“Hands & Feet” -  Un servicio/programa de aprendizaje inspirado por el Secretario Permanente de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) J. Herbert Nelson, II, ha anunciado amplias oportunidades para que vengan grupos de toda la denominación a St. Louis durante la 223a Asamblea General (2018) desde el 16 hasta el 23 de junio.

La Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana de Kirkwood, Missouri, ha ofrecido hospedar grupos Presbiterianos que quieran participar en el esfuerzo de Hands & Feet durante la asamblea. El Programa Presbiteriano de Asistencia en Desastres (PDA) se ha asociado con Hands & Feet para trabajar con grupos interesados y con la iglesia para confirmar el hospedaje.

미국장로교회 총회 정서기인 J. Herbert Nelson, II의 영감을 받은 봉사/학습 프로그램인 "Hands & Feet" 이니셔티브는 교단 전체를 위한 기회를 확대하여 내년 223 번째 총회(2018)가 열리는 6월 16-23일에 세인트 루이스로 초대한다.

미주리 주 커크우드^Kirkwood의 제일 장로교회는 총회 기간 동안 손과 발^{Hands & Feet} 노력에 참여하고자 하는 장로교 그룹들을 호스트하기로 했습니다. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance는 Hands & Feet과 제휴하여 관심있는 단체 및 교회와 함께 숙소를 확인하여 준다.

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has joined with other civil society organizations across the country to call for the resignation of South African President Jacob Zuma. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recognizes the bold and prophetic witness of South African church leaders and encourages Presbyterians to pray fervantly for peace, public accountability, and good governance in South Africa and around the world.

President Zuma’s administration has been beset by scandal, even before he took office in 2009. A series of reports from South Africa’s Public Protector have been critical of matters such as the president’s use of public funds to upgrade his personal home and estate, and his close (and possibly corrupt) association with certain business magnates.

Synod School — the well-known midsummer ministry of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies — drew a record 686 participants to the Buena Vista University campus here this week.

남아프리카 공화국 교회 협의회 (SACC)는 남 아프리카 대통령 제이콥 주마^{Jacob Zuma}의 사임을 요구하는 전국의 다른 시민 사회 단체들과 합류했습니다. 미국장로교회는 남아프리카 교회 지도자들의 대담하고 예언적인 증거를 인정하고 장로교인들에게 남아프리카 공화국과 전세계의 평화, 공공의 책임, 훌륭한 통치에 대해 열정적으로 기도하도록 장려합니다.

주마 대통령 행정부는 2009년 취임하기 이전에도 스캔들에 빠져 있었습니다. 남아공 공공 보호국 ^{Public Protector}의 일련의 보고서는 대통령이 공공 기금을 사용하여 개인 사택과 재산을 불리는 일에 비판적이었습니다. 그리고 (아마도 부패한) 특정 비즈니스 고관들과의 연관성을 포함합니다.

El Consejo Sudafricano de Iglesias (SACC) se ha unido con otras organizaciones de la sociedad civil en todo el país para pedir la dimisión del presidente de Sudáfrica, Jacob Zuma. La Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) reconoce el testimonio valiente y profético de líderes de la iglesia sudafricana y alienta al pueblo presbiteriano a orar fervorosamente por la paz, la responsabilidad pública y el buen gobierno en Sudáfrica y en todo el mundo.

La administración del presidente Zuma ha sido rodeado por el escándalo, incluso antes de que asumiera su cargo en el 2009. Una serie de informes del Defensor Público de Sudáfrica han criticado asuntos tales como el uso de los fondos públicos por parte del presidente para mejorar su casa y bienes personales, y su íntima (y posiblemente corrupta) asociación con ciertos magnates de negocios.

James Chasten and Edward Brady of Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia entered the Board of Pensions third floor. Exit signs glowed in darkened hallways, quiet except for the soft hum of the mechanical systems deep inside the 29-story building. Office chairs sat jumbled in the corners of bare cubicles.

The “Hands & Feet” initiative—a service/learning program inspired by Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson, II—has announced expanded opportunities for groups from across the denomination to come to St. Louis during next summer’s 223rd General Assembly (2018), June 16–23.

First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, Missouri, has offered to host Presbyterian groups who want to participate in the Hands and Feet effort during the assembly. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has partnered with Hands & Feet to work with interested groups and the church to confirm lodging.

The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II is calling the church to do what is just — to do what is right. Nelson, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), spoke each morning during the annual Synod School of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, telling Presbyterians to “get off your blessed assurances and do something for the Lord.”

It took many years for the Rev. Kris Schondelmeyer to acknowledge and seek treatment for the sexual assault he suffered as a teenager at the hands of a trusted pastor. He did not imagine that it would also take many years for leaders in his denomination to accept responsibility for what happened to him and take decisive steps to protect children in the church.