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Highlights & Minutes from the 2021 General Assembly
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Highlights from the 2021 General Assembly, held online from June 6–9, 2021, are now available to read online. The highlights provide a daily summary of the notable events and decisions that took place during the Assembly, among which was the decision to make the National Indigenous Ministry Council a standing committee of the General Assembly.
And after years of prayerful study and discussion, the church agreed to make changes to its theology regarding marriage, providing the option to define marriage as either a covenant relationship between a man and a woman or a covenant relationship between two adult people. Additionally, the church agreed that LGBTQI people (whether married or single) can be ordained and are welcome to serve as ministers and ruling elders.
The minutes for each sederunt are also available for download.
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New Resources from the PCC:
Prayer Partnership & Spreading Hope
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The newest issue of the PCC’s Prayer Partnership provides daily prayers, Sunday Mission Moments and monthly Social Action Spotlights for July to September 2021.
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Spreading Hope is a new resource to help equip congregations to hold a Stewardship Sunday worship service and inspire stewardship, generosity and giving. This stewardship resource comes with two videos: a sermon on how stewardship and generosity can spread hope and a children’s story on growing God’s gifts.
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Presbyterian Connection Newspaper:
Summer 2021 Issue
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The Summer 2021 issue of the Presbyterian Connection newspaper is now available online. This latest issue is once again filled with lots of amazing articles and photos from congregations and groups across the country.
In this issue you’ll find:
- Feature articles on caring for creation
- Details about the 2021 online General Assembly
- Photos of the new Presbyterian College graduates
- Important news about the ongoing work in healing and reconciliation
- New leadership articles
- A variety of mission and outreach articles from congregations
- Congregational news about online ministry
- Uplifting photos from congregations across Canada
- Plus so much more!
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We are accepting submissions from Presbyterian congregations and groups for the Fall 2021 issue. Please send in stories and/or photos of activities, demonstrating how your ministry is sharing Christ’s light, by July 23.
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Submit Your Artwork for the 2022 PCC Wall Calendar
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For the 2022 edition of the PCC Wall Calendar, we’re inviting Presbyterians to send in high-resolution photos that showcase the variety of artistic talents within our denomination and congregations.
We’re looking for submissions that demonstrate how different forms of creative expression have been used to glorify God, including (but not limited to):
- Drawings/paintings
- Sculpture works
- Stained-glass works
- Seasonal arts and crafts (i.e., for Advent and Lent)
- Sunday School artwork
- Quilting/knitting/sewing works (i.e., handmade pulpit fall)
- Culinary/baking art
- Gardening
- Photography
- Performance art
- Poetry
Submission deadline: August 20, 2021
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From all of us at the PCC national office, stay well
and may the peace of Christ be with you all.
For questions or comments, please contact us.
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