Opportunities and information for education, advocacy, and action to accompany you on your own justice journey.

Please join us for Stewardship of the Land: A Christian Community Gathering, a weekend retreat on May 21-23 at Bluestone Camp and Retreat near Hinton, WV to encourage individuals and organizations to grow in faith and their commitment to earth…

Blessed Earth, an organization dedicated to creation care that was started by Dr. Matthew Sleeth and his family, is sponsoring a simulcast event called “Hope for Creation”on Wednesday April 21 at 6:30pm EDT. This event, which takes place the day…

Did you “Tread Lightly for Lent” and enjoy participating in earth care and learning more about eco-justice? Here are some ideas for further action and learning surrounding earth care. Please feel free to contact Environmental Ministries anytime if your congregation…

Tread Lightly for Holy Week. Here are some ideas: See if anyone at your church would like to organize a care for creation group to integrate earth care into all facets of church life. Environmental Ministries can help you get…

March 27 action: Be mindful of how much food you waste & decrease this. On average, Americans waste 1400 calories of food a day, while 49 million Americans were food insecure in 2008. Sources: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0007940 and http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR83/ERR83.pdf Throughout the Lenten…

March 26 action: Dispose of hazardous materials properly. Improper disposal of items like paint, motor oil, & pesticides can affect water quality. Find a disposal site: http://earth911.com/hazardous/ Source: http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/sourcewater/sourcewater.cfm?action=Quick Throughout the Lenten Season, daily ideas for learning or action on…

Sign up for Eco-Notes, the e-newsletter for PC(USA) Environmental Ministries. The e-newsletter comes out approximately monthly. Here is March’s e-newsletter, which was sent out today. Stewardship of the Land: A Christian Community Gathering Please join us for a weekend retreat…

Ask your Representative to co-sponsor the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation. As part of Ecumenical Advocacy Days I advocated on Capitol Hill for the first time. I asked for comprehensive immigration reform, and for the passage…

March 25 action: Some personal care & cosmetic products contain toxic ingredients. Search to see if the products you are using are safe at www.cosmeticsdatabase.com Throughout the Lenten Season, daily ideas for learning or action on environmental issues from “Tread…

This past weekend I attended Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington D.C. It was an inspiring weekend full of people of faith who are concerned about fixing our country’s broken immigration system. I learned a lot this weekend about immigration, displaced…