Special Offerings News - Let’s Build God’s House

We are your Church, O God. We belong to you. In these bewildering days where we find our lives speeding up and slowing down almost at the same moment, bind us to you, who hold time in your hands. Sharpen our eyes to see the resurrection. Open our lives to share your Pentecost fire. As the world swims in chaos, show us pathways of peace. As the world constructs divisions, make us practitioners of reconciliation. Where the world sows hatred, plant us as a garden of compassion. In these shifting times we have much to grieve and much to learn; grant us your wisdom, we pray. Invite us, anew, to be your living Church in the world, serving your people and praising your name. Amen. Blessings, Bryce Wiebe Director, Special Offerings

Engaging with One Great Hour of Sharing During a Pandemic For more than 70 years, One Great Hour of Sharing has provided us a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need. In fact, OGHS is the single, largest way Presbyterians come together every year to work toward a better world. OGHS materials should be in churches now. If you have not yet received your standing order, or if you would like to request additional materials, please call Customer Service at 800-533-4371. Additional resources, including videos, Minutes for Mission, and a brand-new Bible study, can also be found on our website. Access resources → Pentecost Standing Orders Have Shipped All Pentecost Offering standing orders have been shipped. We understand that USPS is holding a number of shipments they have been unable to deliver to churches who have temporarily closed their buildings. If you have not received your standing order, or if you would like to request additional materials, please contact customer service at 800-533-4371 or email customer_service@presbypub.com. All resources, including Minutes for Mission, curriculum and a sample sermon, are available on our website. Download resources online →

The Offerings Can Be Taken at Any Time Each of the four Special Offerings is connected with a liturgical season, but they are not restricted to be received then. We have gotten a lot of indication from congregations that they would rather receive One Great Hour of Sharing when they are back in their church building together as a community. We fully support this decision, recognizing that for some of our congregations, that might be a while. Continuing this pattern, congregations might want to kick off their Pentecost Offering season on Pentecost Sunday (rather than conclude on Pentecost Sunday), and participate in the Offering throughout the summer months. We support your congregation participating in the Special Offerings however they fit best in your context. If you have more questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team. Contact us →

Sunday School Class Engages Creatively with Links of Love The Covenant Kids of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, Texas, recently gave through the Presbyterian Giving Catalog, donating items such as fishing nets, water filters and supplies for displaced students. Their Sunday school teacher, Laura Baake, shares, "We decided on the student kit and prayed for children in a refugee camp. They wanted to help one child continue to study and we were able to meet all our goals." In addition to their giving, they also participated in the new Links of Love activity where, together, we are creating a visual representation of Presbyterian generosity. The children made the links their own, adorning them with stickers, Bible quotes and smiley faces. Read the story →

Become a Matthew 25 Church Matthew 25:31–46 calls all of us to actively engage in the world around us, so our faith comes alive and we wake up to new possibilities. Matthew 25 is a bold new vision and invitation from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with over 460 congregations and mid councils that have already pledged to become a Matthew 25 church by working to build congregational vitality, dismantle structural racism and eradicate systemic poverty. We invite you to join us on this journey! Find out how →

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