“Political, Not Partisan” POSTER/FLYER – CHURCH BULLETIN INSERT The In the Loop Ministry Group and the Dismantling Racism Team Kick Off the Vote our Values (VoV) Postcard Campaign on Sunday, September 8th . Have you heard about the election coming up on Tuesday, November 5th ? Unless we’ve been hiding under a pile of rocks, […]
Mountain Maryland Ministry Group
What is a “thriving church?” Often the answers point to things like membership size and numerical growth, financial stability, and a growing presence in the community. Churches whose membership is small and static or even shrinking are rarely considered to be “thriving.” Even church people often adopt the cultural understanding that bigger is better and […]
Susquehanna Parish Ministry Group Lenten Retreat
The day after Ash Wednesday 17 people assembled at the Franklinville Presbyterian Church for a spiritual retreat led by The Rev. Susan Scott, spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of the book Still Praying after All these Years: Meditations for Later Life. The retreat theme was “Resurrection: Breath, Voice, and Vision.” We met from 9 […]
Moment for Ministry Groups
“M.E.G.” (Mutual Encouragement Group) In September of the year 2020 (does that year bring anything to mind?), the pastors of the Susquehanna Parish Ministry Group began to meet every other week on Thursday mornings from 10 AM to 11—11:30-ish for nothing other than support and conversation. This group continues to meet today, four years later. […]
5th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts and Spoken Word Contest
Sponsored by the In The Loop Ministry GroupJanuary 14, 2024 at Light Street Presbyterian Church REGISTER TO ATTEND – DOWNLOAD FLYER Theme: MLK’s Work for Fair and Affordable Housing Sing. Dance. Write poetry or prose. Draw. Paint. Sculpt. Tell his story. Contest Rules and Application Download PDF Entry Form – Download MS Word Entry Form […]
Love Your Enemies
Presented by The Susquehanna Parish Ministry Group By Edwin Lacy In a recent Presbytery Gathering, our General Presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Jackie Taylor, made the statement (and I’m paraphrasing here) that “We need to make sure our intention of inclusivity extends to those who hold differing views than our own, especially toward the more conservative […]
2023 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Competition
REGISTER TO ATTEND Contest Rules and Application Below Song, Dance, Prose, Dramatic Presentation, Painting, Drawing, Sculpting Theme: How MLK’s life exhibited the principles of Mathew 25: Dismantling structural racism, Eradicating systemic poverty. Contest Rules For more information, call (410) 566-2926
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Women Pastors Panel
March 21, 6:30-8:00 pm American Indian. Black American. Asian-American. Hispanic. Join the ITL B’More Human Series panel of pastors from different cultural traditions as they share the challenges and joys of being BIPOC women in the ministry. The intersectionalism of gender and race/ethnicity are particularly poignant in the context of religion and religious life. The […]
Driving While Black
A B’More Human discussion organized by the In The Loop ministry group: February 21, 2022 The ability of Black Americans to travel was severely restricted during slavery, when leaving the plantation required a written pass (that often could not be read by the pass holder because of prohibitions against Blacks being taught to read). Slave codes […]
ITL Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Spoken Word Contest
The Third Annual Celebration : January 17 at 1 pm The In the Loop (ITL) Ministry Group continues its B’More Human Series and will present the winning entries for the 3rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Spoken Word Contest. This year, the contest theme is, “What is Owed – Reparations”. This year, we have […]
