What's New
Lenten Resource: Exploring Climate Justice - download reflections from the first week of Lent, and learn about climate change and food security.
New Resource Available for Congregations in the Chesapeake Bay. Stewards of 
the Bay: Lifestyles of Stewardship: empowers congregations (primarily in Maryland) to take action to care for Creation in the Chesapeake Bay. Learn how to install rain barrels and rain gardens, improve the energy efficiency of your buildings, and explore alternative energy options for your congregation. Stewards of the Bay: An Affirmation for Eco-Justice: This resource includes an affirmation to be signed by church leaders, progress tracking forms, sample judicatory reporting sheets, and outreach materials including bulletin eco-tips, a sample press release, and a sample newsletter. Click here to download.
Tread Lightly for Lent. Download a Lenten calendar developed by the PCUSA Environmental Ministries Office and learn about eco-justice and how you can care for God's Creation in a new way each day this Lenten season. Click here. 
2010 Earth Day Sunday Resource Now Available. Sacred Spaces and an Abundant Life: Worship Spaces as Stewardship will help congregations prepare for and celebrate stewardship in their house of worship this Earth Day. Click here to download a copy from the web. Click here to request a hard copy. For more information on the topics covered in this resource, click here.
Take Action
Endorse the NCC's Christian Principles for a Healthy Body and Spirit The NCC, in consultation with member communions and state ecumenical partners drafted these principles to state our moral call to Creation, children, and other vulnerable populations from toxic chemicals. We invite you to read, endorse, and share these principles. Read them here!
Endorse the NCC's Faith Principles on Global Warming
The National Council of Churches, in
conjunction with our interfaith community, developed
global warming principles that outlines principles to protect God's planet and people in any national climate change legislation. Click
here to read these principles and to
endorse them.
Eco-Justice Spotlight
Eco-Palms for Palm Sunday - The University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agricultural Management (CINRAM) is working together with the Rainforest Alliance TREES program and Smartwood to certify palms harvested from the forests of Mexico and Guatemala to be distributed throughout the United States for Palm Sunday. Click here to order these today.
News
Find out about the international climate negotiations process, read various perspecitives on the Copenhagen Accord, and lean more about what needs to happen in Mexico City. Click Here.
Upcoming Events
Eco-Stewards Program (PCUSA): Tending the Garden: A Faith Response to Protecting and Restoring Mountains, Communities and Relationships - Spend a week in God's Creation on this experiential learning trip for young adults to connect environmental and faith issues. May 16-23, 2010 in West Virginia. Click here to learn more.
World Student Christian Federation North American Region Climate Justice Student Conference - June 10-13, 2010 at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Click here to get more information and fill out an application. Early bird registration due April 30th.
Greening our Spirits, Greening our World at Ghost Ranch Retreat Center, Abiquiu, NM June 28-July 4, 2010. Click here for more information.
Environmental and Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar to Armenia:
Environmental Ministries and the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program are leading an Environmental and Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar to Armenia on November 1-12, 2010. While Presbyterians will receive first priority to participate, if space is available we are glad to include people of other denominations. Click here for more information.
