Creation Care Network E-news
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Welcome to the Season of Creation
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On September 1, Christians around the world open the season with the World Day of Prayer for Creation. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the World Council of Churches, and many other faith leaders call us to celebrate this special day – and the season that follows – as we honor the sacredness of the world that God entrusted to our care.
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• From September 1 through October 4, the Feast Day of St. Francis, Christians have a golden opportunity to lift up our prayers and amplify our advocacy for the web of life, which is threatened on multiple fronts. Please check our diocesan
Season of Creation
website for updated materials on how your congregation can act, advocate, learn, and pray. To view a panoply of resources from the ecumenical, international Season of Creation website, including a short video statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury, visit
here
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• September 4 is
Primary Day
. Please vote for climate!
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Shua Khan Arshad (Associate, Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations) with the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas after the
2018 Peace Conference
, Rolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Center, N. Andover
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• September 8 will be marked worldwide by
Rise for Climate
,
a global day of rallies, teach-ins, and community building. Locally,
RISE 4 CLIMATE, JOBS & JUSTICE
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co-sponsored by Mass. Interfaith Power & Light, will be held in East Boston on September 8. Here is how organizers describe the event:
“East Boston is an Environmental Justice community, with majority Latinx and immigrant residents facing severe climate impacts from their proximity to water, Logan Airport, gentrification and displacement, and challenges due to immigration status. It also has a long history of powerful organizing, resistance, and resilience. We’re teaming up with local residents and groups to spotlight campaigns for immigrant, worker, and climate justice, including GreenRoots’ campaign against the construction of an Eversource substation on the banks of Chelsea Creek next to 8 million gallons of jet fuel in an area projected to flood.”
For details, visit
here
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• September 8 was chosen as the day for mass mobilization to show support for climate action, because on September 12 the
Global Climate Action Summit
will begin in San Francisco. Businesses, local governments, and grassroots leaders will gather for intensive conversation and commitment to address the climate crisis, despite the failure of certain national leaders, including our own, to take constructive action.
• On September 12, a glorious multi-faith service will be held in San Francisco’s
Grace Cathedral
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The service will be live streamed globally. All who attend or watch online will be invited to keep
Living the Change
by making a commitment to change their own lives.
Please visit the website for
Living the Change
as you consider your own commitment to make faithful choices for a flourishing world. Which three choices make the most difference? Your choices around transportation, household energy use, and diet.
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I am grateful to be traveling with your prayers and support. I, in turn, offer you my prayers and support as you take your own steps to live faithfully and to build a flourishing world. What a blessing that we followers of Jesus are in this together!
• Do you think that having a green corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but you don’t have time to research or write one? Just in time for Creation Season,
Episcopal Climate News
is ready to help! Every Monday, to help Christians live out our faith in daily life, ECN will offer a green-living tip and a theological quote that your parish can use in its weekly newsletter or bulletin. Some recent titles:
• Finally, I invite you to scan my recent blog post, “
How to organize an interfaith environmental action: 13 steps.
” What does the article leave out? What needs to be added or changed? Please add your comments at the end. The article will be published in the near future by the online magazine
Tikkun
, and I hope it will reflect best practices. Thank you!
Blessings,
(The Rev. Dr.) Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Missioner for Creation Care
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Opportunities for engagement
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Creation Season begins today!
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LEARN + ADVOCATE + ACT + PRAY
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Episcopal Climate News
Do you think that having a Green Corner in your parish newsletter or bulletin is a great idea, but don’t have time to research or write one? Episcopal Climate News is ready to help!
Read more
episcopalclimatenews.com
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Have you visited The Episcopal Church's creation care page?
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Stewardship of Creation
Creation care ministries seek to heal, defend, and work toward justice for all God's creation and to respect the kinship and connection of all that God created through education, advocacy, and action. In order to create capacity in the church for ...
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www.episcopalchurch.org
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August climate talking points
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Climate Talking Points | Blessed Tomorrow
On alternating months we will pick a topic or theme related to climate change, provide a few positive talking points and some responses to key questions or criticisms. Our goal is to open up the conversation, focus on common values, and help...
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blessedtomorrow.org
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Ecological Justice Is A Moral Issue - Brepairers - Medium
There are communities in this country that are being contaminated. Toxic waste from multinational corporations and energy companies is being dumped into wells and rivers with no regard for the environment or the people who live nearby. All of...
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medium.com
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Blessings!
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MBJ photo credit: Tipper Gore, 2014
Shua Khan Arshad & MBJ photo: submitted, 2018
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