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SUMMARY:LRC Connections Call: Do Energy Expertly!
DESCRIPTION:Fact: Using less energy reduces our load on Creation and usually decreases the fossil fuels. \nFact: It also makes our energy bill cheaper. \nBut after that it gets a little complicated: efficiency? energy audits? What about Direct Pay? \nDemystify Energy with us! \nRegister Here \nFind out more about Lutherans Restoring Creation
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/lrc-connections-call-do-energy-expertly/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:PA Citizen Climate Action Virtual Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:Join LAMPa\, PennEnvironment and hundreds of concerned Pennsylvanians on Thursday\, June 5 for Pennsylvania’s largest annual citizen lobby day for climate action — virtually! You’ll join like-minded Pennsylvanians from every corner of the state who want our elected officials to implement climate solutions. \nWith the attacks on our environment taking place in Washington\, D.C.\, it’s more important than ever to meet with our local elected officials and let them know we need their leadership at the state level to promote clean renewable energy and fight climate change. \nPennEnvironment’s staff will schedule 1-2 virtual meetings with your elected officials\, where you’ll be joined in the meetings by PennEnvironment’s expert advocates and other concerned citizens from your community\, which take 30 minutes each on average. We’ll discuss important pending policies to promote renewable energy to help tackle climate change\, and you’ll get the chance to share why climate action is important to you. We’ll also hold a virtual rally and online actions that you can participate in throughout the day. \nSign Up here with LAMPa\, and we’ll connect you!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/pa-citizen-climate-action-virtual-lobby-day/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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SUMMARY:LDR:  Belonging without Othering
DESCRIPTION:1 hours | Online via Zoom \nFacilitator: Sarah Loose \nThe problem of “othering” is dividing our communities\, thwarting disaster recovery efforts\, and impeding efforts to build resilient communities for the future. In this Partner Spotlight\, Sarah Loose from the Oregon Synod will introduce the framework of Belonging without Othering; share one story of how the Synod’s Disaster & Climate Resilience Team is putting it into practice building solidarity across differences of race\, class\, and religion between farmworkers and faith communities; and support participants in exploring potential applications for their own contexts. The Belonging without Othering framework is from the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley. \nRegister through Lutheran Disaster Response’s online portal.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-belonging-without-othering/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Racial Justice,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion
DESCRIPTION:1 hour | Online via Zoom\nThis is a recurring\, quarterly online gathering \nJoin Lutheran Disaster Response’s Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion to network with peers and colleagues. During this call\, we’ll be discussing the 2025 Community of Practice Gathering\, and collecting your thoughts and ideas on the type of content you would like to see and experience at the gathering. \nRegister with LDR’s online portal.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/eastern-region-community-of-practice-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:LDR: Mental\, Emotional\, Spiritual Support Training
DESCRIPTION:Online via Zoom | Learn more and Register Online\nRegistration deadline Friday\, March 14. \nFacilitator: Deacon Dorie Jones \nThe Southeastern Synod\, in collaboration with Lutheran Disaster Response\, is excited to offer Mental\, Emotional\, and Spiritual Support (MESS) disaster training for clergy and lay leaders. This pilot program being hosted through the Southeastern Synod is designed to give church leaders the skills needed to respond to a disaster in both stabilizing (immediate\, short-term need following a disaster) and support (long-term need weeks\, months\, or years after an event) roles. \nRegister through LDR’s online portal here.\nSuggested pre-requisites: Introduction to Disaster or just in time: disaster RESPONSE. These and other educational opportunities can be found here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-mental-emotional-spiritual-support-training/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Civic Participation,Climate,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:LDR: Introduction to FEMA Interagency Recovery Coordination
DESCRIPTION:2 hours | Online via Zoom \nSpecial Guest: Tim Little \nJoin special guest Tim Little\, Senior Specialist on the FEMA Region 5 Interagency Recovery Coordination Team\, for an overview of Interagency Recovery Coordination\, the work being done to build the capacity of local\, state\, and tribal governments. Little will share how and how these efforts can complement the work of local churches\, voluntary organizations active in disaster\, and long-term recovery groups. \nRegister through Lutheran Disaster Response’s online portal. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-introduction-to-fema-interagency-recovery-coordination/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:LDR and ELCA World Hunger Intersections: Navajo Lutheran Mission
