On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the joy and resilience of transgender and genderqueer people in our churches and our communities. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #TransgenderDayofVisibility #pcusa #presbyterianchurchusa
Last month, Lady Gaga sang Mr. Rogers’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” as part of a Super Bowl ad featuring neighbors of all ages supporting one another — after a storm, during a move and when a dog was lost. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #MrRogersDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams recently provided insight on how the Book of Esther can be used as a modern-day survival guide. Fentress-Williams, professor of Biblical Interpretation at Virginia Theological Seminary #MinuteforMission #BookofEsther #JudyFentressWilliams #PresbyterianChurchUSA
International Women’s Day is a day set aside each year to address challenges that particularly limit the lives of women and girls. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #InternationalWomensDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The General Assembly Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations (GACEIR) recently met via Zoom for our winter meeting. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #ThursdaysinBlack #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
On Feb. 2, 1943, four U.S. Army chaplains from different faith traditions selflessly gave up their life jackets to others on the USAT Dorchester as it sank from a strike by an enemy torpedo.#MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #PresbyterianFederalChaplaincies #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Western society has used two great tools to oppress Black people. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #BlackHistoryMonth #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Too often, I am reminded that few people associate the ministry of reparative justice with deep spiritual joy. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #BuildingBelovedCommunities #DismantlingStructuralRacism #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
“The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.” #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #RacialandInterculturalJustice #BlackLivesMatter #PCUSA
It is so easy in our world to forget that community is a catalyst to help each person flourish. Created by God, we do not exist solely for our individual gain; we have been created to be in relationship with our neighbor. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #ChristmasJoyOffering #PCUSA
In 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that all human beings are born free and equal, with inherent dignity and indisputable rights. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #HumanRightsDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Every year when the holidays come around, families, communities and congregations reflect on their time-honored traditions. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #GivingTuesday #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
During the past few years of Covid and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk and millions of lives are at risk as a result. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #PresbyterianAwarenessforAllPeopleLivingwithHIV #WorldAIDSDay
There is something incredibly haunting about the phrase “the rent eats first.” Coined by Matthew Desmond in his book “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City.” #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #CultivatingEconomicWholeness #eradicatingsystemicpoverty #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
I’m proud of being a transwoman. I’m happy with my decision to live into my own reality and make peace with what I felt called to do both emotionally and spiritually.
#MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #TransgenderDayofRemembrance #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Nov. 11 was originally set aside as “Armistice Day” to honor veterans of World War I. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #VeteransDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
World Community Day began in 1943 as a day for church women across denominations to come together to pray and participate in ecumenical Bible study on peace and justice.#MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #WorldCommunityDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
“I voted.” Who doesn’t love slapping one of those stickers on their shirt, reusable water bottle or notebook? It’s a seemingly simple action and declaration. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #HonestPatriotismforChristianCitizens #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
On Reformation Sunday, Presbyterians celebrate the tradition that grounds their faith. #MinuteforMission #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA #ReformationSunday
This June marked the 80th anniversary of the signing of the U.N. charter, the foundational document that outlines the structure, purpose, and goals of the United Nations. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #UnitedNationsDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
During my first year as a pastor, there were certain milestones I knew to look forward to. I looked forward to the first time I stood at the Communion table and invited my congregation to share in the feast. #MinuteforMission #ChildrensSabbath #MissionYearbook #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The church was created to be connected.
Like the classic hymn reminds us, “All who follow Jesus, all around the world. Yes, we’re the church together!” #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #WorldCommunionSunday #PeaceandGlobalWitnessOffering #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The biennial conference of Native American Presbyterian Women met on the Gila River Indian Community reservation south of Phoenix on Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, for their first conference since 2019 due to the pandemic. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #NativeAmericanDay #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Picking up on his previous day’s theme of faith communities and mid councils “seeing beyond the standalone model of being church,” Dr. Corey Schlosser-Hall recently told the 540 or so people attending Synod School. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #EvangelismSunday #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
We know that all people are created in God’s image, and we strive to be inclusive. Being a welcoming congregation is amazing, but sometimes it feels hard, overwhelming or confusing. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #DisabilityInclusionSunday #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Peace bookends the biblical story. In the beginning, God shapes a chaotic world, creates a world with life and light and creatures of all kinds, and blesses it with primal shalom. Then God rests to enjoy peace alongside all created things. #MinuteforMission #ASeasonofPeace #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Each year starting on Sept. 1 (World Day of Prayer for All Creation) until Oct. 4, the Christian family unites for the Season of Creation, a worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. #MinuteforMission #SeasonofCreationandWorldDayofPrayerforAllCreation #PCUSA
Because our colleges and universities are Presbyterian-related, we value learning, faith, service, and connection to each other, the Church, and the world, honoring the dignity and worth of every person. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #PresbyterianHigherEducation #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
Presbyterians are about education, and education is about growth and empowerment. Support of public education is also an attestation of possibilities of growth and empowerment for all children. #MissionYearbook #MinuteforMission #PublicEducation #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
The Sunday before I left for YAV orientation, my home church in Canton, Ohio, held a small commissioning for me at the end of worship. It was so special to be sent surrounded by those I know and love. #MinuteforMission #YoungAdultVolunteersCommissioning #PCUSA #PresbyterianChurchUSA
