The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program has created a bulletin insert and resource about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The bulletin insert includes prayers about the oil spill, facts about the disaster, and ideas for related study. To…
Read more »Mountaintop removal coal mining not only affects the mountains; it affects communities and relationships in them. This was the resounding message that I took from Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country, a documentary by Jen Gilomen…
Read more »Indianapolis Green Congregations will be hosting “2010 Green Congregations Workshop,” an interfaith event on Saturday, June 5, from 8:30am to 5:00pm at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. If you are in the Indianapolis area, this will be a great opportunity…
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Subscribe to Eco-Notes, the e-newsletter from Environmental Ministries that comes out approximately once a month. Below is May’s edition of Eco-Notes: Earth Day Sunday in Review Earth Day takes place each year on April 22. PC(USA) churches are encouraged to…
Read more »World Fair Trade Day is Saturday, May 8, and celebrations of fair trade will be taking place for the first two weeks of May. Why celebrate Fair Trade? For starters, fair trade gives producers a just price for their goods….
Read more »Stewardship of the Land: a Christian Community Gathering will take place on May 21-23 at Bluestone Camp and Retreat near Hinton, West Virginia. This weekend retreat will include workshops, discussions, outdoor activities, and worship that will inspire us to act…
Read more »Earlier in the week I attended the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Working Group meeting. At it I learned of an upcoming opportunity through the Reformed Church in America for church leaders who are interested in care for creation. Steve…
Read more »Earth Day takes place each year on April 22. PC(USA) churches are encouraged to celebrate Earth Day Sunday the Sunday before or after Earth Day to remember the glory of God’s creation and to explore how we can serve as…
Read more »Dear Creator, help us make every day one of celebration of and protection for your creation. Thank you, Creator, for the wonders of creation that remind us of your handiwork: the first blooms in spring, the mist rising out the…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program has drafted a set of Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit. You are invited to endorse these principles online. The principles are are rooted in the beliefs that we are blessed…
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