Posts Categorized: Making Peace with the Earth

Climate Change and Resource Wars

Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day. Celebrate the glorious gift of God’s Creation, and our responsibility to care for it by taking action on Earth Day. Contact your members of Congress to call for a national strategy to protect the…

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Celebrate Earth Day Sunday

Earth Day Sunday, April 19 this year, provides an opportunity to consider how to become involved in keeping and healing God’s creation. Get an Earth Day resource (PDF) that contains sermon starters, youth activities, a group study guide and a…

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On the Greener Road

Be as green as you can be! While the idea of “green” vacations has attracted recent attention, most information focuses on what to do when you get to your destination, not on how to get there. No definitive source has…

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Vote Earth – With Your Light Switch

Your Light Switch is your Vote: Vote Earth Saturday, March 28, 8:30 – 9:30 pm (20:30 – 21:30) This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time…

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Give cluster bombs the boot

Join the National Call- In Day March 30th This is what our Friends at Friends Committee on National Legislation are saying: “When nearly 100 nations – including Britain, France, and Germany – gathered in early December to sign a global…

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Reflect on our impact on creation

During Lent, the National Council of Churches of Christ Eco-Justice Programs provides weekly resources that invite us consider our impact upon God’s Creation – and what steps we can take to care better for God’s gift. The resources include the…

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Pray for Madagascar

In the wake of a violent power struggle, our church partners in the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) have requested prayer. Presbyterian ministry with the FJKM supports an environmental program and helps dig wells. May the people know…

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Presbyterian church goes solar

One of the speakers at the Presbyterian dinner at Ecumenical Advocacy Days was the Rev. Bruce Winfrey-Gillette, co-pastor of Limestone Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware. On July 20, 2008, Limestone Presbyterian Church dedicated a new roof for its sanctuary -…

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World Water Day

March 22 is World Water Day. Water is a basic requirement for all life, yet water resources are facing increasing demands from, and competition among, users. In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the…

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