Sporting an orange safety vest over his customary clerical collar, the Rev. Tedd Pullano was out before sunrise on Saturday, directing traffic in front of Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York.

“I wish we could talk about voting and politics, because my mom says we are not allowed to,” first grader McKinley said when asked, “If you could talk about anything around the table, what topics would you choose?” on the “Around the Table” podcast.

Meeting Wednesday at Montreat Conference Center, pastors and leaders in the Presbytery of Western North Carolina told Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and one another some of the stories of ministry that have occurred since Hurricane Helene struck the region hard Sept. 26-27.

At Wednesday’s PC(USA) chapel service, the Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett offered her final sermon as president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. She offered an honest, invigorating, and hopeful message calling on listeners to receive and bear witness to the light of Jesus, even and especially in the face of an uncertain future.

A fourth and final dialogue session, hosted by PERUSA, a PC(USA) World Mission ministry which features partners working in Peru and the U.S., will focus on Indigenous people’s rights in recognition of November being National Native American Heritage Month.

Ahead of an international climate conference later this month in Azerbaijan, the Washington Interfaith Staff Community (WISC) has delivered a letter to the White House asking for the United States to throw its weight behind efforts to curtail global warming.

The Presbyterian Planning Calendar, a beloved publication of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is once again seeking photo submissions from congregations and worshiping communities, mid councils, camps, conference centers and education centers for use in its 2025-2026 edition.