Please register for Part 2 in order to receive the Zoom Link.

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.

Get the Part 2 Zoom link by registering in advance for this meeting:

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

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.

Rev. Faison, aged 91, joined his beloved wife, Ruth Ann on March 12, 2020 from his home at The Fountains, in Ellisville, Missouri. Because of the pandemic, Bert's family delayed his memorial service with respect for the safety of friends and loved ones who would have gathered to honor Bert's life. His full obituary may be found here.

St Luke’s is currently offering the COVID vaccine to all clergy. The signup sheet is at https://lukesvaccine.com/ and we are told to indicate in the comments section that you are clergy.

In recognition of the essential role that pastoral care plays in safely caring for patients and improving the health of the whole person, SSM Health is partnering with IPSTL to help get clergy vaccinated. Clergy members or religious leaders that provide pastoral care for those in long-term facilities or hospitals who are interested in receiving the vaccine are invited to complete the linked form with their name, email, mobile phone number, date of birth, and the religious organization which they represent. Interested clergy must be willing to travel within the St. Louis area. SSM Health’s vaccination coordination team with then reach out to those registered with possible appointment times.

To register: https://forms.gle/KvedVpLgrPntkh1d8

Those interested need to respond by 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 22.

The film features acclaimed photographer Lynn Davis, who has earned global recognition with her spectacular collection of photos of icebergs off the coast of Greenland; and Tony Leiserowitz, the Director of Yale's Climate Change Communication Project. MELTDOWN follows Lynn and Tony to the tiny, picturesque town of Illulisat, Greenland, which is ""Ground Zero"" for the climate crisis facing the world. There they discuss how beauty and tragedy share the stage, and each enlightens the other on ways to appreciate the wonders of the world while addressing the issues of how to help solve global crises.

Conversation to follow the film. TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK:  http://bit.ly/FETMar2021 For more information: (314) 941-9378

Although many of our buildings may be closed for now, our churches are creatively open, continuing and even expanding the reach of their mission and ministry, with God’s Spirit inspiring many of us to see visions and dream dreams in ways we might not have imagined a few short months ago. Please join New Worshiping Commission Moderator, Rev. Steve Matthews for a time of Dreaming and Discerning.

Please join us virtually, through Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89688042422

If calling in, please dial 312.626.6799, and enter meeting ID 896 8804 2422

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.

Fred Rogers was an ordained minister of word and sacrament for the PC(USA) and is a notable public figure whose work around peace and reconciliation is worth remembering. Rogers was also a pioneer in the world of Christian education and the formation of young children. March 20th was his birthday and the day that the PC(USA) has chosen to highlight all we can learn from his work. This QuickSheet is a compilation of ideas and resources for faith communities to engage in this emphasis day. Click Here

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

Learn more here.

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