Quicksheet #14 is “Road-trips in a Recession: Creative Ways to Fundraise and Support Local and Global Ministries on a Small Budget,”
The Easter Vigil is one of ancient treasures of Christian worship, and can be a great opportunity to form faith, teach tradition, and build community in your congregation. These are guidelines for planning an intergenerational Easter Vigil. The document includes step by step instructions for organizing and preparing for the service, along with banner ideas, musical suggestions, ways to present readings, and child-friendly prayers for the Thanksgiving for Light, Thanksgiving Over the Water, and Great Thanksgiving.
This is a prayer for Trinity Sunday communion.
See related pages: Trinity Sunday, Opening Prayer, Presbyterian Worship
This Lent, the Words Matter project invites you to the spiritual discipline of paying attention to your words. Far from a desire to be politically correct, Words Matter focuses on deep thinking about what is really at stake in the words we use, acknowledging that words can be used to tear down — but hopeful that more of us will embrace the potential of words to build up.
See also: Words Matter
Methods of the Examination of Conscience
Four Models for Sacred Reading
Days pass a11d the years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles. God, fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing;
Some passages from Scripture and PCUSA’s Constitution you may want to consider and study as you encounter divisive conflict in the church. It may be helpful to study and reflect on these passages or portions of these passages individually or as group through the process of Lectio Divina. Additionally, you may want to consider if certain passages would be helpful to be read as part of the negotiation process. For example, you may choose to begin and end each negotiation session with certain passages.
The First Principle and Foundation
The Goal of our life is to live with God forever. God, who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God's life to flow into us without limit.