June is PRIDE month, and Reconciling Works offers resources for your congregation to celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community. DEEPENING & EXPANDING ONLINE WORSHIP Living into your commitment to welcome during COVID-19: A one-pager designed to help you find creative and intentional ways to share your welcome, inclusion, and celebration of LGBTQIA+ people during […]
Open forum with Pr. Bob Fisher, assistant to the bishop for communications. For clergy and lay leaders. Topics include online technology, worship, re-opening, and more. All questions welcome. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoc--oqDosNJ8KaraWdhL0wNLfxWfOHg
Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has recorded a sermon and Gospel reading to share with the church for Sunday, June 7, The Holy Trinity. Please refrain from sharing the recording on social media until June 7. As a rostered minister, you are welcome to use this sermon in your upcoming worship services. May it serve as […]
The SEPA Synod Anti-racism Team invites you to online conversations about race based on the book -“America’s Original Sin” by Jim Wallis. These interactive discussions will take place on Tuesday evenings, from 7pm-8:15pm on June 9th, June 16th, June 23th, June 30th, July 7th and July 14th. They will be led by members of the […]
Last week, the City unveiled Safer at Home, a plan and executive order outlining the strategy for how Philadelphia will begin to reopen for business when the current Stay-at-Home Order is lifted, which is expected to occur later this week. The plan specifically outlines guidance for religious communities. Highlights include: Gatherings of over 25 people […]
Join a webinar sponsored by Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, Forum Philly, and the Pennsylvania Progressive Baptist Alliance. Wednesday, June 10, 6:30 pm at https://facebook.com/BCPVINC. Download a Flyer
An ELCA Prayer Service for Commemoration of the Emanuel Nine will be available for online viewing at 12 noon Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 17, the fifth anniversary of the evening nine people were shot and killed during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The service will include leaders […]
Organized by Northwest Philly Multifaith Clergy. Thursday, June 18th at 6 pm at Janes Memorial UMC, 47 E Haines St, Philadelphia, PA 19144. Between Rittenhouse and Walnut Lane off Germantown Avenue. Includes an option to participate online at https://facebook.com/nwphillimultifaithleaders
All are welcome. Join us to pray for racial justice on the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States. Service will be held outdoors. Masks and 6 feet social distancing required. Bring a chair/blanket and candle. Juneteenth Prayer Vigil for Racial Justice (PDF)
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