COVID-19 확산으로 인해, 미국장로교 한인교회 전국총회(NCKPC)는 50주년 희년 행사를 내년으로 연기했다. 5월 19일, NCKPC 는 올해 연례 총회를 온라인으로 진행한다. 오직 총회 지도부들만 대면으로 모이며, 그 외의 참석자들은 원격으로 참여하게 된다.

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Caucus of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC) has decided to postpone its 50th Jubilee celebration for another year. The NCKPC is holding its annual meeting this week online, with only organization leadership meeting in person. The remainder of participants and viewers will be watching remotely.

Three weeks ago, the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins’ 17-year-old daughter announced to her father she wouldn’t be attending seminary. “Every time I ask you a question,” she told her father the seminary graduate, “you don’t have the answer.”

몇 년 전, 친한 친구가 같이 점심을 먹자고 했다. 그녀는 중요한 이야기를 해야만 한다고 했다. 궁금해졌다. 자리를 잡고 주문을 한 뒤, 그녀는 "좋은 소식이 있어"라고 했다. "그래?"나는 웃으며 말했다. "구세주가 오셨어!" 나는 어리둥절해졌다. "그래?" 라고 다시 말했다. "이미 알고 있는데." 그녀는 "더 좋은 소식도 가져왔어"라고 말했다. "뭔데?" 내가 물었다. "네가 구세주가 아니라는 거지!"라고 그녀가 말했다.  이렇게 말한 뒤, 그녀는 내가 너무 많은 일을 하고 있어 걱정이 된다고 말했다. 나는 약간 방어적이 되었다. 누군가 내 앞에 나를 명확하게 볼 수 있는 거울을 내밀 때에, 나는 종종 방어적이 되곤 한다.

Hace varios años, una buena amiga me invitó a almorzar. Dijo que tenía algo importante de decirme. Tenía curiosidad. Después de que nos sentamos y ordenamos nuestra comida, ella dijo: "Tengo buenas noticias". "Está bien", le dije, sonriendo. "¡El Mesías ha llegado!", dijo. Estaba un poco confundido. "Está bien", dije de nuevo. "Ya lo sabia". "Tengo aún mejores noticias", dijo. "¿Qué?" Pregunté. "¡Tú no eres él!" ella dijo. Ella siguió compartiendo su preocupación de que yo estaba asumiendo demasiado. Estoy seguro de que me puse un poco a la defensiva. Esto es algo que hago muchas veces cuando alguien que se preocupa por mí levanta un espejo para que pueda verme más claramente.

Several years ago, a good friend asked me out to lunch. She said she had something important she needed to tell me. I was curious. After we sat down and ordered our meal, she said, “I have good news.” “Okay,” I said, smiling. “The Messiah has come!” she said. I was a little puzzled. “Okay,” I said again. “I already knew that.” “I have even better news,” she said. “What?” I asked. “You are not him!” she said. She followed up by sharing her concern that I was taking on too much. I am certain I got a little defensive. This is often what I do when someone who cares about me holds up a mirror so I can see myself more clearly.

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a celebration of the contributions and the heritage of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

“Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living,” curriculum that’s meant for the entire congregation and will be rolled out in July, is “a big, bold thing. I’m excited to tell you about it,” Katie Snyder, who’s a certified Christian educator, curriculum specialist and POINT coordinator for the PC(USA) Store, told participants during an Association of Presbyterian Church Educators webinar Thursday.

“I’m inviting the Church to finally go into the wilderness, as Jesus did, and decolonize their memories,” said Ruby Nell Sales, during the May broadcast of “Good Medicine,” hosted by the Rev. Gregory Bentley and Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart, Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly (2020).

The founding pastor of  Brambleton Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Elizabeth Brookens-Sturman, remembers what it was like to establish a new Christian church presence in the area just beyond the Capital Beltway. That’s why she isn’t taking lightly Brambleton’s honor of being named the “best of” churches in Ashburn, Virginia, announced in a recent issue of a local magazine.