Rev. Neddy Astudillo regularly incorporates caring for all creation in worship at Parroquia San Jose, a Lutheran and PCUSA congregation in Beloit, WI. This fall, the congregation included a celebration of Saint Francis of Assisi. Neddy writes, “We had a rehabilitated pelican at church. He came to talk to us about Climate change and storms,… Read more »
October 22, 2015
St. Francis of Assisi Celebration at Parroquia San Jose
Rev. Neddy Astudillo regularly incorporates caring for all creation in worship at Parroquia San Jose, a Lutheran and PCUSA congregation in Beloit, WI. This fall, the congregation included a celebration of Saint Francis of Assisi. Neddy writes, “We had a rehabilitated pelican at church. He came to talk to us about Climate change and storms,… Read more »
2015 has been and promises to continue to be a key year in organizing for climate action and climate justice, in the United States and around the world. It has been a rich time of reflection adn action, with Pope Francis’ papal encyclical in June, Pope Francis’ visit to the United States this fall (here… 
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Submitted by Jessie Dye, Program and Outreach Director, Earth Ministry and Washington Interfaith Power and Light Rev. Holly Hallman, Presbyterian teaching elder in the Seattle area, last week delivered a letter from PC(USA) to the Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the Lummi Nation and Northwest Native Tribes in a public ceremony… 
“Have you anything here to eat?” Sustainable Food in a Changing Climate Earth Day Sunday 2015 resource As disciples of Jesus Christ, we commit to daily living out our faith. We do this individually, in community with one another, and with the rest of God’s creation. On this Earth Day Sunday, we reflect in particular on how… 
Like many of us whose hearts have been given over to God’s reconciling work in healing the creation, I have heard many, many presentations on climate change. For at least 15 years, I have been intentionally studying and hearing about the science of it, the moral imperative behind it, the actions…