You are invited to use this liturgy during communion on October 7, 2018.
Some congregations receive the Christmas Joy Offering in the context of a candle lighting service. Whether or not that is your congregation's practice, you may find the following litany a helpful resource as you celebrate this season in your faith community.
Every generous act of giving … is from above. — James 1:17
Christmas Joy gifts help Puerto Rican pastors and church workers recover from Hurricane Maria.
Menaul School molds determination, academic achievement, and spiritual formation.
Christmas Joy Offering helps elderly couple "feel the arms of the church around us."
Christmas Joy Offering gifts help student apply heart and mind to vexing problems.
A sample sermon for use with Peace & Global Offering materials. Written by Rev. Dr. John A. Dallas of Wekiva Presbyterian Church, Longwood, FL.
The 2018 Worship Resources include:
Presbyterians support efforts to end the forced conscription of child soldiers as well as forced labor and sex-trafficking.