Edgewater Presbyterian Church
@edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social
Bet. EdgewaterPCUSA.org is mad bussin’, highkey slaps. Got dank glowup after almost 130 years in Chicago. Don’t be simpin for a church that ain’t got you. We got you, fam! Pastor Kristin is the GOAT. Presby style is fire. We stan ALL cuz ALL means ALL. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The holiday season is not all hope and joy for some. Please be aware that your friends and family may be suffering quietly
#bluechristmas #christmastimesadness #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#bluechristmas #christmastimesadness #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
When Christmas becomes sad, unbearable — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
If you are carrying sadness, grief, or emptiness right now, you are not alone.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The holiday season is not all hope and joy for some. Please be aware that your friends and family may be suffering quietly
#bluechristmas #christmastimesadness #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#bluechristmas #christmastimesadness #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
These are the 19 countries we’ve completely stopped applications processing for #immigration and #refugee status. These people spent years, even a decade, following procedures. Theyre also people Trump called “garbage” people recently
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
December 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
These are the 19 countries we’ve completely stopped applications processing for #immigration and #refugee status. These people spent years, even a decade, following procedures. Theyre also people Trump called “garbage” people recently
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Also, join our FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/edgewaterpcusa
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Also, join our FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/edgewaterpcusa
Christian groups were the first to step in to bring #Hmong people into their communities after they fled #Laos and #Vietnam. They were used by the U.S. military to wage a secret war in Laos.
#hmongnewyear
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#hmongnewyear
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Christian groups were the first to step in to bring #Hmong people into their communities after they fled #Laos and #Vietnam. They were used by the U.S. military to wage a secret war in Laos.
#hmongnewyear
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#hmongnewyear
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
The theological definition of #hope is very different what you’re thinking
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Theology 101: The Church has a very specific definition of ‘hope’ — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Hope is not about an uncertain outcome. The definition of hope in theology is very different from that.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The theological definition of #hope is very different what you’re thinking
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember the estimated 45 million people lost to HIV/AIDS related deaths since the epidemic began—all races, genders, straight and LGBTQ, many, many, many babies and children.
It is a solemnity on our official @pcusa.bsky.social liturgical calendar
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery
It is a solemnity on our official @pcusa.bsky.social liturgical calendar
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember the estimated 45 million people lost to HIV/AIDS related deaths since the epidemic began—all races, genders, straight and LGBTQ, many, many, many babies and children.
It is a solemnity on our official @pcusa.bsky.social liturgical calendar
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery
It is a solemnity on our official @pcusa.bsky.social liturgical calendar
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery
Do you know #CarlosBulosan the #FilipinoAmerican poet? He wrote about the fragility of freedom—especially for #immigrants
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Podcast: Immigrant poet Carlos Bulosan's words remain true 69 years after death
Liberty is organic. It breathes. It needs sustenance. And because it is alive, it is vulnerable.
gerfarinas.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Do you know #CarlosBulosan the #FilipinoAmerican poet? He wrote about the fragility of freedom—especially for #immigrants
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Happy #Andermas Today is #SaintAndrewsDay In the Presbyterian and Reformed tradition, we don’t pray to him. Rather, he is someone we can emulate in virtue. He was the first apostle called to follow Jesus. In the Gospels, he is always bringing someone to Jesus
#pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Happy #Andermas Today is #SaintAndrewsDay In the Presbyterian and Reformed tradition, we don’t pray to him. Rather, he is someone we can emulate in virtue. He was the first apostle called to follow Jesus. In the Gospels, he is always bringing someone to Jesus
#pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social
The best sermons and homilies are from #WeeklyWorldNews
#apocalypse #endtimes #advent #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#apocalypse #endtimes #advent #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
It’s Advent and I want to talk about the End Times — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
When we think of Advent, our minds naturally drift toward Christmas. We think of shepherds, angels, and a baby in a manger. We think of the first coming of Christ in history. But the Church, in her wi...
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The best sermons and homilies are from #WeeklyWorldNews
#apocalypse #endtimes #advent #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#apocalypse #endtimes #advent #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
An explanation of the #lectionary and the Year A readings for this new church year
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
Kirkcast: Explaining the lectionary and Year A readings starting in December
The lectionary forces the Church to read the Bible broadly.
gerfarinas.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
An explanation of the #lectionary and the Year A readings for this new church year
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
DHS demanded on social media, "Remigration now." It's another word for #ethniccleansing
#remigration #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social
#remigration #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social
Podcast: Administration demands ‘remigration’; another word for ethnic cleansing
This is the latest attempt in ethnic cleansing by America. We’ve done it before.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
DHS demanded on social media, "Remigration now." It's another word for #ethniccleansing
#remigration #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social
#remigration #pcusa #chicagopresbytery #handsoffchicago #nokings @pcusa.bsky.social
Time for Lectionary Year A. It focuses on the Gospel of Matthew. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The New Testament readings are from Romans, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Time for Lectionary Year A. It focuses on the Gospel of Matthew. The semi-continuous Old Testament readings focus on major Genesis narratives, the covenant with Moses, and the establishment of Israel in the Promised Land. The New Testament readings are from Romans, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians
#NewOrleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that being in the country illegally is a civil issue—not a criminal one—and they will not enforce civil law, "Our support is to make sure #undocumented persons are not going to get hurt, and that our community is not in danger”
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#NewOrleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that being in the country illegally is a civil issue—not a criminal one—and they will not enforce civil law, "Our support is to make sure #undocumented persons are not going to get hurt, and that our community is not in danger”
Help out Nepalese Aid this year with a brand new toy
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Help out Nepalese Aid this year with a brand new toy
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
You don’t have to wait for #GivingTuesday to donate. We’ve listed some of the ways we’re using our building—for different non-profits and even groups of other faith or no-faith traditions
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You don’t have to wait for #GivingTuesday to donate. We’ve listed some of the ways we’re using our building—for different non-profits and even groups of other faith or no-faith traditions
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington who died on this day in 1987 while in office was pivotal for #LGBTQ Chicagoans
Mayor Harold Washington flung the doors open for Chicago’s LGBTQ community — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
While his impact on the Black and Latino communities is well documented, we often overlook how fundamentally he altered life for Chicago's LGBTQ community.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington who died on this day in 1987 while in office was pivotal for #LGBTQ Chicagoans
On this day in 1987, Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died in office
What Harold Washington meant to us Asian Americans and the rest of Chicago — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
When I see Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) do her job, a fellow Filipino American, I think, “He helped pave the way for her, for us.”
www.geraldfarinas.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
On this day in 1987, Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died in office
Explaining why taking down their statues and renaming places and things are so hurtful to them
#foundingfathers #confederate #christiannationalism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#foundingfathers #confederate #christiannationalism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
The idolatry of Christian nationalism
They created a story of themselves as biblically chosen people and attacking their leaders is akin to attacking God.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Explaining why taking down their statues and renaming places and things are so hurtful to them
#foundingfathers #confederate #christiannationalism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
#foundingfathers #confederate #christiannationalism #pcusa #chicagopresbytery @pcusa.bsky.social
