St. Leo Parish, a Greening Congregation, maintains 40 beehives as part of a social ministry program known as L’Honey Project. According to Rick Samyn,St. Leo’s pastoral assistant for social ministry, and its lead beekeeper, L'Honey links the bee’s life andwork with the…
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More and more faith leaders and religious communities are raising their voices on the moral imperative of caring for our common home. In New Mexico, Rev. Jim Therrien is working with Interfaith Power and Light to advocate for creation care…
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Lummi Nation applauded Commissioner Goldmark and the Department of Natural Resources for honoring the tribe’s request to protect the lands of Xwe’chi’eXen, Cherry Point, by adding 45 acres of aquatic lands to the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve. Lummi was determined…
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Organization: For nearly 25 years, Earth Ministry has been the statewide leader in engaging the faith community in environmental stewardship and advocacy. Our Greening Congregations Program was the first in the country to help houses of worship implement sustainable practices, and…
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Laura Baumgartner, member of University Temple UMC in Seattle and candidate for ministry, shares how an internship at Earth Ministry is giving her new opportunities to witness on behalf of God’s creation. By Laura Baumgartner United Methodist PNW Conference News January 19, 2016 The…
This comment period has closed and the Stand Up to Oil Coalition gathered a record-breaking 276,296 comments! Thanks to faith advocates for speaking up.Big oil is threatening Vancouver, Washington, and rail communities along the Columbia River. According to the Vancouver…
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Pope Francis Speaks to the United NationsSeptember 25, 2015Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly…
June 19, 2015 By Louis McGill Published in Northwest Catholic's Local SEATTLE – “Who will bring this message of hope to the world?” Father Jack Walmesley asked the estimated 250 people who gathered June 18 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish to…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2015 CONTACTS: LeeAnne Beres, Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, 206.632.2426 Peggy Behnken, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 206.935.0358 x114 (church) ENCYCLICAL CELEBRATION EVENT IN SEATTLE Pope Francis’ letter on caring for creation Pope Francis’ much anticipated encyclical on…
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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship’s partnership with the Lummi Nation in opposition to the proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point has led to a public witness event at UUA’s upcoming General Assembly in June. Unitarian Universalist Association By Elaine McArdle April 20, 2015 Cherry…
This spring, two groups, Lutherans Restoring Creation and the Eco-Reformation Planning Team, are working to promote the passage of creation care-related resolutions at synodical assemblies. They have developed three model resolutions (summarized below), aimed at distinct but related ends.They are…
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Harvard Divinity Bulletin Winter/Spring 2015 (Vol. 43, Nos. 1&2) By Tim DeChristopher Recently, there has been a growing discussion of climate change as a moral issue, both in academia and in religious communities. This past fall I spoke at three religion and…
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Participation from people of faith and other grassroots activists in environmental impact hearings has made a big impact on the progression of proposed coal transport and terminals in Washington. The Fig Tree March 2015 Two Eastern Washington Legislative Conference workshops reported on…
Climate change is a moral challenge threatening the rights of the world’s poorest people and those who deny it are not using God’s gift of knowledge, says presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. March 24, 2015 The Guardian By Suzanne Goldenberg The highest…
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