Deceased (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)

Anna Marie Alighieri, 61, April 8, Amelia, Va. Thomas B. Bagnal Jr., 87, Feb. 28, Mt. Airy, N.C. Jack R. Birkett, 94,..

Honorably retired (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)

Judy Angleberger, from pastor, Steffin Hill Presbyterian Church, Beaver Falls, Pa. Scott L. Barton, from member at large, Pelham, Md. Carl Frank..

Transitions

Transitions (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)

Ashley Beaty-Perry, to pastor, Gautier Presbyterian Church, Gautier, Miss. Anthony Ceder, from youth director, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas, to pastor, Matthews..

Anniversaries

Anniversaries (from the Oct. 13, 2014 issue)

First Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Va., 175 years Union Presbyterian Church, Los Altos, Calif., 100 years

Religion News Service

Houston subpoenas pastors’ sermons in gay rights ordinance case

(RNS) Evangelical leaders are angry after city officials in Houston subpoenaed sermons given by local pastors who oppose an equal rights ordinance that provides protections to..

Religion News Service

‘Spread hummus, not hate’ campaign unites Muslims, Jews

WASHINGTON (RNS) A small band of Jews and Muslims marched through one of the city’s busiest squares Tuesday (Oct. 14) shouting “Spread Hummus! Not Hate!”..

Presbyterian News Service

Regarding ruling elders: Moderating meetings

LOUISVILLE (PNS) As a ruling elder, you may have been asked, or will be asked, to moderate a committee or a meeting...

Presbyterian News Service

Prayers for Madagascar

LOUISVILLE (PNS) Please pray for peace, justice and calm in Madagascar in the midst of a tense political situation. Marc Ravalomanana returned..

Presbyterian News Service

Face to Face with God’s call

LOUISVILLE (PNS) Thirty years ago Kathleen “Katie” Kelly Hopper and her husband, James Harmon Hopper, found their first call, to be co-pastors..

Outlook Features

Affirming our mission in an era of change: The future of Presbyterian colleges

by Richard H. Dorman When a small group of Westminster College undergraduate students petitioned to start a campus chapter of a national..

Religion News Service

Israeli institute gets $2.2 million to help Christians study Jewish thought

(RNS) A new institute in Jerusalem has been awarded $2.2 million to help Christians and Jews study Jewish texts, launching what’s being..

Religion News Service

Declining number of U.S. nuns, even among traditional orders, charted in new study

(RNS) A new report shows that Catholic sisters in the U.S. face a more serious challenge to their existence than the Vatican-led..

Presbyterian News Service

Elona Street-Stewart to become first American Indian synod executive

FARMINGTON, MINN. (PNS) The Synod of Lakes and Prairies elected Elona Street-Stewart, its current associate for racial ethnic ministries and community empowerment,..

Editorials

Ulterior motives

Nine years ago, when reporting for duty to serve as the new editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, I carried ulterior motives in..

News from other sources

Columbia Seminary community honors Steve Hayner, announces global leadership endowment

The entire Columbia Theological Seminary community came together last week for events honoring its ninth president Steve Hayner. Students, faculty, staff, Board..

Religion News Service

Jim Wallis on Ferguson: Repentance has not happened there yet

(RNS) The Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian magazine Sojourners and a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, will be one of the..

Presbyterian News Service

PC(USA) delegation visits with refugees in Iraq

ERBIL, IRAQ (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation to the Middle East, led by General Assembly Moderator Heath Rada, has turned its attention..