Earlier this week a group of Presbyterian leaders from presbyteries, the Synod of the Sun, and the General Assembly Mission Council traveled to the Gulf of Mexico to learn about the ongoing oil spill disaster. They met with Presbyterian congregations,…
Read more »Below is the June edition of the Environmental Ministries e-newsletter “Eco-Notes.” Sign up to receive the monthly e-newsletter. Read about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill As the oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico after the April…
Read more »Tyler Edgar with the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following invitation to a conference call about the Gulf Oil Spill. On July 1 at 3pm Eastern Time the National Council of Churches will be hosting a national…
Read more »What has your response been to the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico? Sojourners has a “Pledge to the Next Generation” for people to sign to indicate their intention to care for God’s creation, love our neighbors, and restore…
Read more »Earlier this week an editorial written by Rev. Philip Lloyd-Sidle, pastor at James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church in Louisville, KY, appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Framed by the Gulf oil catastrophe (Rev. Lloyd-Sidle rejects the term “spill” for this environmental…
Read more »Rev. Neddy Astudillo shared the following litany in response to the Oil Spill. A LITANY FOR THE SEA AND ALL ITS CREATURES Inspired in Psalm 136 & Mark 16:15 We give you thanks, oh LORD, for you are good. …
Read more »Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) sent out the following update on the Gulf Oil Spill on Friday, June 11: PDA and other ministry programs of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue to monitor the situation in the oil spill situation in the Gulf…
Read more »As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues the issues arising from it continue to swell. I’ve written this blog post with a heavy heart, feeling the need to lift up these issues, and with a conflicted feeling…
Read more »As the oil spill continues in the Gulf of Mexico and our prayers are with all those affected by the spill, Bruce Reyes-Chow, PC(USA) Moderator; Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly; and Linda Bryant Valentine, Executive Director of…
Read more »When I first posted about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, I knew that the cleanup from the disaster would be ongoing – for years, but I never thought that the spill would continue for over a month. But as…
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