On August 21st, Second Presbyterian Church in St Louis, MO worshiped around the theme of caring for God’s creation. One of the nearly 200 Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations certified as an “Earth Care Congregation,” this congregation has a history of creative education, worship, global mission outreach, gardening and more as they care for God’s creation…. Read more »
September 20, 2016
Second Presbyterian in St Louis celebrates Earth Sunday
On August 21st, Second Presbyterian Church in St Louis, MO worshiped around the theme of caring for God’s creation. One of the nearly 200 Presbyterian Church (USA) congregations certified as an “Earth Care Congregation,” this congregation has a history of creative education, worship, global mission outreach, gardening and more as they care for God’s creation…. Read more »
I am grateful to Presbyterian colleagues who are keeping me (and all of us) informed of the important and sacred journeys of brothers and sisters working to protect God’s creation this week, as the Lummi Nation sponsors a Totem Pole Journey and the Standing Rock Sioux are protesting and praying around the Dakota Access Pipeline…. 
Last year, Pope Francis joined Orthodox communions in an observation of September 1 as a day to pray for God’s creation. Within a few days, the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches of Christ of the USA, and Creation Justice Ministries also affirmed September 1st as World Day of Prayer for the… 
In June, many earth-care Presbyterians gathered at the PC(USA) General Assembly in Portland, OR. Presbyterians learned about the local environment on various mission trips offered by Cascades presbytery, gathered with other passionate individuals at the Presbyterians for Earth Care luncheon and walked the halls of the LEED certified Oregon Convention Center with recycling, energy efficient,… 
What is environmental racism? What constitutes environmental “justice” for all? The discussions of these and other questions with the fabulous teens at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium last week were lively, stimulating, and meaningful. More than 85 young people made their way to this workshop on the Friday morning of Triennium, even as they had…