DESCRIPTION:1 hour | Online via Zoom \nSpecial Guest: Solveig Muus\, Grand Canyon Synod Hunger Leader and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Arizona \nJoin special guest Solveig Muus as she shares the story behind the 40-40-40 Region 2 Lenten Challenge\, and how the Challenge\, now in its third year\, connects hundreds of individuals in congregations across the 5 synods in Region 2 with each other\, as well as with the work of ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). The Lenten Challenge for 2025 supports LDR and our church’s call to respond to non-conventional disasters\, including the work at Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM). NELM is a 70-year-old ministry of the ELCA in Rock Point\, Arizona\, where more than half the households either do not have running water or do not have access to safe drinking water. In addition to various spiritual practices\, each year’s Challenge includes an opportunity for giving; gifts generated through this year’s challenge support LDR projects such as providing holding tanks and an automated water distribution system for filtration and chlorination for our siblings in Christ on the Navajo reservation. \nRegister through LDR’s online portal.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-and-elca-world-hunger-intersections-navajo-lutheran-mission/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Disaster Response,Homepage Event,Hunger,Racial Justice,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Our Kairos Moment: Active Hope and Agents of Change
DESCRIPTION:In June 2024\, the ELCA released “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis.” Over the next four months\, Lutherans Restoring Creation will facilitate a study group on this guide during our connections call time\, each hour focusing on one part (of four) of the study guide. We hope that by going through the guide ourselves\, that participants will gain familiarity and confidence with the study guide and will be able to implement it in their own congregations and communities. \nDuring Part Four\, our theme is “Active Hope and Agents of Change.” We will explore our relationship to our home (locally as well as planet earth!) and how to address climate change intersectionally. We will see where climate change exacerbates other justice issues like climate migration and think critically about what a “just transition” for all looks like into a healthier world. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/our-kairos-moment-active-hope-and-agents-of-change/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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SUMMARY:Voices of Faith in Climate Action: COP29 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:On Feb. 5\, hear from our Lutheran group that took part in COP29\, the UN Climate Change Conference. Connect your local\, state and federal actions and passions with the latest developments on the global scene.“We believe that change is possible\, but it requires that we work together and live out our faith in a way that centers the health of our planet\, justice for communities and the stewardship of God’s creation\,” says Christine Moffett\, ELCA program director for environment and energy. Register by visiting the link below.https://bit.ly/ELCACOP29webinar
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/voices-of-faith-in-climate-action-cop29-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T200000
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CREATED:20250106T161218Z
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SUMMARY:Our Kairos Moment: The Future of Farming
DESCRIPTION:In June 2024\, the ELCA released “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis.” Over the next four months\, Lutherans Restoring Creation will facilitate a study group on this guide during our connections call time\, each hour focusing on one part (of four) of the study guide. We hope that by going through the guide ourselves\, that participants will gain familiarity and confidence with the study guide and will be able to implement it in their own congregations and communities. \nDuring Part Three\, our theme is “The Future of Farming.” We will think about our connection to our food and how sustainability can be a guiding principle in our food and agriculture. We will address how climate change manifests generationally\, with fewer and older farmers\, but also climate anxiety in younger generations. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/our-kairos-moment-the-future-of-farming/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Homepage Event,Hunger,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T100000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20250108T155833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T155833Z
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SUMMARY:LDR: Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Special Guest: Christine Moffett\, Program Director\, Environment and Energy Policy\nThis is a recurring\, quarterly online gathering \nJoin Lutheran Disaster Response’s Eastern Region Community of Practice Discussion to network with peers and colleagues. Our special guest in January will be Christine Moffett from Witness and Society\, who will share a briefing about her advocacy work in Washington\, D.C.\, and an opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts\, successes\, and concerns around Federal disaster policy initiatives and how the ELCA can best advocate for your work. \nRegister online through LDR’s education portal. \nFind more of LDR’s Winter Education opportunities here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/ldr-eastern-region-community-of-practice-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Disaster Response,Environment,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20241023T180132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T180132Z
