All members of the presbytery are invited to sit together as a group and watch the Syracuse Mets on August 4th at the NBT Bank Stadium. Rita Hooper has volunteered to get group tickets. If you are interested, please contact her ASAP at [email protected] or 315-706-3564.
In the cycle of prayer our Presbytery, please pray for these congregations, faith communities, and individuals: Northminster, North Syracuse; Onondaga Hill; Faith United Church of Oswego; Presbyterian Church of Otisco; New Hope, Parish
Send in your prayers: [email protected].
HOLY SMOKES: The First Presbyterian Church in Mexico held its annual BBQ last Saturday and it was a sellout!
Photos of Chef Dean by the Rev. Kathleen Dain, Interim Resource Presbyter.
— Mission Story from the latest edition of Presbytery Matters!
Princeton Theological Seminary's Voices of Women in Ministry conference is happening now. Ministers from our Presbytery are taking part. The Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace preached at worship this morning. #pts#presbyphl
The Easter Vigil is officially the first service of Easter. In fact, Christian feast days generally begin at sunset on the previous day. For this reason, the duration of the Easter Triduum is from the evening of Maundy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. #EasterVigil#PCUSA
Photo of the Week: Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Ruth Colvin preached at Pebble Hill last Sunday. Ruth, 104, is the founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, an activist, and a member of Pebble Hill, which celebrated "Gifts of Women” last Week: https://t.co/klzSiSzu1P
For the second time in two years, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has played a role in research by Abbott Labs that may lead to a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. #HIV#AIDS
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K.J. Ramsey writes that this book is about the “messy middle” of her life, which includes both the diagnosis of a chronic, pain-filled illness and an abrupt ending to a church call that left her feeling doubly wounded.
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“God sends the Church to work for justice in the world: exercising its power for the common good; dealing honestly in personal and public spheres; seeking dignity and freedom for all people…” #BookofOrder#WeekofActionPCUSA
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“If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.”
― Kathleen Norris
“I wrote in big black letters on white paper, ‘BLACK,’ restoring the message leaving visible the scars of someone violently removing ‘Black’ from all lives.” #PCUSA#BLM https://t.co/p9kpz2Kdtt
The Poor People's Campaign wants to mobilize people to advocate for the platform with their legislators, and they have support from leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). @unitethepoor#PoorPeoplesCampaign#PCUSA https://t.co/f8OufQO5Ze