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Webinar series kicks off Older Adult Week

Posted April 26th, 2021

To help congregations prepare for Older Adult Week, which starts Sunday, the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) presented the first of three webinars as part of its Celebrating Longevity Around the World series. The webinars are focused at looking at different cultures as a way to learn more about how to honor and value older adults.

Learning from cultures that regard aging as sacred

Posted April 14th, 2021

To help equip congregations for Older Adult Week in the PC(USA), which begins on Sunday, May 2, the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network is offering a series of free webinars. In partnership with the PC(USA)’s Office of Christian Formation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the first of three webinars, “The Circle of Life,” is being offered from 7 p.m. through 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April. 22.

Letter seeks advocacy for New York state’s Shinnecock Nation

Posted February 13th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Racial Equity Advocacy Committee and Native American Consulting Committee have written a letter requesting advocacy for the Shinnecock Nation, a federally recognized tribe of historically Algonquian-speaking Native Americans based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York.

Despite hardships and racism, Native Americans find hope during pandemic

Posted June 18th, 2020

A timely and sometimes painful discussion on the impact of COVID-19 and racism on Native Americans ended on a hopeful note Tuesday, with a panelist invoking an image from nature.

Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day goes online

Posted April 14th, 2020

While Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day is on a long list of events lost to the COVID-19 virus, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) is still offering a social justice event on April 24.

Native American women are emerging leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Posted November 8th, 2019

Women are playing increasingly pivotal roles at every level in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). From moderators to heads of agencies, from stated clerks at the middle governing body level to synod and presbytery executives and pastors, women are at the forefront. And not to be excluded from this wave of women leadership are Native American women.

Native American women are emerging leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Posted August 26th, 2019

Women are playing increasingly pivotal roles at every level in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). From moderators, to heads of agencies, stated clerks at the middle governing body level to synod and presbytery executives and pastors, women are at the forefront. And not to be excluded from this wave of women leadership are Native American women.