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SUMMARY:Wandering Watersheds: Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PA IPL for a series that invites you to wander through Pennsylvania’s watersheds – their problems\, their people\, and how we can protect them. We’ll hear from experts at each session including grassroots leaders and organizers\, academics\, riverkeepers\, protection agencies\, and congregations. Together\, let’s get inspired to practice faith-based stewardship of the waters that flow through the Keystone state! \n“What’s a watershed?” you might ask. Watersheds are “areas or ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers\, basins\, or seas”. We have six of them here in Pennsylvania\, and everybody lives in one! This seminar series is designed to be an introduction to watersheds so don’t be intimidated if you don’t know much (yet!)\, but people with watershed literacy are also welcome and encouraged to join! There will be interactive pieces of the seminar series and the more cross-learning we can share with each other\, the better. \nIn conjunction with the seminar series\, we are launching our inaugural Watershed Circle. The program is designed as a supportive cohort for leaders seeking to explore watershed project opportunities on congregation and community land. This 6 month program will begin in January 2025 and is facilitated by the PA IPL team with support from watershed experts! Our first cohort is limited to just 15 congregations/community groups so we encourage you to begin planning and preparing now! Applications will open in November. \nDates: October 29\, November 19\, December 10\, January 14 7PM.  \n1 hour program with optional regional breakout sessions afterwards. \nSession 1 – October 29\, 2024\nTitle: Watershed Stewardship  \nDescription: \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light \nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University \nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028300964867?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 2 – November 19\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Problems \nDescription: \nIn this session of our Wandering Watersheds seminar series\, we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nTed Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028626699147?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 3 – December 10\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Protection \nDescription: \nIn our third seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection  \nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture \nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028629838537?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 4 – January 14\, 2025\nTitle: Watersheds and their People  \nDescription: \nIn our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center \nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite\, Akron PA \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028648193437?aff=oddtdtcreator 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/wandering-watersheds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Water Justice
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20241023T180132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T180132Z
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SUMMARY:Wandering Watersheds: Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PA IPL for a series that invites you to wander through Pennsylvania’s watersheds – their problems\, their people\, and how we can protect them. We’ll hear from experts at each session including grassroots leaders and organizers\, academics\, riverkeepers\, protection agencies\, and congregations. Together\, let’s get inspired to practice faith-based stewardship of the waters that flow through the Keystone state! \n“What’s a watershed?” you might ask. Watersheds are “areas or ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers\, basins\, or seas”. We have six of them here in Pennsylvania\, and everybody lives in one! This seminar series is designed to be an introduction to watersheds so don’t be intimidated if you don’t know much (yet!)\, but people with watershed literacy are also welcome and encouraged to join! There will be interactive pieces of the seminar series and the more cross-learning we can share with each other\, the better. \nIn conjunction with the seminar series\, we are launching our inaugural Watershed Circle. The program is designed as a supportive cohort for leaders seeking to explore watershed project opportunities on congregation and community land. This 6 month program will begin in January 2025 and is facilitated by the PA IPL team with support from watershed experts! Our first cohort is limited to just 15 congregations/community groups so we encourage you to begin planning and preparing now! Applications will open in November. \nDates: October 29\, November 19\, December 10\, January 14 7PM.  \n1 hour program with optional regional breakout sessions afterwards. \nSession 1 – October 29\, 2024\nTitle: Watershed Stewardship  \nDescription: \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light \nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University \nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028300964867?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 2 – November 19\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Problems \nDescription: \nIn this session of our Wandering Watersheds seminar series\, we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nTed Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028626699147?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 3 – December 10\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Protection \nDescription: \nIn our third seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection  \nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture \nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028629838537?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 4 – January 14\, 2025\nTitle: Watersheds and their People  \nDescription: \nIn our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center \nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite\, Akron PA \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028648193437?aff=oddtdtcreator 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/wandering-watersheds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Water Justice
