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Lead on Climate, Start with Worship
I love my church, the community, education, the outreach programs, and the worship. My church has a vibrant and active green team and incorporates sustainability into most aspects of the church life…
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Reverse Tashlich
In the traditional ritual of Tashlich on Rosh Hashanah, we go to a body of water and symbolically cast our “sins” into it, beginning the New Year with a clean heart. Reverse Tashlich transforms that symbolism into action by removing human “sin” from the water. It is an opportunity to come together in a hands-on…
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Knowing Joy by Caring for the Earth
Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassadors continue to lead the way on climate action. They inspire us in all of their unique ways of caring for our planet…
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Uniquely Equipped
There is no issue more important than climate change and I want to do all I can to be part of the solutions. I bring to this position a lifelong passion for creation care, 14 years of experience as a pastor, a commitment and history of interfaith work, founding and leading a climate and faith…
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Breathing with God
There is no issue more important than climate change and I want to do all I can to be part of the solutions. I bring to this position a lifelong passion for creation care, 14 years of experience as a pastor, a commitment and history of interfaith work, founding and leading a climate and faith…
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Every Day is a Holy Day-By: Martina Manzone
we are at a crisis point when all voices from any profession and place are needed to come together for every living thing. The dream where we are free to be healthy and in true harmony is possible. Join me in becoming a Climate Ambassador through one of ecoAmerica’s three programs: Climate for Health, Blessed…
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Farming, Climate and Judaism
There is no issue more important than climate change and I want to do all I can to be part of the solutions. I bring to this position a lifelong passion for creation care, 14 years of experience as a pastor, a commitment and history of interfaith work, founding and leading a climate and faith…
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Privileged to Grieve
In her session at the 2022 American Climate Leadership Summit, Coping with ecoGrief: What It Is, How to Cope, Hannah Malcolm explained that unlike other stressors, there is no closure for the anxiety and grief we have due to the climate crisis. Extreme weather events, the loss of flora and fauna, heat-related illnesses and deaths,…
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Praising God Through Climate Action
This year, for the first time since 1991, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, Baha’is, Hindus, Buddhists and Indigenous nations observed holy days in the same month as Earth Day. Many religious people are actively living out their faith through climate action. I had the honor of talking with two other women who are leading on climate…
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American Climate Leadership Summit 2022 A Must-Watch Faith and Climate List
American Climate Leadership Summit 2022 National Faith and Climate Must-Watch List The National Faith + Climate day of the 2022 American Climate Leadership Summit is over and it was fantastic! And now, each session of the National Faith + Climate Forum is available for you to view, HERE. Please take the time to pursue all…
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My Journey with ecoAmerica-Rev. Carol Devine
My relationship with ecoAmerica began when Meighen Speiser contacted me about doing an article on me as a Green Preacher and Green Chalice Minister. That article led to a meeting between the leadership of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Bob Perkowtiz in October 2014. Because of ecoAmerica’s support and Bob’s persistence, creation care…
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Passover Reflection and Climate Action-Rabbi Jennie Rosenn
On Passover we recount the story of our people’s journey out of mitzrayim – narrow places. It is a story of struggle, a story of organizing to take on powerful forces, and a story of liberation. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the idea of yirah – the feeling of awesome wonder that is summoned when…
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Partner Blog- Climate summit speakers urge churches to act now — and act like a jazz band
Small steps churches can take right now were part of it. So were big, inspirational ideas — like jazz as a model for fighting climate breakdown. The American Climate Leadership Summit, held online March 28-31, brought people together from science, business, religion and other disciplines.
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United Church of Christ and Blessed Tomorrow offer ways to respond to dire climate report
by Hans Holznagel | Originally published United Church of Christ News on Mar 7, 2022 Find the original post HERE. The world just got its most urgent warning yet about rising temperatures and the suffering they will cause. Earth’s climate continues to erode faster than expected, a United Nations panel said in a Feb. 28…