Prayers for Our Community, Our Nation and Our World

We can offer specific daily prayers for our community, nation and world. Between Monday, March 24 and Sunday, March 30, we'll lay before God the needs listed below.

• Monday, March 24, 2025 - That we remember the dedication shown by our teachers. 
• Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - That our leaders have the courage and wisdom to confront the racial divisions within our country.
• Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - That we renew our commitment to life.
• Thursday, March 27, 2025 - That our leaders would be honest, humble and God-fearing men and women who recognize that they are accountable to God for each decision and action.
• Friday, March 28, 2025 - That God bring peace to the Middle East.
• Saturday, March 29, 2025 - That people stop expressing their frustration through violence.
• Sunday, March 30, 2025 - That we put aside partisan differences so that we can address the problem of gun-violence.

The Sligo Presbyterian Church Celebration Service - Sunday, March 16, 2025

Sligo Presbyterian Church: Our Congregation and Community: The Sligo Presbyterian Church Celebration Service ...: As we approach Easter, Christians all over the world focus their attention on the cross and tomb. And because of this, the usual challenge t...

Sunday's Message - Beside(s) Jesus: The Apostle Philip

Sligo Presbyterian Church: Our Congregation and Community: Sunday's Message - Beside(s) Jesus: The Apostle Ph...: s we approach Easter, Christians all over the world focus their attention on the cross and tomb. And because of this, the usual challenge to...

Looking into the lectionary, - Lessons from Samwise Gamgee

March 30, 2025 Fourth Sunday in Lent Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 In my re-reading of the parable of the prodigal son – or more accurately, the loving father – I was reminded of a story I heard 10 years ago from a teacher’s assistant in my systematic theology class. Our topic for the day was grace. Dave shared about one Reformation Sunday when he really wasn’t feeling the pomp and circumstance of the day, so out of spite or against his better judgment, he preached the most basic sermon on sin and forgiveness that he could think of. And, of course, it turned out to be one of his most warmly received sermons. As he put it in a recent email to me confirming the details of the story, “Shows how people respond to a message of forgiveness!” Perhaps the moment is right for preachers to offer our versions of the most basic sermon on sin and forgiveness. In this time of upheaval, we need to hear the heartbeat of the gospel: that when we turn from sin and return to God, God rushes to welcome us with open arms. Redemption is possible, even for this younger brother who has wandered just about as far away from home as he could go, squandering away all that the father generously, perhaps even foolishly, entrusted to him. In these days when we wonder how we will put our country back together, the promise of reconciled relationship when we turn from sin is hope we need to hear. ... Thank you to this week's guest writer Ellen Williams Hensle. Read the rest of the commentary on the website. Order of worship — March 30, 2025, by Ellen Williams Hensle Amendment 24-A wins approval from a majority of presbyteries by Mike Ferguson Sacred preparation (March 30, 2025) by Mark Hinds Horizons — Intergenerational Justice by Rosalind Banbury Want the worship resources for March 23, 2025? You can find them here. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Cultivating curiosity: Lessons from Samwise Gamgee, the Constant Gardener Samwise Gamgee, a hobbit who is happy with his garden, still feels the spark of something beyond within him. — Whitney Wilkinson Arreche Votes for Book of Order changes on track to pass Ordination examination questions continue to create debate. — Gregg Brekke Trump barrage of executive orders can only impose as much injustice as we allow Most startling is not the dismantling of government agencies that help others, but the public’s tolerance for these actions. — Kelly Brown Douglas Decline in American Christian observance has slowed, Pew study finds ‘The U.S. is a spiritual place, a religious place, where we’ve seen signs of religious stabilization in the midst of longer-term decline,’ said Gregory Smith, a senior associate director of research at Pew Research Center. Faith communities unite in declaration to defend refugees Among the signers of the ‘Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Declaration’ is the Rev. Jihyun Oh of the PC(USA). Boundless curiosity and delight in the world This Lent, we journey with Eve's questioning, longing and seeking of God, writes Cynthia Jarvis. Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity Maria Bowler’s "Making Time" offers a fresh, creative approach to time, moving beyond productivity to embrace presence, curiosity, and the joy of making. — Amy Pagliarella

Prayers for Our Community, Our Nation and Our World

We can offer specific daily prayers for our community, nation and world. Between Monday, March 17 and Sunday, March 23, we'll lay before God the needs listed below.

• Monday, March 17, 2025 - That those in the arts would be open to biblical world views and principles.
• Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - That all human trafficking would end.
• Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - That we strengthen our global unity rather than casting blame and sowing divisions.
• Thursday, March 20, 2025 - That God protects all civilians impacted by the conflict in Gaza.
• Friday, March 21, 2025 - That there'll be peace between Russia and Ukraine
• Saturday, March 22, 2025 - That we seek out opportunities to show love to God and our neighbors.
• Sunday, March 23, 2025 - That we remember those who died in service to their country.

The Sligo Presbyterian Church Celebration Service - Sunday, March 9, 2025

Sligo Presbyterian Church: Our Congregation and Community: The Sligo Presbyterian Church Celebration Service ...: Depending on your experience, you may wonder if healthy relationships are even possible. There’s a lot of brokenness in the world; therefore...

Sunday's Message - Keys to Healthy Relationships: Unity

Sligo Presbyterian Church: Our Congregation and Community: Sunday's Message - Keys to Healthy Relationships: ...: Depending on your experience, you may wonder if healthy relationships are even possible. There’s a lot of brokenness in the world; therefore...