Eco-Notes, the e-newsletter from Environmental Ministries comes out approximately monthly. Below is the January 2011 edition. Subscribe to Eco-Notes. Tread Lightly for Lent Observe the reflective season of Lent with “Tread Lightly for Lent,” a calendar from Environmental Ministries that…
Read more »PC(USA) Compassion Peace, and Justice (CPJ) ministry area will hold a training day on March 25, 2011 in conjunction with Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington D.C. The training day theme will be “A Justice Society and the Changing Role of…
Read more »First Presbyterian Church of Urbana, Illinois recently became an Earth Care Congregation and shared a story about “Twice is Nice,” a thrift store that the church runs. First PC is located near the University of Illinois campus. Through the thrift…
Read more »The Environmental Ministries office at PC(USA) opened in May 2009. Since then, I have had the opportunity to meet with many Presbyterians throughout the country. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting many churches on my travels, and have shared some…
Read more »Eco-Notes is the e-newsletter from PC(USA) Environmental Ministries that is sent out approximately once a month. Below is the December 2010 issue of Eco-Notes. Sign up to receive the e-newsletter. Advent greetings As we prepare ourselves for Christ’s birth, may…
Read more »Though we are still in the season of Advent, I know that some churches plan far ahead, so I wanted to make the 2011 “Tread Lightly for Lent” calendar early this year. If you are looking for a way to…
Read more »Recently I have been thinking about the traditional “Three R’s” – reduce, reuse, and recycle. These R’s are important ways to decrease our impact on God’s earth, but it seems to me that they do not get at the root…
Read more »As we approach Christmas, there are two resources I’d like to bring to your attention: The Story of Stuff Project has a new video “The Story of Electronics.” Like the other videos in the series, “The Story of Electronics” traces…
Read more »Recently I have been hearing a lot about an opportunity for people of faith to think about eco-justice issues through art. Leaps and Bounds is a one-woman theatrical performance that explores how faith speaks to economic and environmental issues. Through…
Read more »I recently became aware of a study guide for caring for creation during Advent, and I apologize that I am just now sharing the news about it – the day after Advent started. I recently read Love God Heal Earth:…
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