Celebration of St. Francis: Creation Care Sermon Contest Fundraiser
Please join us at the Celebration of St. Francis, featuring Earth Ministry's 3rd Annual Creation Care Sermon Contest Fundraiser, at Olympic View Community Church on October 2, 4-6 pm to hear inspiring creation care sermons and honor our Greening Congregations.
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Oct 02, 2010 from 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm |
| Where | Olympic View Community Church, 425 NE 95th St, Seattle, WA |
| Contact Name | Clare Brauer-Rieke |
| Contact Phone | 206-632-2426 |
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Join Earth Ministry on Saturday, October 2 from 4-6pm for four thought-provoking creation care sermons by our national contest finalists. At the event, members of Earth Ministry's thirty-eight Greening Congregations will be honored for their greening work. We encourage our Greening Congregations to send representatives from their church who will be asked to stand and be recognized for their accomplishments.
We’ll also be unveiling a new book that features a chapter on Earth Ministry’s religious environmental advocacy and showing a short film on the faith community’s role in stopping the expansion of coal plants around the country. The sermon contest will be followed by a heavy hors d'oeuvres reception.
Our four sermon contest finalists this year are:
Rev. Doug Bland, Tempe, AZ
Grappling Green
Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Northampton, MA
When a Leaf Needs to Speak
Minister Stephen Epps, Brooklyn, NY
Earth's Answer To A Curious Journey
Rev. John Helmiere, Seattle, WA
I Worship the Author of the Horrendous Space Kablooie
Honorable Mention: Bill Scarvie, Seattle, WA
Attendees of the Celebration of St. Francis on October 2 will be able to vote for the best sermon. 
The sermon contest is a fundraiser to support the religious environmental work of Earth Ministry. Attendees on October 2 will vote by making a donation to Earth Ministry and indicating which sermon is their favorite. Two awards will be presented: The People’s Choice Award will go to the contestant with the highest number of votes as indicated on the donation ballot. The Franciscan Philanthropist Award will go to the contestant whose votes raise the most money in support of Earth Ministry’s work and mission.
Event admission is free, but we will ask you to help us select the winner by voting with your dollars - a donation that supports the work of Earth Ministry and is tax deductible.
Please join us as we celebrate God's gift of creation!