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SUMMARY:Wandering Watersheds: Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PA IPL for a series that invites you to wander through Pennsylvania’s watersheds – their problems\, their people\, and how we can protect them. We’ll hear from experts at each session including grassroots leaders and organizers\, academics\, riverkeepers\, protection agencies\, and congregations. Together\, let’s get inspired to practice faith-based stewardship of the waters that flow through the Keystone state! \n“What’s a watershed?” you might ask. Watersheds are “areas or ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers\, basins\, or seas”. We have six of them here in Pennsylvania\, and everybody lives in one! This seminar series is designed to be an introduction to watersheds so don’t be intimidated if you don’t know much (yet!)\, but people with watershed literacy are also welcome and encouraged to join! There will be interactive pieces of the seminar series and the more cross-learning we can share with each other\, the better. \nIn conjunction with the seminar series\, we are launching our inaugural Watershed Circle. The program is designed as a supportive cohort for leaders seeking to explore watershed project opportunities on congregation and community land. This 6 month program will begin in January 2025 and is facilitated by the PA IPL team with support from watershed experts! Our first cohort is limited to just 15 congregations/community groups so we encourage you to begin planning and preparing now! Applications will open in November. \nDates: October 29\, November 19\, December 10\, January 14 7PM.  \n1 hour program with optional regional breakout sessions afterwards. \nSession 1 – October 29\, 2024\nTitle: Watershed Stewardship  \nDescription: \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light \nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University \nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028300964867?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 2 – November 19\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Problems \nDescription: \nIn this session of our Wandering Watersheds seminar series\, we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nTed Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028626699147?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 3 – December 10\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Protection \nDescription: \nIn our third seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection  \nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture \nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028629838537?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 4 – January 14\, 2025\nTitle: Watersheds and their People  \nDescription: \nIn our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center \nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite\, Akron PA \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028648193437?aff=oddtdtcreator 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/wandering-watersheds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20241023T180132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T180132Z
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SUMMARY:Wandering Watersheds: Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join PA IPL for a series that invites you to wander through Pennsylvania’s watersheds – their problems\, their people\, and how we can protect them. We’ll hear from experts at each session including grassroots leaders and organizers\, academics\, riverkeepers\, protection agencies\, and congregations. Together\, let’s get inspired to practice faith-based stewardship of the waters that flow through the Keystone state! \n“What’s a watershed?” you might ask. Watersheds are “areas or ridges of land that separate waters flowing to different rivers\, basins\, or seas”. We have six of them here in Pennsylvania\, and everybody lives in one! This seminar series is designed to be an introduction to watersheds so don’t be intimidated if you don’t know much (yet!)\, but people with watershed literacy are also welcome and encouraged to join! There will be interactive pieces of the seminar series and the more cross-learning we can share with each other\, the better. \nIn conjunction with the seminar series\, we are launching our inaugural Watershed Circle. The program is designed as a supportive cohort for leaders seeking to explore watershed project opportunities on congregation and community land. This 6 month program will begin in January 2025 and is facilitated by the PA IPL team with support from watershed experts! Our first cohort is limited to just 15 congregations/community groups so we encourage you to begin planning and preparing now! Applications will open in November. \nDates: October 29\, November 19\, December 10\, January 14 7PM.  \n1 hour program with optional regional breakout sessions afterwards. \nSession 1 – October 29\, 2024\nTitle: Watershed Stewardship  \nDescription: \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light \nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University \nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028300964867?