GA News – Special Offerings 2. One Great Hour of Sharing, interpreted and received during Lent and on Easter Sunday in response to Christ’s call to us to feed the hungry, house the homeless, minister to the suffering, and empower the poor and oppressed. Causes administered through the Compassion, Peace, and Justice Ministry. Causes:      (a) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 32 percent;      (b) Presbyterian Hunger Program, 36 percent;      (c) Self-Development of People, 32 percent. 3. Pentecost Offering, interpreted and received in relation to Pentecost Sunday in support of ministry with youth and young adults and in response to the needs of children-at-risk. Causes:      (a) Fifty percent will be used for Youth and Young Adult Ministries and divided as follows:           (1) Theology, Worship, and Education, 25 percent (for youth & young adult ministries);           (2) World Mission, 12.5 percent (for national volunteers in shared ministry);           (3) World Mission, 12.5 percent (for international volunteers in shared ministry).      (b) Ten percent will be used for its Children-at-Risk programs through the Child Advocacy Office in the Peace and Justice Ministry.      (c) Retained by Congregations, 40 percent. Congregations are encouraged to use this 40 percent for campus ministry and/or camps and conference centers in their region in addition to Children-at-Risk ministries. Such purposes are in keeping with the goal of keeping youth and young adult ministries at camps and college campus settings supported and vibrant. 4. Peacemaking Offering, interpreted and received in relation to World Communion Sunday, recognizing the call to bring Christ’s peace to all creation. Causes: Holistic peacemaking programs sensitive to the restoration of God’s creation and including peacemaking in individuals, families, congregations, communities, the international arena, and the environment through:      (a) General Assembly Council, Presbyterian Peacemaking, 50 percent.      (b) Synods and Presbyteries, 25 percent;      (c) Congregations, 25 percent;

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