The Eco-Stewards Program is for young adults ages 20-30 who are interested in exploring the connections between our faith and environmental stewardship. The 2011 program will take place June 2-9 with the theme “Living with and from the Land on…
Read more »First Presbyterian Church of Urbana, Illinois recently became an Earth Care Congregation and shared a story about “Twice is Nice,” a thrift store that the church runs. First PC is located near the University of Illinois campus. Through the thrift…
Read more »Swords into Plowshares, the blog of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations posted the following blog on how to support access to clean drinking water through the UNICEF Tap Project. Give the gift of…
Read more »There are two recent victories for protection of God’s Creation that I’d like to share with you. On January 13, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcedthat it has vetoed West Virginia’s largest single mountaintop removal mining permit. The…
Read more »The Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program has a tool that can help you track how your home energy consumption and efficiency. After you enter data from the last year of your home energy bills, The Energy Star Home Energy…
Read more »The Environmental Ministries office at PC(USA) opened in May 2009. Since then, I have had the opportunity to meet with many Presbyterians throughout the country. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting many churches on my travels, and have shared some…
Read more »Sometimes I catch myself staring at the starry sky on my way from the car to the house, and I think “When was the last time I stopped to take in the wonders of nature?” Living in the city and…
Read more »Does your church purchase palms for Palm Sunday? If so, consider buying Eco-Palms this year. Purchasing Eco-Palms supports eco-justice: Eco-Palms are harvested in a sustainable manner and workers are paid a fair wage. Around 300 million palms are used in…
Read more »Presbyterians for Earth Care (PEC) is a non-profit, grassroots eco-justice network. The group publishes a newsletter four times a year, and the fourth edition for 2010 is available on the group’s website. Read the new newsletter, and consider becoming a…
Read more »Eco-Notes is the e-newsletter from PC(USA) Environmental Ministries that is sent out approximately once a month. Below is the December 2010 issue of Eco-Notes. Sign up to receive the e-newsletter. Advent greetings As we prepare ourselves for Christ’s birth, may…
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