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The Dismantling Racism and White Privilege Team invite you to join author, Shawn Rochester on April 8th at 6:30pm. for Part 2 of The Black Tax. This meeting will examine tangible next steps for long-term economic transformation.

Everyone is welcome to participate in this important discussion.

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On Good Friday 4:00 pm EST, musicians and pastors will offer a gift to the church: An online service, hosted by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians and organized by the PCUSA office of Theology and Worship. #Lent2021 #HolyWeek2021 #PCUSA

Oak Hill Presbyterian is thrilled to announce its new community art project for the Easter season. They are going to create their own Stations of the Cross display. Check their website or Facebook for updates and displays. Click here

The Easter sack Grab-n-Go, will be held on March 28th, from 3:30-5:30pm. Each child receives sacks with candy and a toy/activity bag. Located at 660 Charbonier Rd, Florissant, MO 63031. Directions Here

EVERY BUNNY WELCOME! Hundreds of Eggs to Hunt. Rain or Shine – drive-thru distribution in case of rain. Facemasks and Social Distancing Required.

13200 New Halls Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63033 Directions Here

The Ladue Chapel Labyrinth will be open to walking inside the Fellowship Hall. Please note that masks are required, and the number of people walking the labyrinth at the same time will be limited. Directions can be found by clicking here.

To find his complete obituary and to leave condolences - click here.

If you would like to send a card or note to the family, please address them to: Nancy Gillard, 1259 SW 600^th Rd., Holden MO 64040.

The Earth Care Team of the presbytery is urging congregations in the presbytery to plan for a way to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day in the U.S. which began on April 22, 1970. The best way would be to incorporate it into a service of worship, in person or virtual on either Sunday, April 18 or 25 by stressing caring for God's creation and Mother Earth through hymns, prayers, sermon, children's message, décor, or liturgy or some other way of your choosing. Resources are available by contacting Jessica Maudlin, Associate for Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concerns, the Hunger Program in Louisville. Contact her at [email protected].  Any questions, contact: [email protected].

The Venue At Maison Du Lac is located at 2603 Wild Plum Valley Road, Catawissa, MO 63069. Find complete details and purchase tickets by clicking here.

The Public Witness Team of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy is committed to keeping our congregations healthy. Please find the resources that might help congregation and community leaders with the importance of vaccination and what to expect afterward.

This Centers for Disease Control (CDC) document is available in a PowerPoint for ease of editing for your individual community (Found Here), or you can use the PDF for just general information. (Found Here)

Click here for more information.

YWCA Metro St. Louis is partnering with the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis and area Interfaith groups for four important conversations on how systemic racism permeates our city and our region.

These programs will provide background, share stories of how area residents are directly impacted, and explore what action you can take to create change. Each hour-long program will be followed by an opportunity for small group discussion and reflection.

Register Here

The Couts Music Series of Second Presbyterian Church presents the Young Artists of the Bach Society of Saint Louis on Sunday, April 18 at 4:00 pm. The program features Danielle Feinstein, soprano; Olivia Roland, mezzo-soprano; Micheal Lowe, baritone; and Sandra Geary, pianist and is part of the 2021 St. Louis Bach Festival. The concert is free and takes place virtually at https://secondchurch.net/music/couts-music-series/. The concert is available on April 18 at 4:00 pm and for four weeks afterward. For more information, call 314-367-0367 or visit secondchurch.net.

If you have trouble accessing this survey, please contact us for assistance. This survey will close April 6, 2021. Thank you for completing it! 

Light for the Darkness is offering training for adults on Youth Mental Health First Aid (see below for full explanation). Volunteers and leaders of your youth ministries, including parents, are encouraged and welcome to participate in this training. Learn more here.

Register online: https://forms.gle/6Ad9MEBxJFfSP2SG6

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As unprecedented energy continues to grow across the PC(USA) around the Matthew 25 invitation, so does your interest in additional resources and programming.

Toward that end, last year’s well-attended series of Matthew 25 programs will continue with our first online event for 2021, scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, at 2 p.m. EDT. The topic is how all three areas of the Matthew 25 focus intersect around the subject of housing. The program will include conversations with pastors on how their congregations are engaging with the issue of affordable housing in their communities. You can read more about it in a Presbyterian News Service story here.

To register in advance for this program, click on the link below:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Watch for information on forthcoming Matthew 25 events scheduled for June 23 (Hunger/Eradicating Poverty/Congregational Vitality), September 29 (Education/Dismantling Racism/Eradicating Poverty), and November 17 (Migration/Immigration).

One of the best things about Matthew 25 is that we can do ministry together in ways we cannot do alone. The new and digital ways of doing ministry have also redefined what community means.

The constitutional questions asked of leaders within the PC(USA) when they are ordained, installed, and commissioned is the focus of a new resource created to assist teaching elders as they serve in ministry with ruling elders and deacons. Coming Alive in Christ: Training for PC(USA) Ruling Elders and Deacons based on the Constitutional Questions provides a study of these beliefs that are central to our lives of faith and in our community with each other and is available through Equip, the church’s online training platform. Beginning with an introduction on baptism, call, and membership, the study for each question has been written by a leader from across the diversity of the church with questions for reflection or discussion included in each section. Leader guides and a visual supplement are also included and available for download.

The resource is a focus of the Year of Leader Formation, which provides an emphasis on the ecclesial development of Presbyterian leaders for those currently serving and those preparing to serve PC(USA) congregations as ruling elders and deacons. Events, announcements, and links are available and updated on the Year of Leader Formation webpage. To receive periodic email updates, subscribe here.

The 2021 SYW Planning Team of youth and adults is once again energetically preparing for an in-person gathering at the University of Tulsa, July 12-17, 2021. It is through the Planning Team’s prayerful discernment that they invited Martin Osae to keynote the Theme: WhataGreatGod based on Romans 8:38-39 (‘…nothing will separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”) In this passage, they find assurance and hope that God is ALWAYS with us, and takes us far beyond fear to faith, hope and love. In fact, there is nothing which can interrupt God’s love for us…ALL of us. Learn more here