United Nations Day is celebrated each year on October 24 to commemorate the founding of the United Nations on that day in 1945. Visit the PC(USA) Peacemaking Program and Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations blog “Swords into Plowshares” to…
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Make Peace with God’s Earth: Collect the Peacemaking Offering and Remember the Gulf Coast
On October 3rd many Presbyterian Churches collect the Peacemaking Offering. Also on October 3, the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program is asking churches around the country to participate in a “Seeking God’s Grace for the Gulf: A Day of…
Read more »Make Peace with God’s Earth: Collect the Peacemaking Offering and Remember the Gulf Coast
On October 3rd many Presbyterian Churches collect the Peacemaking Offering. Also on October 3, the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program is asking churches around the country to participate in a “Seeking God’s Grace for the Gulf: A Day of…
Read more »Worship Resources from the 2010 Peacemaking Seminar
From Swords into Plowshares, the blog of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. The worship resources include some eco-justice themes. The time draws near for the 2010 Peacemaking Seminar. Peacemaking Program staff members leave for New Mexico on Saturday, August 21. Leadership…
Read more »2010 Peacemaking Seminar – still time to register!
From Swords into Plowshares, the blog of the Presbtyerian Peacemaking Program Early Registration for the 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Extended until August 6 Re-membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Presbyterian Peacemaking Program August 25-28, 2010 (depart on August…
Read more »Water and a Baptismal Life
David Sholin, Stewardship of Creation Enabler from Grand Canyon Presbytery, sent the following reflection on the “Water and a Baptismal Life” seminar at Ghost Ranch. This seminar, which took place in June, is part of a ten-year “Earth-Honoring faith: A…
Read more »World Fair Trade Day is May 8
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 »Faith and Environment Event Featuring Joel Salatin
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 »Our Roles in the Food System
Recently I stumbled upon Anna Lappè and Bryant Terry’s book Grub. Over the past few months I had been learning a lot about our food system and trying to integrate what I was learning into my life by changing the…
Read more »Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit
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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