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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6h

There’s a reason English was never made the official language of the U.S. through 250 years now

#indigenous #firstnations #nativeamerican #nativehawaiian

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re a Sanctuary church—like the other Chicago Presbytery churches—despite what the federal government says

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 1d

Why do Presbyterian churches have numbers in their names—except ours? There’s a story behind it. And about Chicago’s Third Presbyterian Church. Where did it go?

@pcusa.bsky.social #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #chicagohistory

Ask the Elder: Why do Presbyterian churches have numbers as their name? — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

If you’ve ever wondered why so many Presbyterian churches have numbers in their names, it’s because the tradition reflects both history and growth.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 2d

Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community

The presiding bishop of the Church of Norway visited the London Pub in Oslo, a prominent gay venue, to apologize on Thursday for the 'shame, serious harm and pain' the church had inflicted on gay peop...

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 2d

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 2d

Spread the Gospel. Stay safe.

#nokings #handsoffchicago #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 3d

A little pep talk for ourselves about stewardship season. Share with a pastor

@pcusa.bsky.social #presbyterian #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #pledgeseason #fundraising

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 4d

Trevor Project study shows #LGBTQyouth #mentalhealth worsening

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Trevor Project study shows LGBTQ youth mental health worsening

A new Trevor Project study finds that anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts among LGBTQ youth have sharply increased over the past year. Chicago advocates say the findings are a wake-up call to e...

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 4d

We're risking a new war in South America. And people aren't talking about it

#extrajudicialkilling #nokings #peace

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 5d

You can't just denounce the political corruption and leave the religious egging them on. Spiritual corruption is driving this

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago #Cubs player #DavidRoss had a very dark childhood that he overcame

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #ClergyAppreciationMonth

#pcusa #chicagopresbytery #pastors #ministers #clergy @pcusa.bsky.social

Kirkcast: There's more to the job of pastor than we see; honoring Clergy Appreciation Month

Parts of their job are the hard, gritty, sometimes downright nasty.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t neglect your Wikipedia pages. It’s one of the first places that people go when “church shopping”

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 6d

It took forever to get proper citations but the Wikipedia page is updated. There’s even a new page for the Presbytery of Chicago

@pcusa.bsky.social #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 8d

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 8d

#tennesseewilliams #chicagotheater @citylittheater.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 10d

They just detained WGN News video producer Debbie Brockman, filming an apprehension in Lincoln Square. Masked, they forced her down onto the ground

#handsoffchicago #nokings #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 10d

#bornthisway #endconversiontherapy #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 10d

Presbyterian @pcusa.bsky.social ministers celebrated the Eucharist in front of the Broadview ICE facility this morning

#handsoffchicago #nokings #iceraids #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 11d

#DilexiTe belongs to us #Protestants, too

#popeleoxiv #matthew25 #pcusa #immigration #poverty @pcusa.bsky.social @elcalutherans.bsky.social @unitedchurch.bsky.social

The core messages of ‘Dilexi Te’ by Pope Leo XIV belong to us Reformed Christians, too — Edgewater Presbyterian Church

We take no authority from the bishop of Rome, but when he speaks, we listen and digest for ourselves as Reformed Christians. There is much to learn from Leo’s first official papal letter.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 12d

It's the anniversary of the #GreatChicagoFire. They blamed the Irish immigrants back then. Who are we scapegoating today for Chicago's "rampant" crime and murders?

#iceraids #immigration #undocumented #handsoffchicago #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social

Podcast: They blamed immigrants for the Great Chicago Fire; we're scapegoating them again today

It was the Irish back then. It's undocumented immigrants today.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 13d

Texas National Guard has entered Illinois. Protest planned Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. starting at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. downtown Chicago

#handsoffchicago #iceraids #dontmesswithchicago

Protest planned Oct. 8 downtown Chicago as Texas troops enter Illinois

A Coalition Against the Trump Agenda has organized a mass demonstration at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. on Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m.

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NPR @npr.org · 13d

The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.

Supreme Court weighs conversion therapy in case from Colorado

The case pits conservative Christian groups against the LGBTQ community.

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NPR @npr.org · 13d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 14d

An essay our Clerk of Session wrote a while back was reprinted by the Presbyterian News Service @pcusa.bsky.social

#mentalillness #mentalillnessawarenessweek #mentalhealth #pcusa #chicagopresbytery

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