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 2 – November 19\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Problems \nDescription: \nIn this session of our Wandering Watersheds seminar series\, we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nTed Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028626699147?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 3 – December 10\, 2024\nTitle: Watersheds and their Protection \nDescription: \nIn our third seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection  \nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture \nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028629838537?aff=oddtdtcreator  \n\nSession 4 – January 14\, 2025\nTitle: Watersheds and their People  \nDescription: \nIn our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center \nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite\, Akron PA \nMORE COMING SOON! \nRegistration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1028648193437?aff=oddtdtcreator 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/wandering-watersheds-seminar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T200000
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SUMMARY:World Food Day: Celebrating 50 Years of ELCA World Hunger
DESCRIPTION:This special online event will be hosted by the Rev. Amy Current\, bishop of the Southeastern Iowa Synod\, and Imran Siddiqui\, vice president of the ELCA. \nTune in on Oct. 15 to hear firsthand stories from partners at ELCA World Hunger projects — including Educación Popular en Salud (EPES)\, a community health organization in Chile founded over 40 years ago\, and more recent starts such as Tapestry Farms\, a Midwestern urban farm system in the “Quad Cities” of Iowa and Illinois. You’ll see the impact of 50 years of ELCA World Hunger work and get excited and equipped to be a part of the next 50 years! \nRegister here to receive reminders\, event information\, World Food Day resources and the event recording. \nFind more information here. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/world-food-day-celebrating-50-years-of-elca-world-hunger/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Hunger,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240520T124356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T124356Z
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SUMMARY:Kindling Faith - "Earth's Climate Crisis Study Guide" with Dr. Ryan Cumming
DESCRIPTION:Join Kindling Faith for “Earth’s Climate Crisis Study Guide” with Dr. Ryan Cumming\, Program Director\, Theological Ethics\, Education\, and Community Engagement. \nThe learning session will take place online via Zoom from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on October 8. \nParticipation costs $20 per individual or $80 per congregation with no limit to the number in attendance. \nYou can register here. Please contact Pastor Martin Otto-Zimmann or your synod office for possible support and payment options. \nPlease check out our event pages for each event in the Kindling Faith series\, called “What does it mean to be Lutheran in a crucial election year?\,” and let LAMPa know if you plan to join any of the sessions. \nYou can find a page with all programming in the series here. \nKindling Faith: Learning Never Ends is a program of United Lutheran Seminary (ULS)\, a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/kindling-faith-earths-climate-crisis-study-guide-with-dr-ryan-cumming/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Education,Elections,Environment,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240827T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240625T193559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T120254Z
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SUMMARY:Lutherans Restoring Creation - August Connections Call
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Season of Creation \nJoin LAMPa’s partners\, Lutherans Restoring Creation\, for their monthly Connections Call. The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration\, conversion\, and commitment together from Septembe 1 through October 4. During the Season of Creation\, we join our siblings in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home. \nJoin this call to prepare for this upcoming season as we collaboratively share resources between members of our church who have been celebrating the Season of Creation or are diving in this year for the first time! \nYou can register here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/lutherans-restoring-creation-august-connections-call/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240625T193454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T120144Z
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SUMMARY:Lutherans Restoring Creation - July Connections Call
DESCRIPTION:Green Wallets\, Green Earth – Synods and Creation Care \nJoin LAMPa’s partners\, Lutherans Restoring Creation\, and learn how we can make sure our money is working towards a greener future in line with God’s vision for Creation. We will hear from several guests\, including Amy Brooks Paradise from Greenfaith\, who will demonstrate where to find funds for your next green project and how to join the movement encouraging banks to stop funding fossil fuels. \nYou can register here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/lutherans-restoring-creation-july-connections-call/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240625T193253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T193253Z
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SUMMARY:Lutherans Restoring Creation - June Connections Call
