The Christmas Joy Offering is a cherished Presbyterian tradition since the 1930s. This timely offering provides an opportunity for congregations to support causes specifically designed to bring Good News of Great Joy to the poor in circumstance or spirit. Alongside the message of promise and fulfillment in Luke’s Gospel, we also hear the clear call to God’s people to respond in faith as Christ calls us: “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded” (Luke 12:48).
Today this Offering is shared equally by the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions, which honors the faithfulness of current and retired ministers and church workers in their hour of greatest need by providing funds to help them through life’s challenging circumstances, and Presbyterian-affiliated racial ethnic schools and colleges, which enable students to develop their gifts and find their calling.
Be sure to give to the Christmas Joy Offering on Sunday, December 18th.
For more information click here: Presbyterian Church U.S.A. – Joy Offering
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