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August 24, 2011A new hymn to support relief efforts in the Horn of Africa
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn that to support the churches’ famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. O God, You Love the Needy includes references in it to the lectionary texts for Sunday, August 28.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provides information concerning the situation in the Horn of Africa.
Hold the people living in the Horn of Africa in prayer.
Support the humanitarian response by Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
June 20, 2011
New hymn on the roles of prophets
Hymnwriter Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a new hymn - A Prophet Has a Lonely Task based on the gospel lectionary reading (Matthew 10:40-42) for Sunday, June 26. Check out the hymn. If you would like to use the hymn, contact Carolyn and Bruce Gillette for permission and to get a copy of the hymn in MS Word format for bulletin use.
April 13, 2011
Lord, What a Parade! - new hymn for Palm Sunday
Lord, What a Parade! LYONS 10.10.11.11 (“O Worship the King, All Glorious Above”) Lord, what a parade! The crowd quickly grew; What noise they all made in welcoming you. “Hosanna!” they shouted. “It’s David’s own son! Hosanna! Come save us!...
December 11, 2010
Advent Devotion - December 11, 2010
Scripture - Matthew 24:1–14 Now We Wait Again Tune: Picardy Now we wait again, O Jesus, For your coming in our day; We are weary with our anguish, Unto you we humbly pray: Let your healing touch our sorrows, Lead...
January 14, 2010
A hymn for Haiti
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette has written a hymn reflecting on the earthquake in Haiti: In Haiti There is Anguish [pdf] The hymn concludes with a call to respond: "And may we see, in others’ pain, the cross we’re called to bear;...
November 7, 2009
Hymn lamenting gun violence
As we reflect on incidents of gun violence in Fort Hood and Orlando and in places that did not make the national news, "God of Mercy, You Have Shown Us" is a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette that can be...
October 15, 2009
Worship resources for United Nations Day
October 24 is United Nations Day. The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian United Nations Office offer worship materials for use on Sunday, October 25 or another time. Download O God Who Formed Creation [PDF], a hymn by the Rev....
September 6, 2009
A million minutes for peace
Can you give a minute to pray for peace? On September 21, the International Day of Peace, we are invited to pause for a minute at 12:00 noon ET and pray in our own way for peace. If that time...
August 28, 2009
God of Mercy You Have Shown Us
"God of mercy, you have shown us ways of living that are good: 'Work for justice, treasure kindness, humbly journey with the Lord.'" So begins a new hymn lamenting gun violence written by the Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. The hymn...