DESCRIPTION:Our Kairos Moment \nJoin LAMPa’s partners\, Lutherans Restoring Creation\, and Ryan Cumming\, Program Director\, Theological Ethics\, Education\, and Community Engagement to explore the ELCA’s brand new study guide\, “Our Kairos Moment: A Study Guide on Earth’s Climate Crisis\,” based on the ELCA’s 2023 social message. This is a four-session study guide for small groups and is available for Earth Day–or any day–to inspire learning and action. It uses videos\, storytelling\, bible studies\, and interactive activities to help your group explore the effects of climate change on communities in the U.S. and around the world and inspire one another to effective action. Each session–which can be done independently or as part of an educational series–ends with suggested activities participants can take part in in the days or weeks following their time together. \nVisit Faith and Society – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca.org) to download your copy today. \nYou can register here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/lutherans-restoring-creation-june-connections-call/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Education,Environment
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240320T135052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T135052Z
UID:13495-1713902400-1713906000@www.lutheranadvocacypa.org
SUMMARY:Lutherans Restoring Creation - April Connections Call
DESCRIPTION:Synods and Creation Care\n8pm ET \nJoin LAMPa’s partners\, Lutherans Restoring Creation\, as we hear from a panel of guests who took their creation care to the next level and made change at the synod level. We will answer questions like: What is a synod? What is its role in caring for creation and how should it do so? How can an individual or congregation get involved with their synod to increase their social impact? \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/lutherans-restoring-creation-april-connections-call/
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20231220T142543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231220T143016Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Earth Day is a time to renew our commitment to be good stewards of God’s creation and to seek justice in relationship with neighbor and creation. There is a movement towards this commitment and relationship powered by people of faith taking action as advocates and as church.  \nEarth Day this year is Monday\, April 22\, 2024. Mark your calendars!  \nWe encourage you to consider integrating creation care into your worship\, faith formation programming\, vigils\, learning opportunities\, and advocacy during this season and during all seasons.  \nLAMPa will provide education and advocacy resources for Earth Day Sunday 2024\, including for hosting a vigil\, so stay tuned for details.  \nLutherans Restoring Creation has held Earth Day worship services in the past and facilitates relationships among Lutherans engaging in the work and practices of restoring creation. Check out their five ways to celebrate Earth Day as church here. You can also view materials\, including video recordings of past Earth Day services\, on their website.  \nIn the spirit of continually reforming as Lutherans\, loving and caring for all of creation\, and living in the teachings of our Social Statement “Caring for Creation: Vision\, Hope\, and Justice\,” Lutherans Restoring Creation has also created Five Theses for Earth Day.  \nLet us know what you are doing in your synod\, congregation\, and community by sending a note to LAMPa@lutheranadvocacypa.org. We at LAMPa would be happy to engage with you and to share advocacy resources to support our collective care for creation on Earth Day. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/earth-day-2024/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Interfaith,Sustainable Agriculture,Vigil,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240319T201613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T201613Z
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SUMMARY:Creation Care Network Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Creation Care leaders and advocates from across the Commonwealth as for a time of connecting\, sharing\, and learning! \nWhy join a network? \nThe work of striving for justice and peace in all the earth can be lonely and exhausting – LAMPa hopes that by launching our networks we strengthen the bonds of our advocates across the Commonwealth and remind one another that we are not alone. It will also be a time to share our stories and best practices of our ministry and discipleship in these areas\, and to dream together about how to best lift up our stories and hopes to those in power.\n\n\nWe hope you join us in this important work of connecting and inspiring one another!\n\n\nRegister HERE.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/creation-care-network-launch/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20240117T180509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T193528Z
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SUMMARY:Regenerating Life Film Screening with Lutherans Restoring Creation and ELCA World Hunger
DESCRIPTION:Lutherans Restoring Creation and ELCA World Hunger are screening the film Regenerating Life as part of their work to inspire faith communities to grow their climate justice. \nParticipants will convene at 8 p.m.\, Tuesday\, Feb. 27 for film highlights and discussion with the filmmaker and fellow participants. Registrants will receive a link to watch the film on their own before convening online and considering what local action can mean for them and their communities. \nLutherans Restoring Creation and ELCA World Hunger hope to dig into the complicated and critical work of how the land is part of the solution to healing ourselves and the planet. \nInformation about the event can be found here. \nYou can register here. \nRegenerating Life: How to cool the planet\, feed the world\, and live happily ever after is a 2023 documentary film by John Feldman. Here is a page about the film\, including the trailer.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/regenerating-life-film-screening-with-lutherans-restoring-creation-and-elca-world-hunger/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment,Homepage Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T094855
