Rutgers Presbyterian Church

ReligioSanity podcast between Peter Rinaldi and pastor Andrew discusses ancient unorthodox version of biblical Psalm 20. https://soundcloud.com/user-2/episode-60-papyrus-amherst-63

Celebrating Reformation Herstory with Katharine von Bora at the Womens Rights Monument in the Central Park

Sermon of guest (returning) preacher Rev. Dr. Byron Shafer. Semper reformanda sermon with powerful environmental message. https://youtu.be/B7CoztZThRM

"Something you might not know about the Bible" this time about the tolerant and inclusive roots of our faith (unfortunately almost completely forgotten) as revealed in the ancient papyrus scroll (Amhers 63). https://youtu.be/LzksVZXVoLE

Did YHWH have a wife? Inscriptions from an ancient Sinai caravanserai broaden our understanding of biblical religion and deepen our religious tolerance. As the American classic said travel is fatal to prejudice. https://youtu.be/xsUjEELibdc

Sunday worship at 11am on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87652791475 and on Livestream https://livestream.com/rutgerschurchnyc/events/8967087

Friday blog with the invitation to our Sunday worship. This time how even Bronze Age cultures knew about connection between an incompetent callous government and the danger of illness. http://blog-andrew.stehlik.org//compassion-and-healing.html

Is there a connection between an illness and the incompetent/corrupt government? Three thousand year old epos from Ugarit says so. And together with biblical tradition it shows us what can be done to change it and promote healing in our society. Join us for worship this Sunday the 11th of October. https://youtu.be/YJYBwUw91Sc

Bible/Theology Class this Thursday the 8th of October at 4pm EST. We continue with a brief introduction to the Early Christians and their interaction with Gnosticism. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91210473816

Join us in Riverside Park this Sunday for St. Francis worship and blessing of animals.

Friday message with an introduction to our Sunday worship. This time indirectly talking about priests corrupted and compromised by power. http://blog-andrew.stehlik.org/2020/10/priest-and-king.html

Invitation to our Sunday worship - this time in a form of "Something you might not know about the Bible" video and about a corrupt priest and king (actually ethnarch - ruler of a nation). https://youtu.be/ejaLXnMhgDU

ICYMI: Storytime w/Pastor Ashley

Bible/Theology Class this Thursday the 1st of October at 4pm EST. We continue with a brief discussion of the lost Gospels associated with the earliest (Aramaic speaking) Christians . Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91210473816

Much to the dismay of many Presbyterians, including numerous former moderators, the 224th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA adjourned this summer without making a statement on Black women and girls. The Session of the Rutgers Presbyterian Church recognizes the need to listen to the voices of Black women as an important first step in our journey to undo the structural sin of racism in our denomination and in society at large. As part of that commitment, we ther...efore share the following statement in its entirety from the Disparities Experienced by Black Women and Girls Task Force: >>>> In this moment, when Althea Bernstein and Oluwatoyin Salau, and especially black trans women like Riah Milton, Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells, and Nina Pop are facing brutalization and death because of the intersections of race and gender, it is imperative that we lift up and honor the ways that black women and girls are disproportionately affected by the systems of white supremacy and misogynoir in communities, the church, and society at large. We cannot sit by and allow Black women and girls to remain invisible. We must confess that we have participated in structural sin that has exploited, abused, and dehumanized Black women and girls. We affirm the imago dei of Black women and girls as we recognize their cries. We commit to listening and in the work of racial justice, attending to the particularity of the plight of Black women and girls. <<<< https://mlp.org/trust-black-women-and-girls/