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…
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Report from the Gulf Coast
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 »June Edition of Eco-Notes
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 »National Call about the Gulf Oil Spill
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 »Pledge to the Next Generation
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 »A Litany for the Sea and All Its Creatures
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 »Oil Spill Update from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
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 »Multiple Impacts of the Oil Spill
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 »Oil Spill After 36 Days and 17 Million Gallons
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…
Read more »President’s Cancer Panel and Environmental Health
A recent report by the President’s Cancer Panel highlighted the link between chemicals and cancer, finding that the “true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.” The Panel urged President Obama “most strongly to use the power of…
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