CREATED:20231220T140629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T174029Z
UID:13026-1706108400-1706112000@www.lutheranadvocacypa.org
SUMMARY:Voices of Faith in Climate Action: COP28 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join this webinar by ELCA Witness in Society and learn about the Lutheran presence and major decisions at the recent 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). \nConnect your local\, state\, and federal actions and passions with developments on the global scene as moved by Lutheran participants in Dubai at the recently-concluded 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference. We are all living into the hope and promise that we can make a difference in this Kairos moment. \nThe webinar will be held Wednesday\, January 24\, 2024\, from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. \nIt will feature Lutherans who attended COP28. \nYou can register for the webinar here.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/voices-of-faith-in-climate-action-cop28-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Homepage Event,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220928
DTSTAMP:20260502T094856
CREATED:20220817T105906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T105906Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation with the Author\, H. Paul Santmire – EcoActivist Testament
DESCRIPTION:September 27th\, 2022 Join us on Zoom at 8pm ET/ 7 CT/ 6 MT/ 5 PT / 4 AK \nLutherans Restoring Creation is excited to have theologian\, H. Paul Santmire\, join us to talk about his newest book: EcoActivist Testament: Faith Explorations for Fellow Travelers.  \nThis book was written especially for faith-driven ecoactivists who may be feeling overwhelmed\, even going as far as asking\, “why bother?” \nYou can get a copy before the call (details here)\, but don’t feel obliged to have it to join us in conversation – all are welcome! \nPlease register ahead of time to submit questions and get the Zoom link immediately – click here. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/conversation-with-the-author-h-paul-santmire-ecoactivist-testament-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate,Education,Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T235959
DTSTAMP:20260502T094856
CREATED:20220817T105906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T105906Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation with the Author\, H. Paul Santmire – EcoActivist Testament
DESCRIPTION:September 27th\, 2022 Join us on Zoom at 8pm ET/ 7 CT/ 6 MT/ 5 PT / 4 AK \nLutherans Restoring Creation is excited to have theologian\, H. Paul Santmire\, join us to talk about his newest book: EcoActivist Testament: Faith Explorations for Fellow Travelers.  \nThis book was written especially for faith-driven ecoactivists who may be feeling overwhelmed\, even going as far as asking\, “why bother?” \nYou can get a copy before the call (details here)\, but don’t feel obliged to have it to join us in conversation – all are welcome! \nPlease register ahead of time to submit questions and get the Zoom link immediately – click here. 
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/conversation-with-the-author-h-paul-santmire-ecoactivist-testament/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Climate,Education,Environment
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SUMMARY:Beginning of the "Season of Creation"
DESCRIPTION:From Season of Creation’s “Invitation to Join Season of Creation 2022.” \nThe Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation: the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect our common home\, the Oikos of God. The Season “Celebration” begins 1 September\, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation\, and ends 4 October\, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi\, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Following the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity\, we begin the Season of Creation “Preparation” to reach local leaders and call our communities to participate actively by raising awareness of the theme\, and how to respond to the cry of creation where the Lord calls us in our diverse contexts. \n2022 Theme \nThis year we will unite around the theme\, “Listen to the Voice of Creation.” During the COVID-19 pandemic\, many have become familiar with the concept of being muted in conversations. Many voices are muted in public discourse around climate change and the ethics of Earth-keeping. These are voices of those who suffer the impacts of climate change. These are voices of people who hold generational wisdom about how to live gratefully within the limits of the land. These are voices of a diminishing diversity of more-than-human species. It is the voice of the Earth. The 2022 Season of Creation theme raises awareness of our need to listen to the voice of creation. \nThe Psalmist declares\, “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech\, and night to night declares knowledge their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the Earth\, and their words to the end of the world.” (19: 1-4) Creation never ceases to proclaim\, but do we listen? During the Season of Creation\, our common prayer and action can help us listen for the voices of those who are silenced. In prayer we lament the individuals\, communities\, species\, and ecosystems who are lost\, and those whose livelihoods are threatened by habitat loss and climate change. In prayer we center the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. \nListening to the voice of creation offers members of the Christian family a rich entry point for interfaith and interdisciplinary dialogue and practice. By listening to the voice of all creation\, humans from all cultures and sectors of life can be joined in our vocation to care for our common home (oikos). May this 2022 Season of Creation renew our ecumenical unity! And may this season of prayer and action be a time to Listen to the Voice of Creation\, so that our lives in words and deeds proclaim good news for all the Earth!