every human institution into chaos. Faith communities are no..
Clergy laugh off bloopers as the coronavirus forces churches online
(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Castellan has been livestreaming morning prayer from home every day through the coronavirus pandemic for her parishioners..
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