Our Tuesday Morning Bible Study Group hosted a viewing of the documentary “Before the Flood” in the church lounge at 10:00AM on Tuesday. This excellent documentary about Climate Change addresses what must be done today to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. There were many positive comments about the film from those in…
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In honor of “World Environment Day” on June 5, the below article is presented from “Lutherans Restoring Creation Blog” – a site with close connections to the ELCA. Creation Corner: World Environment Day, June 5: Think, Eat, Save – Sustainable Consumption is the theme for the United Nations Environment Program World Environment Day, held each…
“Environment and Energy” is a page on the ELCA website about environmental advocacy. Check it out by going to our Resource Links page (on the extreme top menu) and then scrolling down to the third item in the Helping the Earth section. Some quotes from that page are shown below. “The Environmental Education and Advocacy program…
The following brief summary is taken from the Day1.org website. For more details see the Day1 website. “Day1 is the voice of the mainline Protestant churches, presenting outstanding preachers from the mainline Protestant denominations, including the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), United Church of Christ, United…
During the recent Women of the ELCA convention attended by a number of St Mark women in July 2011, one of the workshops attended was entitled “Chemical Craze: Detoxifying Your Home” by Danielle Welliever. “With increasing frequency, we hear about studies linking chemicals in everyday household products to negative effects on our health. In fact,…
“Environment – Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice” is a social statement of the ELCA. It is the heart of the ELCA position on the environment. You can find it on our Resource Links Page (accessible from the extreme top menu) by scrolling down to the first entry in the Helping the Earth section.…