Wednesday, April 17, 2024

NEW PDA Newsletter

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2023 At A Glance Report

The 2023 At A Glance report provides a brief summary of our work last year.

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Connecting with Partners and Colleagues in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

PDA staff and Advisory Committee members recently traveled to the Dominican Republic to meet as a group and with partners in the area. Read about the meeting and our partners’ work in the blog post.

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Join the PDA National Response Team (NRT)!

Applications for the 2024 class are due May 1st but we will also be bringing in a class in 2025. Watch the video and read the article to learn about who the NRT are and what they do.

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Counter Stories Productions’ “Trouble the Water: Conversations to Disrupt Racism and Dominance” docuseries to receive wider release

“Trouble the Water,” a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) docuseries that encourages constructive conversations about race and racism, has been selected for wider distribution on streaming platforms and is being knitted together into a full-length feature film.

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New and Updated Resources from Migration Accompaniment Ministry

As the General Assembly declared in 2022, the PC(USA) is a sanctuary and accompaniment church that supports and encourages its members in welcoming and walking with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. PDA Migration Accompaniment Ministry has updated some of its resources for congregations and individuals seeking to live out the call to asylum accompaniment.

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PDA is providing humanitarian assistance in Israel/Palestine

Several programs in the PC(USA) are working together to provide resources, policies and histories that are designed to help Presbyterians, churches and mid councils prayerfully contextualize, reflect and further their understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Volunteers needed!

PDA currently has 11 volunteer host sites and 3 referral sites and all of them are in need of volunteers! Learn about each site and read the new work trip planning guide to answer frequently asked questions.

World Refugee Day is June 20th

Honor World Refugee Day with a worship service, Bible study or vigil. PDA will share more resources for World Refugee Day 2024 in May, but you can view resources from past years, including a Reflection and Prayer for World Refugee Day.

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