Carbon Fast for Lent

Ongoing through Lent | Online | Climate Stewards

It’s not too late to join this year’s Lenten Carbon Fast! Each week you’ll receive a reflection, key climate facts, and simple ways to reduce your footprint — a beautiful practice for individuals and congregations alike. Sign up here

Yale Forum on Religion & Ecology: “Roots of Renewal” Series

Remaining sessions: March 18, April 14, April 29 | Online | Yale Forum

What does it look like to align human development with the flourishing of the Earth? The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology and the Garrison Institute are hosting a five-part series exploring Ecological Civilization — drawing on Chinese tradition, Daoism, conservation practice, and spirituality. Features scholars in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker. Learn more and register

Lenten Prayer Service: Returning to the Heart of God and Creation

Saturday, March 14 | Online | the Laudato Si’ Movement

Join the Laudato Si’ Movement for a contemplative Lenten prayer service centered on The Bowl of Tears — an act of mourning for our wounded common home. Together, we will name the wounds of creation, acknowledge injustice, and bring our grief to God as an act of solidarity and repentance. A beautiful practice for any person of faith. Save your spot

A Walk on the Wild Side: MassIPL Meditative Hike at Julia Bird Reservation

Saturday, April 25 | 9am–Noon | Ipswich, MA | MassIPL

Sometimes, the most resilient thing we can do is discover a path to spirituality in nature. Join MassIPL for a gentle 2-mile morning hike through Julia Bird Reservation — 59 acres of mature oak, red maple, old-growth hemlocks, and vernal pools coming alive with spring. This isn't just a walk in the woods, but a guided, contemplative experience with time for reflection, silence, and conversation across traditions.

This is the first event in what we hope will be a new series: connecting multi-faith spiritual practices with ecological consciousness through time in nature.

Our guide is Kent Harrop, founder of North Shore SING (Spirituality in Nature Group) and recently retired pastor, who will draw our attention to the landscape around us while weaving in prompts for meditation and group discussion. Our focus: Deepening Oneness with Earth and the Divine.

Register for free today

Hinduism, Transcendentalism, and the Responsibility of Hope: Gopal Patel Cape Cod Tour

Sunday, May 17 | 10:30am & Noon | Barnstable, MA | Co-Sponsored by MassIPL

Did you know Thoreau brought a copy of the Bhagavad Gita to Walden Pond? Hindu wisdom was quietly shaping the New England Transcendentalists long before the modern environmental movement. Gopal D. Patel — UN consultant, Hindu environmental activist, and speaker at the World Economic Forum, Princeton, Cambridge, and Oxford — visits Cape Cod for a multiday event series. At 10:30am on May 17, he’ll reflect on how the Bhagavad Gita shaped Emerson and Thoreau. At noon, he joins a lunch panel — “Hope, Responsibility, and Action” — alongside MassIPL’s Rev. Michael Reed and Susan Starkey of the Cape Cod Faith Communities Environmental Network. Save the date — registration details coming soon!

MassIPL is Hiring: Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Priority Deadline: March 16, 2026

Do you know someone who can tell the story of faith communities taking action for the Earth? MassIPL is looking for a part-time Communications & Outreach Coordinator — someone who understands how people of faith and conscience can shape, and be shaped by, climate action. The role covers digital communications, community engagement, and website support. 15–20 hours/week, fully remote with occasional in-person MA requirements. The right person might be one forward away, so please share! Full details and how to apply

Transition Your Lawn: Plant Hope with Judith Black

Monday, March 13 | 7pm | Online | JCAN

Lawns are one of the biggest missed opportunities for creation care. Storyteller and educator Judith Black offers five practical models for transforming your turf into something healthier for you, your neighbors, and the planet. A great program for your green team! Register here

Grounded in the Light: Geothermal for Houses of Worship

Tuesday, March 17 | 7:00–8:30pm | Online | IREJN/CT IPL

Ground source heat pumps have never made more economic sense — and two New England congregations can tell you why. Hear from Wellesley Village Church (MA) and Round Hill Community Church (CT) about their geothermal journeys: how they did it, what they learned, and what it cost. While targeted at Connecticut houses of worship, all are welcome. Register here

Tree Webinar with Dr. William Moomaw

TODAY: Wednesday, March 4 | 7–8:30pm | Online | MetroWest Climate Solutions

Mature trees are irreplaceable allies in the fight against climate change — and a proposed private jet expansion at Hanscom threatens to destroy them. Join Nobel Peace Prize-contributing IPCC author Dr. William Moomaw for this urgent and inspiring conversation. Hosted by Stop Private Jet Expansion. Register here

Tell the MA Senate: Protect Mass Save

Action needed now

The Massachusetts House just passed a major climate bill with a lot to like! However, it guts Mass Save, the program that has delivered $40 billion in savings to Massachusetts residents over 15 years and helps families and communities transition to clean energy. The Senate still has to weigh in. Contact your state senator now and tell them to keep Mass Save strong and protect full building decarbonization. Learn more here about H.5151 and Find your legislator here

One Sun, One Earth, One People: A Sacred Earth Day Celebration with Bill McKibben

Sunday, April 19 | 1:30pm | Boston Common | Co-Sponsored by MassIPL

This Earth Sunday, we’re mobilizing for our climate, and MassIPL is part of the rally in Boston. Join us alongside Boston Interfaith Climate Allies, Third Act MA, GreenFaith, and others for a sacred celebration. Gather at The Embrace at 1:30pm, then process to The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, where Third Act founder Bill McKibben will speak. Afterward: music, singing, and a collective proclamation of solidarity with our Earth on the cathedral steps. Registration details for the interfaith rally coming soon!

Bring your congregation, or join MassIPL for Sunday worship at Old Cambridge Baptist Church, where Rev. Reed will be preaching before the event.