February 23, 2023
February 22, 2023
Tread Lightly for Lent: 2023 daily action/reflection calendar starts today!
On this Ash Wednesday, we enter a time of reflection and turning towards God. In Lent, we slow down, take time, and examine our internal spiritual lives and the way we live out our Christian faith in the world around us. Our hope is that this Lenten calendar will be the beginning of actions intended… Read more »
December 6, 2022
The Weight We Carry
December 2, 2022
Stated Clerk joins interfaith leaders at climate action roundtable
November 18, 2022
Saving the Wild Coast: Turning the Tide on An Oil Leviathan
It’s so easy to center ourselves and our own needs, in ways that cause us miss how God and the universe are working together to make divine connections. As I traveled to COP27 earlier this week, I felt a bit disgruntled to learn that the airline had switched my seat and I’d be spending my… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Presbyterian Leaders Join Call for Higher Ambition at COP27
Several members of the PC(USA) joined faith leaders from around the world today to call for bold, ambitious decisions on the part of world leaders. Billed as the Implementation COP, these negotiations have stalled, with the consequences of inaction being dire. See the full statement below. Faith leaders urgent call for higher ambition at COP27… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Caretakers of Everything: Indigenous Wisdom
Indigenous communities have a wealth of knowledge that can make climate change mitigation and adaptation more effective. We just have to listen. Jack Collard, Director at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander International Engagement Organisation (ATSIIEO), an indigenous organization dedicated to the building of positive international partnerships for First Nation expertise, in a session on story… Read more »
November 15, 2022
The Interfaith Talanoa Dialogue call to COP 27
As shared in an early blog post, the PC(USA) participated in an Interfaith Talanoa Dialogue just prior to the start of COP27. Today at COP27 the World Council of Churches, a global fellowship of 352 member churches including the PC(USA), held a press release to share the completed text of that document. The voices of… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Week One in Review at COP27
The PC(USA) Delegation to COP27 split attendance between the two weeks of the event. This weekend marked the midway point of the conference. Overview During the first week Sharm el-Sheikh proved a challenging and confounding venue for the COP27 climate talks, with traffic jams and water shortages being among the major complaints. As the week… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Interfaith Gathering in the Spirit of Talanoa Dialogue
by Sue Rheem, Coordinator, Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations Earlier this week, on Sunday, November 6th, about 100 climate justice advocates from various faith groups came together to reflect on solutions from a holistic perspective at the beautiful El sama Eyeen Coptic Church, not far from the convention center where COP27 was taking place. It… Read more »