This resource offers guidelines for the Extended Serving of the Communion of the Church, according to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Directory for Worship (W-3.3616e). This document includes information on the history, theology, and practice of this ministry, as well as a brief order of worship for the Extended Serving of Communion with explanatory notes.
The 211th General Assembly (1999) confirmed an amendment to the Book of Order providing for the extended serving of the Lord’s Supper to members isolated from congregational worship. This resource provides the history and theology of this initiative, and suggests a sample liturgy for the practice of extended serving.
Churchwide Antiracism Policy
PHEWA’s Presbyterian Health Network (PHN) has developed resources for observing 2012 Health Awareness and Day of Prayer for Healing and Wholeness. This year’s theme is Faithful Care of Our Bodies: Our Most Important Tool for Ministry.
This sheet provides objectives for various workshops, each with activities for children to learn and understand Biblical stories.
This sheet provides objectives for various workshops, each with activities for children to learn and understand Biblical stories.
Download this presentation by Joel A. Barker, futurist and Christopher G. Kenny, President, STAR Group, LLC.
These five affirmations were approved by the 22nd General Assembly (2016) to guide the peacemaking work of the Presbyterian Church (USA). They celebrate and build upon the foundational document “Peacemaking the Believers’ Calling," that initiated the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the annual Peace and Global Witness Offering. The Five Affirmations also concluded a 6-year denomination-wide Peace Discernment Process. The report of the Peace Discernment Steering Team, “Risking Peace," is also available.
Currently 40 percent of all food produced in America is never consumed. Food Waste Weekend, held annually since 2016, is an opportunity for clergy of all faiths to share a message of hope for the hungry and to take action in all our abundance to make a difference for our neighbors in need. This liturgy suggestion is from the Boston Food Justice YAVs, a ministry site of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Young Adult Volunteer program in the Presbytery of Boston.
BUILDING RESILIENCE: ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY ALLIANCE CHURCHES’ WEEK OF ACTION ON FOOD LITURGY