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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…

The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following message concerning safe cosmetics, entitled “Do Dolphins Use Soap?” I have never seen a dolphin wash their flippers with soap, but triclosan, an anti-bacterial chemical ingredient found in soaps is…

Bruce and Carolyn Gillette, pastors of Limestone Presbyterian Churchin Wilmington, Delaware, have written and shared “The Lord’s Prayer and Creation Care: A Litany of Confession.” The litany connects Jesus’s teachings about prayer, environmental degradation from the oil disaster, and our…

Earth Care Congregations is a new program to encourage churches to care for God’s earth and to honor churches that have committed to this important mission. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for God’s earth…

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which met in Minneapolis in early July, approved four environmental-related business items. An overture from the Presbytery of Charlotte entitled “On Lifting Up the ‘Call to Restore’ Creation” reaffirms the Call…

The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program sent the following action alert: On April 20th, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, initiating what has become the largest and worst oil spill in US history. Over…

Presbyterians for Earth Care, an Eco-Justice Network, sent the following information about awards given at their luncheon at the General Assembly: Since 1997, Presbyterians for Earth Care has given awards annually to publicly recognize individuals and groups, institutions, and churches…

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…

Environmental Ministries is introducing the Earth Care Congregations program to encourage churches to care for God’s earth and to honor churches that have committed to this important mission. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for…

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,…