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Prayer Service

Prayer Service: In A Time of Community Distress

In a time of misunderstanding, racism, and violence, we turn to a psalm of lament to help us call for God’s mercy on all of us, just as he rained down manna in the wilderness.  Our vocation as...
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Prayer Service for Christian Unity

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated from the 18th-25th of January each year. It is a significant time during which churches around the world express their longing for and commitment...
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Prayer for Migrants (English and Spanish)

With the global community, we pray for those who see home and all it means disappear as they flee violence, injustice, and poverty. We pray for those weary travelers who now live in daily...
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Prayer to End Human Trafficking

On January 11, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we join with the global community in remembering all those who fall victim to human trafficking and to the effects of contemporary slavery which are...
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Prayer for Christian Unity

We pray to bring unity to our human community. We ask that we be healed and made whole as the family of God; we pray to draw deeper into communion with God and one another.  
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Christmas Prayer: Help Us See You

This prayer for the Christmas season invites us to respond to the signs of the times and to see the Christ Child in the sick, the wounded, the oppressed, and the vulnerable.  

E-Team

In their award-winning documentary E-Team, directors Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman tell the stories of four human rights activists who travel to some of the most dangerous places in the world in...
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Human Rights: Supporting Human Dignity

December 10 is the anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, a document St. John Paul II praised for its support of human dignity for all members of the global community. This...
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We Gather Together

In this resource, American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich shares recipes for communal autumn meals. As we sit down with our families this holiday season,...
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Discipleship, Word, and Witness

In his essay, Johnny Zokovitch reminds us that we are called to provide a witness that stands in stark contrast to the values of the surrounding culture. This resource includes: a bible study,...
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Food Drives and Justice Concerns: Charity and Justice

This resource challenges us to go deeper in envisioning and planning food drives, reminding us to connect with and encounter the people we seek to serve, and, equally importantly, to look into the...
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Chasing Hope: Survivors of Suicide Loss

November 22 is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. Although it is extremely important to remember suicide victims and to do everything possible to prevent future suicides, it is also...
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