Advent Season

From Your Synod Executive

Rev. Greg Goodwiller For some of you, the thought of attending presbytery meetings in four states as part of your official duties may sound like some form of cruel and unusual punishment. But the truth is, it is one of my favorite parts of serving as your Synod Executive. When I attend those meetings, I …

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From Your Synod Moderator

Rev. Ann Laird Jones Soon we will move to a new season, as the liturgical year comes to an end and begins anew. Advent: a liminal season of waiting, watching, wondering, hoping. How do we imagine finding new words to express what we believe?!   What about discovering new words to express who we are, …

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Food, Faith, and Free Elections: An Opportunity for Interfaith Dialogue about Democracy at Rhodes College

by Alivia Templeton (Rhodes College ’27) All Presbyterians know that the best way to connect with your community is through a shared meal. At Rhodes College, a Presbyterian-affiliated college in Memphis, TN, the Office of the Chaplain is providing community members with the chance to share interfaith dialogue about democracy over lunch. “Food, Faith, and …

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A Window into Grace and Hope

Pastor Kim Van Brimmer, Orange Beach Presbyterian Church On Friday night I made one last phone call to the church member who was heading up the church work day the very next day. “I’m not sure how many people will be there – we might have ten, we might have twenty. We’ll just have to …

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A Tangible Hope

Steve Young, Executive Director, Living Waters for the World Hope seems like a scarce commodity these days – and a concept at best. War in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Governmental collapse and violence in Haiti. A fraught political climate here at home – and hurricanes!  The list goes on.  It is little wonder …

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PHFC Secure Dwellings Program in Talladega, Alabama, Fills Critical Housing Need for Homeless Moms and Their Children

BY CINDY FISHER, Presbyterian Home For Children, Communication Director The Presbyterian Home for Children has renovated several cottages on the Talladega, Alabama, campus over the last year to make room for more homeless children and their female caregivers in need of hard-to-find, long-term housing as part of our Secure Dwellings program. With the expansion, the …

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