Read a prayer before each meal, reflect upon it and share your insights or thoughts with others.
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Download worship aids created by Dr. Deborah Blades for domestic violence awareness.
Download worship aids by Rebecca Booth Lawson for domestic violence awareness.
“I believe that God brought me here, as well as everyone who attends my school,” she says. “God has a purpose for our futures and for our lives. I know that each person who is at Pan Am is here because God wanted them to be here for a special reason.“
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Seven years after her husband Ray passed away, Jackie came across an article in a General Assembly publication. In it, she learned about the Board of Pensions’ Income Supplement Program. She called the hotline and found the help she needed.
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“I can’t imagine going through this without a strong faith and church. I believe God oversees us and loves us, and the grace he’s offered us in so many ways helps us deal with the day-to-day frustrations and the more difficult issues in life.” For Tom that includes the Assistance Program, supported by congregations throughout the PC(USA) through this offering. As Tom puts it, “This gives the community a chance to respond in Christian care and concern for one another.”
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The hymn, Abraham Journeyed to a New Country, was written by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, the author of Songs of Grace: New Hymns for God and Neighbor (Discipleship Resources/UpperRoom Books, 2009) and Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship (Geneva Press, 2000). She is the co-pastor of Limestone Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware. This congregation includes first generation immigrants from Brazil, England, Ghana, India, Scotland and South Africa, and provides space for a Ghanaian Presbyterian Fellowship.
Rev. Kelly Allen at University Presbyterian Church in San Antonio prepared this bulletin for immigration Sunday.
In times of disaster, the church is called to support the people of the world with our prayers, asking God to save them, shelter them from danger, and sustain them in the work of recovery. Download resources for worship and prayer.