Events

PEC Announces 2011 National Faith & Environment Conference:
"God's Earth: Too Big to Fail?  A Conversation Among Faith, Science and Culture"
August 31 - September 3, 2011, at Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat Center in the mountains of Colorado.  Keynote speakers include Dr.  William Brown, author of The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science and the Ecology of Wonder. Stay tuned for more details...

Appalachia Rising Event
September 25 – 27, 2010, Washington DC
Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization calling for the abolition of mountaintop removal and surface mining. It is a culmination of the national movement against surface mining and a foundation upon which to build a pan-Appalachian movement for prosperity and justice. Coalfield citizens and organizers envision a vibrant mobilization of thousands – coalfield residents, students & youth, Christians & people of all faiths, families, celebrities, underground miners, activists, artists, and all who yearn for justice – to converge on Washington DC for a day of non-violent action and dignified civil disobedience targeting the politicians and agencies who could abolish surface mining with the stroke of a pen. For more information go to: http://appalachiarising.org/day-of-action

350.org’s Global Work Party. October 10
350.org is following up it’s Global Day of Action with 10/10/10: a Global Work Party.  On October 10, 2010, all around the world, people will be putting up solar panels and digging community gardens and laying out bike paths. According to leader Bill McKibben, “…not because we can stop climate change one bike path
at a time, but because we need to make a sharp political point to our leaders: ‘we’re getting to work, what about you?’” Make a pledge to reduce energy use by 10% and received help from Interfaith Power and Light at www.interfaithpowerandlight.org

Center for Interfaith Relations Hosts a Festival of Faiths
November 3 - 11, 2010 in Louisville, KY. The theme is Sacred Soil: Foundation of Life.  The celebration will focus on the role that soil plays within each faith's history, theology, music, missions, etc. The event includes workshops, lectures, concerts, films, art exhibits, booths and more. For more information check out the website: www.interfaithrelations.org or call 502-583-3100.

Earth Care:  Inspiration, Prayer and Action
November 6, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3737 Liberty Road South, Salem, Oregon. Learn how to green your congregation and make prayer and worship a vital part of the process. Our key noter is Sam Hamilton-Poore is the Director of the Program in Christian Spirituality and Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality at San Francisco Theological Seminary, author of Earth Gospel: A Guide to Prayer for God's Creation, and instructor at the Center for Nature and Christian Spirituality at Westminster Woods.  Cost: $25. Seniors and students, $20.  Includes locally grown lunch and guidebook. To Register: Call Dawn at 1-800-926-3223 or go to www.cascadespresbytery.org.  Using Earth Care Congregations, a new resource guide and certification program, workshops will explore at how to integrate care for creation into all facets of the life of the church.