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Stewardship Moments
Use these stewardship quotes to get people in your congregation thinking about how they can use the gifts God has given them—time, talent, and treasure—to participate in God’s mission.
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Sunday Worship Bulletin Covers
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Special Occasion Bulletin Covers – Slides
Special occasion bulletin covers for Baptisms, Weddings, Ordinations, Funerals and Communion. Files can be downloaded individually or as a set.
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Seasonal Use – Slides
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Zoom Backgrounds
How to download and use the PCC Zoom backgrounds
- Save the images below in an easily accessible folder.
- Once in a meeting, go to the bottom left button that states “stop video” and click the little arrow in the top corner.
- Click “choose virtual background.”
- A new screen will open, where you will click the tiny “+” button in the upper right corner of the current background options and click “add image.” This will allow you to choose from your image files.
- Select the image(s) you would like to use.
- Make sure the “I have a green screen box” is not checked, and you may need to adjust screen mirroring.
Videos
Presbyterians Sharing
In Ministry Together: Presbyterians Sharing 2024
This one-and-a-half minute video highlights the impact gifts to Presbyterians Sharing are having in Canada and around the world.
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2023 Presbyterians Sharing Sunday Sermon
Karen Plater, Associate Secretary of Stewardship & Planned Giving, shares a sermon based on Ephesians 4: 1-16, including stories about how gifts to Presbyterians Sharing are making a real difference.
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2023 Presbyterians Sharing Sunday Children’s Story
Karen Plater, Associate Secretary of Stewardship & Planned Giving, shares a poem about Presbyterians Sharing from her farm in the Beaver Valley.
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Presbyterians Sharing – Bible Translation in Taiwan
The Rev. Dr. Paul McLean shares about the work he is doing in Taiwan with Indigenous Bible Translation teams. This work receives support from gifts to Presbyterians Sharing.
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Presbyterians Sharing – Two Rivers Church, Guelph, Ontario
The Rev. Glen Soderholm shares about the work of Two Rivers Church, which receives support from gifts to Presbyterians Sharing. You can find out more about Two Rivers at www.tworiverschurch.ca .
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Presbyterians Sharing – 2022 Thank You Video
Together, we are making a difference! Share this short video with your congregation to thank them for their generous gifts in 2022.
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Presbyterians Sharing – Together, We Are Sharing God’s Love
This short video combines a variety of voices and photographs of PCC mission and ministry to share the message that together, our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing are making a difference.
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2022 Presbyterians Sharing Sunday Sermon: Unity in Knowledge and Love
The Rev. Dr. Blair Bertrand, PCC Mission Staff and Malawi Liaison with the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian in Blantyre Synod, shares a sermon based on Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-5:1
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Presbyterians Sharing Thank You video
Your gifts are making a difference! Share this video with your congregation during worship, at your AGM or at any other time, to thank them for their gifts to Presbyterians Sharing.
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Presbyterians Sharing Sunday Sermon – Sharing Our Gifts
Heather Chappell (Education Program Coordinator, Stewardship & Planned Giving) shares a sermon based on 1 Corinthians 12: 27-31 that celebrates people from all walks of life who are using their gifts to participate in God’s mission. Includes illustrative photos and 2 short videos highlighting work supported by Presbyterians Sharing in Malawi (Rev. Joel Sherbino) and Hamilton, Ont. (Rev. David Moody).
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Presbyterians Sharing – Prison Ministry in Malawi
Learn about the Rev. Joel Sherbino’s work with prisons in Malawi. Supported by gifts to Presbyterians Sharing.
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Presbyterians Sharing – Replanting Churches in Hamilton, Ont.
Learn about the work Rev. David Moody is doing with congregations as Replanting Pastor for the Presbytery of Hamilton. Supported by gifts to Presbyterians Sharing.
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Presbyterians Sharing – In Ministry Together
Just one person can make a difference. Imagine what we can accomplish together!
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Presbyterians Sharing: Did You Know?
Download these short, snappy Presbyterians Sharing videos and share them during the offering, before your service, on your website or on social media. Be creative!
Presbyterians Sharing helps churches navigate finances
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Presbyterians Sharing supports congregational renewal
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Presbyterians Sharing equips congregations with resources
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Presbyterians Sharing supports General Assembly
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Presbyterians Sharing encourages generosity and good stewardship
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Presbyterians Sharing inspires hope and transformation
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Presbyterians Sharing supports ministries with Indigenous communities
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Presbyterians Sharing supports mission and ministry
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Presbyterians Sharing encourages environmental sustainability
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Presbyterians Sharing supports theological colleges
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Presbyterians Sharing supports international partners
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Mission
PWS&D Impact 2023
This two-and-a-half minute video highlights the impact gifts to PWS&D have around the world.
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Sharing Our Gifts: The Presbyterian Church in Canada
This three-minute video shows the difference Presbyterians across Canada made with their gifts to congregations, Presbyterians Sharing and PWS&D.
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The Presbyterian Church in Canada: Together in Mission
We are The Presbyterian Church in Canada. This short, two-minute animated video highlights the ministry we do together through gifts to Presbyterians Sharing and Presbyterian World Service & Development. Show it during worship, post it on your website, link it to social media, play it during your annual general meeting—and celebrate what we are accomplishing together as we shine our light in the darkness and share the love of Christ.
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Stewardship & Planned Giving
Sermon – Stepping Forward in Faith
The Rev. Lara Scholey (St. Columba by-the-Lake Presbyterian Church, Pointe-Claire, Que) shares a sermon based on Philippians 3:4b–14. Show this video during worship or use the sermon text from the worship service with some of the components below to customize your own sermon.
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Children’s Story – Simon’s Apple Tree (with discussion)
Charming and colourful cut-outs bring to life the story of Simon and his apple tree to explore how we can share God’s love through our gifts. The story is written and animated by Heather Chappell. In this version of the video, Jim MacDonald discusses how the story connects to legacy, and concludes with a prayer.
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Children’s Story – Simon’s Apple Tree (no discussion)
This version of the video includes only the animated story, so that you can personalize the children’s story time with your own discussion. The story can also be used on any Sunday to talk about generosity, sharing or family.
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Spreading Hope
Karen Plater, Associate Secretary, Stewardship and Planned Giving, shares a sermon reflecting on stewardship, giving and generosity as ways to spread hope in our world.
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This short video introduces the concepts of planned giving and explains the benefits of fostering a spirit of generosity. By responding to the call to be faithful stewards of what God has given us, we learn how to live a generous life and enjoy one of the greatest earthly joys there is: leaving a legacy.
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Did you know that you can give to the church and also receive guaranteed annual income for the rest of your life? The Presbyterian Church in Canada’s gift annuities leave a legacy for the church while providing you with an income. In this three-minute video, Laura Cronsberry shares what a gift annuity through the PCC has meant to her.
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