Director of Social Responsibility, United Church Funds
United Church Funds (UCF), a not-for-profit corporation and associated ministry of the United Church of Christ (UCC), provides socially responsible, values-aligned investment management services to churches, ministries and other faith-based organizations. UCF offers customized investment portfolios and prudent investment strategies that provide competitive returns while also reflecting its clients’ values in seeking to achieve a…
Interview with Judge Diana Becton
Judge Diana Becton, one of PSR’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, is the first African American woman to be elected district attorney of Contra Costa County, California and a retired judge of the Superior Court. She reflects on how she is keeping our communities safe in this time of global pandemic. See Judge Becton’s full Distinguished Alumni profile here. Coping During the Pandemic The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been declared by the World Health…
Remembering Bonnie Bonetti-Bell
Bonnie Bonetti-Bell (MDiv ‘86 and MA ‘87) is one of PSR’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. Upon her passing in November of last year, Jim Bell, her widower, offers this reflection on grieving the loss of his beloved life partner while social distancing in the time of pandemic. See Bonnie Bell’s full Distinguished Alumni profile here. Grieving the Loss…
Interview with Rev. Pat de Jong
Rev. Pat de Jong was selected as one of PSR’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni. She currently serves as the Chair of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based, global humanitarian agency. Below, Pat shares about her long connection to PSR, the work CWS is doing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the power of community…
Distinguished Alumni Deborah Lee and COVID-19 on Immigrant Communities
Rev. Deborah Lee, one of PSR’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni award recipients, is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, where she has served since 2009. Below she shares how her organization is responding to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in immigrant communities. See Rev. Lee’s full Distinguished Alumni profile here. First, I wanted to share a…
February 23-24: Financial Sustainability and Community Innnovation in the Church Summit
This Summit is part of a 3-part program series from the Ignite Institute at Pacific School of Religion and the Path 1 Initiative of the United Methodist Church to support faith leaders in establishing financial sustainability by taking a community-based business from idea, to proposal, to reality. The Summit invites clergy and lay leaders to hear from successful faith-based…
2017 Georgia Harkness Lecture: “Doubleweaving Resistance: Two-Spirit Stories, Theories, and Futures” with Qwo-Li Driskill
Doubleweave is a basket weaving technique in Southeastern Indigenous traditions in which separate inside and outside patterns emerge through one continuous weave. Drawing on the concept of doubleweave as both a material practice and political framework, this talk will weave together scholarship, poetry, and performance to honor Indigenous Two-Spirit/LGBTQ resistances to ongoing settler colonialism in…
Community Worship—March 24, 2020
You are invited to refer this bulletin for our Zoom Community Worship at 11:10am, Tuesday, March 24. You can join the gathering as follows: by Zoom from any computer or smartphone: https://zoom.us/j/793319236. from the Zoom app, enter Meeting ID 793 319 236. from a landline or mobile phone, dial 669 900 6833 and enter Meeting ID…
A Mantra for a Pandemic: God is our Refuge
Modeled on Psalm 46 (NRSV and The Voice, adapted by Rev. Todd Atkins-Whitley) Read in a gathering, the community is invited to sign or say aloud the words shown in bold and supply the words in pink. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. …in a pandemic …in…
Bulletin for Community Worship—March 17, 2020
Please refer to this bulletin for our Zoom Community Worship at 11:10am, Tuesday, March 17. You can join the gathering as follows: https://zoom.us/j/829606149 One tap mobile +16699006833,,829606149# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 829 606 149