Gun violence impacts most if not all of our communities. Many of our worshiping communities are in or near neighborhoods of increasing violence. Many Presbyterians know persons who have been victims of gun-related crime or violence. The 219th General Assembly in 2010 approved the resolution “Gun Violence, Gospel Values: Mobilizing in Response to God’s Call,” and that’s just what Presbyterians have been doing since then. In the past 2 years a movement has been building to not only awaken our members and worshiping communities to the faith dimensions of this on-going tragedy, but also to assist them in initiatives …
An Advent service that starts in quiet darkness and ends after communion with “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Ideal for a blue Christmas service.
This small group curriculum will help the participants in obtaining a deeper understanding of the biblical and theological reasons for engaging in the work and ministry of unity. The curriculum provides an in-depth study of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Ecumenical Stance.
“Our first word as a delegation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) must be one of welcome in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to this house. Welcome to this table of conversation. Welcome to this engagement of minds and hearts as we search together to learn the Lord's will for His Church.
We have come to wrestle together with a subject of undeniably great import. It is not too much to say that the shape of the church’s future turns on what the churches make of it. For it is claimed by the Bishop of Rome that he is called to …
The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic significance. In the southern hemisphere where January is a vacation time churches often find other days to celebrate the week of prayer, for example around Pentecost (suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926), which is also a symbolic date for the unity of the church.
Mindful of the need for flexibility, we invite you to use this material …
Use this resource packet with your congregation to observe Worlds AIDS Day on December 1, 2011:
A national holiday, such as Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America, offers an occasion which may be celebrated with those from a variety of faiths. Guidelines for liturgical planning are offered here with suggested liturgical resources Presbyterians may use to represent the Reformed Christian tradition.
See related pages: Resources for Thanksgiving, Presbyterian Worship
This hymn celebrating the faith of the Reformed tradition, based on Book of Order G-2.0500, was written by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette.
This hymn for the Calvin Jubilee (1509-2009), based on Calvin’s motto (“I offer you my heart, Lord”), was written by David Gambrell.
This World Alliance of Reformed Churches official hymn for the Calvin Jubilee (1509-2009) was written by Greg Scheer.