St. Mark Presbyterian Church and P’nai Or Jewish Renewal Fellowship of Portland have teamed up in an interfaith ministry of shared worship for special occasions. They have also developed a unique interfaith day camp called “Abraham’s Tent” that brings together Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities for nurturing shared understanding and peace. Read more »
November 21, 2016
Interfaith Ministry: St. Mark Portland, Oregon
St. Mark Presbyterian Church and P’nai Or Jewish Renewal Fellowship of Portland have teamed up in an interfaith ministry of shared worship for special occasions. They have also developed a unique interfaith day camp called “Abraham’s Tent” that brings together Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities for nurturing shared understanding and peace. Read more »
Following the Star, the devotional series for Advent and Christmas, returns today, November 21, to Passport Inc.’s devotional website, d365—devotionals 365 days a year—just before the start of Advent. 
It was November 8, 2013 when one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded slammed Southeast Asia, doing damage in particular to Philippines. The result: more than 6,000 dead, towns and communities were destroyed and millions of people were left homeless, with no food and little hope. 
I have a favorite T-shirt.
It’s not my favorite shirt because it’s fancy or colorful. In fact, it’s just a white shirt received at the finish line of a 5-kilometer charity walk more than a decade ago. 
When the Rev. Terilyn Lawson was installed on Sunday, October 23, as associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Great Falls, Montana—and concurrently as the first resident in the Chaplain Candidate Residency Program newly launched by the Presbyterian Council for Chaplains and Military Personnel (PCCMP)—she had to marvel at what God had done. 
Opportunities to witness the mission and ministries taking place in Puerto Rico
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board is pleased to announce that it has accepted an invitation from the Presbytery of San Juan to hold its March 2017 meeting in Puerto Rico. 
St. John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco wanted to grow. So it hired the Rev. Theresa Cho as an associate pastor with the idea that her presence would help attract young Chinese families who were settling in the neighborhood. After three years, however, growth hadn’t happened in the way some people expected. 
While the setting sun cast long shadows over the land, residents of the Sacred Stone Camp gathered near a community campfire as volunteers nearby prepared the evening meal. Children and a handful of dogs welcomed the night as if it were day, running and playing, oblivious to the changing weather and the cause that brought so many to the Missouri River in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. 
The Executive Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) met today via conference call to discuss pending matters for the board.