Piedmont Presbyterian and Promised Land Community Church

Listen to the voices of A Poor People’s Campaign. June2020.org for the virtual March on Washington broadcast, Poor Peoples Campaign for ongoing organizing effort.

Sunday
10am Outside fellowship and prayer with masks and at a distance, weather permitting, hosted by Piedmont Presbyterian

11:30 Worship in the sanctuary, with masks and at a distance, hosted by Promised Land Community Church, Pastor Maury preaching.

Tuesday 10am Zoom Morning Prayer, hosted by Presbyterian Urban Network parish nurse Rev. Tim Winslea- contact the church for more information.

Thursday 7pm Zoom Bible Study, led by Pastor Maury- contact the church form more information.

² O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
    and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
    and you will not save?
³ Why do you make me see wrongdoing
    and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
    strife and contention arise.
⁴ So the law becomes slack
    and justice never prevails.
The wicked surround the righteous—
    therefore judgment comes forth perverted. (Habakkuk 1:2-4, NRSV)

The last week has brought 2 pandemics to the front: COVID-19 newly arrived, and racism, with us over 400 years.

Almighty Father, God of justice and peace, help our nation to take all corrective and healing action to end these pandemics. Lead us into repentance and turn us away from our false idols of wealth, violence and hatred. Lift up the voices of your prophets to make clear Your vision for the world, and open our ears to receive them. Give your children wisdom, love and resolve for peaceful action. Kindle in our hearts a holy urgency to make right what has been wrong. In the name of your Son Jesus Christ, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

For Daily Use:

• d365 An very user friendly 5-step guided devotion including prayer, Bible reading and reflection. Readings are from passages used by many churches for the coming Sunday. From Passport, an ecumenical student ministry.
• Sacred Space Guided meditations including prayer, Bible reading and reflection, some with multi-day retreat formats. From the Irish Jesuits.
• Revised Common Lectionary daily readings from the Bible including 2 morning psalms, 2 evening psalms and a selection from each from the Gospels, Old and New Testaments. Through PC(USA)
  
  For Sunday
• Journey With Jesus The “Lectionary Essays” by Debie Thomas are excellent Sunday sermons. The larger site includes a great collection of poetry, book reviews and reflections on faith in our current context.
• Sunday Readings The Sunday readings for the season after Pentecost, select the current Sunday for the readings and additional resources for prayer and art.
• Day 1 Includes a weekly sermon which can be read or listened to, and a number of essays and resources.
• A number of churches are offering live-streaming services, including Mt Olivet Baptist Church, Portland 9:00&11:30am, First Presbyterian, Portland 10:30 am   and Lake Grove Presbyterian, Lake Oswego    9:30  11 am

An Easter worship service led by The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett, President and Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency.

Pastoral Letter from The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II and the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett.

Please wash your hands frequently!
Take some time for spiritual reflection while your hands are in the water. Jesus tells us: “The water that I will give will become in (you) a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” (John 4:14b)

Wednesday, February 26th, 7:00 pm
Observe the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation before Easter, with a worship service of readings, prayers and the marking of ash on your forehead to remind you of your own mortality and God’s call to repentance through Jesus Christ.