by Rev. Dr. Amaury Tañón-Santos | September 28, 2020 | | Blog
I first want to thank all of you for the opportunity to share with you during the September presbytery meeting about the ministry and work I do with you and on your behalf as staff of our ecclesial region – the Synod of the Northeast. Early in October I will... Read more
by Rev. Dr. Earl S. Johnson, Jr | September 27, 2020 | | Blog
How are we to understand the fundamental social, political, ethical, and theological conflicts that divide us as Americans today? Why are discussions and debates so vitriolic and seemingly without resolution? Are our heated arguments only grounded in our upbringing,... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | September 25, 2020 | faithhopestrength | Blog
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sent a shock wave of grief and anxiety throughout much of the nation. She was an outstanding woman, a strong and steady person of intellect and integrity. Her passing is a huge loss, especially at this critical time when wisdom and... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Office | September 2, 2020 | MissionRMM | Blog, Mission, News
Your presbytery Mission Committee wants to lift up a request from one of our six Mission Partners. Rural and Migrant Ministry (RMM) needs re-usable face masks. Here is a simple, non-financial way to support our partner – and in the process, to learn about their good... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | August 24, 2020 | BLMcreation carepeacemaking | Blog, Creation Care, Peacemaking Task Force, Racial Justice
The Peacemaking Task Force of Albany Presbytery, at its August Zoom meeting, decided to focus on two major issues, Creation Care and Black Lives Matter, giving them each sustained attention. The more we discussed these two issues, the more we realized how much they... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | August 17, 2020 | | Blog
Beautiful Lebanon has been devastated by an economy in free fall and the ravages of Covid. The August 4 explosion of 2750 pounds of aluminum nitrate is yet another example of bureaucratic negligence. Stored for as much as 6 years after being seized from a ship, the... Read more
by Rev. Michael Burkley | August 14, 2020 | | Blog
For more than a decade, I have been doing most of my grocery shopping at my local PriceRite and Aldi’s. They have good products, and are considerably less expensive than other markets, and I’m always looking for a good bargain! One of the other things that I liked... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | July 20, 2020 | BLMContemplationcreation careListeningmindfulness | Blog, COVID19, Creation Care, Equality
There are so many words and so much information flying around that it gets overwhelming. Our world is increasingly hyped and we go along with it. A digital world and a life of multi-tasking set us up for this. One result of living in a constant hyper state is that we... Read more
