Presbyterian Mission Agency rev. dr. kimberly bracken long Archives

Blessing the animals, Presbyterian style

Posted March 23rd, 2023

Inside St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, Pennsylvania, are more than 20 murals painted by Croatian immigrant Maxo Vanka in the late 1930s and early ’40s. Many of the paintings depict the immigrant experience in America. There is one of St. Francis, though, that shows Vanka’s love of animals, especially his fondness of birds. In the painting, exotic birds can be seen encircling the patron saint of animals.

The Long farewell

Posted March 24th, 2022

Kim Long is “is leaving our [community], and we want to send her forth with our prayers and ask God’s blessing upon her.”

What does poverty have to do with worship?

Posted November 11th, 2020

In what is believed to be a first, “Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching and the Arts” a quarterly journal produced by the Office of Theology & Worship, is focusing an entire issue on poverty.

Office of Theology and Worship develops resources for prayer and comfort during the pandemic

Posted April 15th, 2020

The latest COVID-19 resources from the Presbyterian Church, (U.S.A.)’s Office of Theology & Worship, “Prayer at the Time of Death” and “Comforting the Bereaved,” are stark reminders of the times we are living in — and dying in.

Holding onto hope through worship

Posted October 3rd, 2019

During the closing plenary of Just Worship, the director of the event, the Rev. Dr. Kimberly Bracken Long, confessed that “in the face of so much injustice and suffering, it was hard to keep despair at bay and not be ruled by rage.”