In this week’s free Creation Corner for church newsletters and bulletins, our green-living tip is to turn down the AC this summer, and our quote comes from the official Episcopal Vision for Creation Care. Share this week’s column on Facebook. Living on God’s Earth By Episcopal Climate News, facebook.com/EpiscopalClimateNews This week’s earth-friendly living tip: Turn off... Continue Reading →
On Wolves, MLK, and the Trinity: Revealing the Image of God in Nature
This past Sunday was Trinity Sunday. In his first sermon as a newly ordained priest, ECN editor Nathan Empsall said that the Trinity shows us that all of nature, including humanity, is created in the image of God: The image of interconnection. A version of this sermon was delivered at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in... Continue Reading →
Weekly newsletter/bulletin insert: Carry a reusable water bottle, and the Holy Spirit
In this week’s free Creation Corner for church newsletters and bulletins, our green-living tip is to carry a reusable water bottle, and our quote comes from Dr. Dave Bookless. Share this week’s column on Facebook. Living on God’s Earth By Episcopal Climate News, facebook.com/EpiscopalClimateNews This week’s earth-friendly living tip: Switch to reusable water bottles! The plastic... Continue Reading →
Weekly newsletter or bulletin insert: Switch to clean energy, and Rachel Mash
In this week’s free Creation Corner for church newsletters and bulletins, our green-living tip is to switch your home or business to clean energy, and our quote for this first week of Pentecost comes from the Rev. Dr. Rachel Mash of GREEN Anglicans. Share this week's column on Facebook. Living on God's EarthBy Episcopal Climate... Continue Reading →
Weekly newsletter or bulletin insert: Offset your summer travel, and a Religious Declaration
Better late than never! In this week's free Creation Corner for church newsletters and bulletins, our green-living tip is to offset your summer travel and our quote comes from the new "Religious Declaration of Unprecedented Human Emergency." Share this week's column on Facebook. Living on God's EarthBy Episcopal Climate News, facebook.com/EpiscopalClimateNews This week’s earth-friendly living... Continue Reading →
Weekly newsletter or bulletin insert: Buy Fairtrade
I'm so sorry the weekly bulletin/newsletter column is so late! It's been a hectic week of personal graduation activities, and I'm afraid I've fallen a bit behind. Here is a repeat of a past tip from 2018 that you can copy/paste for a Creation Corner in your parish communications. Living on God’s EarthBy Episcopal Climate... Continue Reading →
Local Projects: St. Andrews Episcopal School, Florida
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features St. Andrews Episcopal School in Fort Pierce, FL. According to a church press release, St. Andrews received a $8,600 grant for “funding of staff time for the Living Shoreline Project of the Indian River Lagoon.” Share on Facebook A story in the local newspaper TCPalm reported, "This grant will... Continue Reading →
Weekly newsletter or bulletin insert: Avoid fast food, and Robin Wall Kimmerer
In this week’s free Creation Corner for church newsletters and bulletins, our green-living tip is to avoid fast food and our quote is from Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. Share on Facebook Living on God’s EarthBy Episcopal Climate News, facebook.com/EpiscopalClimateNews This week’s earth-friendly living tip: Fix broken household items This week's tip is taken from the... Continue Reading →
Local Projects: The Third Order Society of Saint Francis
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Third Order Society of St. Francis, Province of the Americas based in Hicksville, NY. Share on Facebook According to a church press release, the Episcopalian Franciscans received $10,000 in grants “to support a trained cadre of leaders to teach and train others in issues of climate justice.” The... Continue Reading →
It’s our first birthday!
It's hard to believe, but Episcopal Climate News turns one today! It's been a remarkable first year for this community: Thirty-seven weekly bulletin inserts, hundreds of memes, thousands of Facebook posts, and 2,550+ Facebook likes, with more than 20,000 people seeing our independent content about climate change and the Episcopal Church each week. Thank you... Continue Reading →