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/beginning-of-the-season-of-creation/
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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SUMMARY:Beginning of the "Season of Creation"
DESCRIPTION:From Season of Creation’s “Invitation to Join Season of Creation 2022.” \nThe Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation: the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect our common home\, the Oikos of God. The Season “Celebration” begins 1 September\, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation\, and ends 4 October\, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi\, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Following the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity\, we begin the Season of Creation “Preparation” to reach local leaders and call our communities to participate actively by raising awareness of the theme\, and how to respond to the cry of creation where the Lord calls us in our diverse contexts. \n2022 Theme \nThis year we will unite around the theme\, “Listen to the Voice of Creation.” During the COVID-19 pandemic\, many have become familiar with the concept of being muted in conversations. Many voices are muted in public discourse around climate change and the ethics of Earth-keeping. These are voices of those who suffer the impacts of climate change. These are voices of people who hold generational wisdom about how to live gratefully within the limits of the land. These are voices of a diminishing diversity of more-than-human species. It is the voice of the Earth. The 2022 Season of Creation theme raises awareness of our need to listen to the voice of creation. \nThe Psalmist declares\, “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech\, and night to night declares knowledge their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the Earth\, and their words to the end of the world.” (19: 1-4) Creation never ceases to proclaim\, but do we listen? During the Season of Creation\, our common prayer and action can help us listen for the voices of those who are silenced. In prayer we lament the individuals\, communities\, species\, and ecosystems who are lost\, and those whose livelihoods are threatened by habitat loss and climate change. In prayer we center the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. \nListening to the voice of creation offers members of the Christian family a rich entry point for interfaith and interdisciplinary dialogue and practice. By listening to the voice of all creation\, humans from all cultures and sectors of life can be joined in our vocation to care for our common home (oikos). May this 2022 Season of Creation renew our ecumenical unity! And may this season of prayer and action be a time to Listen to the Voice of Creation\, so that our lives in words and deeds proclaim good news for all the Earth!
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/beginning-of-the-season-of-creation-2/
CATEGORIES:Climate,Environment,Sustainable Agriculture,Water Justice
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SUMMARY:Your Voice Matters: Become a Creation Care Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:Join Lutherans Restoring Creation for a Connections Call on the Creation Care Ambassador Program \nThe Creation Care Ambassadors Program through Blessed Tomorrow will empower and equip you to inspire clergy\, congregants\, your workplace\, community and policymakers to action on climate change that makes a difference. The training is available online\, on-demand! This includes a mixture of information-sharing and hands-on practice to build knowledge\, skill\, and confidence. The on-demand version can be completed at your own schedule\, stopping and starting as needed. \nGet started by signing up (click) here with the code ELCABTAmbassador22 \nBlessed Tomorrow will join us at our Connections Call on August 30th – 8pm ET/7 CT/6 MT/ 5 PT / 4 AK \nRegister for the Connections Call here (click)! \nTake the training before our August Connections Call to participate in reflection\, discussion\, practice sharing your climate story\, and ask any questions you have about the program. \nUpon completion of the training\, you are invited to join the Creation Care Ambassador program which gives you access to resources and support to continue and deepen your creation care engagement: \n\nTools\, resources and events to act and advocate for climate solutions.\nAccess to a private online community of Ambassadors from across the nation who are passionate about being a voice for climate solutions.\nQuarterly calls with all Blessed Tomorrow Ambassadors and on-going staff support.
URL:https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/event/your-voice-matters-become-a-creation-care-ambassador-2/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Civic Participation,Climate,Environment
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