An Evolutionary Hope for the Future
In 1967, when I was just entering graduate school at UCLA, history professor Lynn White Jr. had his article The Historic Roots of our...
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Rick Bonetti
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Resilience Over Climate Abuse
The Unitarian Universalist Young Adults for Climate Justice caucus is looking for support as they will be heading to New Orleans in April...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development
The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD), based in Jerusalem, is a non-profit organization, which according to its...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 22
- 2 min
PCUSA Climate Care Challenge
According to the Presbyterian Church (USA) website “Earth-keeping today means insisting on sustainability—the ongoing capacity of natural...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Green Circles Building Resilient Communities
On February 21, 2023, from 6:30–8:30 p.m., PST, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) will have its first Green Circle meeting this year....
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Three Great Loves
In 2017 the United Church of Christ (UCC) created the 3 Great Loves campaign:: Love of Neighbor Love of Children Love of Creation "These...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Care For Our Common Home
Catholics care about climate change! Since 1991 US Catholic Bishops have been calling for action addressing global warming. In 2006, to...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 3
- 3 min
The Climate Crisis and the Church
Evangelical Christians in the United States, often part of the "Religious Right," may be skeptical about the urgency of the climate...
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Rick Bonetti
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Spiritual Progressive Festival of Lights
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” which begins this year Sunday night, Dec. 18, 2022 and continues...
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Rick Bonetti
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Blue Christmas Service
Team Global HOPE at UCC National Ministries is hosting a Blue Christmas virtual worship service. on Monday, December 5, 2022, from 12 to...
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Rick Bonetti
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Green Chalice Program
The mission of Disciples of Christ's Green Chalice Ministry is "to connect Christian faith, spiritual practice, and creation...
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Rick Bonetti
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Oregon Interfaith Earth Summit 2023
Cherice Bock, Creation Justice Advocate for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) has invited our Rogue Valley Interfaith Climate Action...
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Rick Bonetti
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Environmental Justice Youth Movement
The New Hampshire UCC and Southern New England UCC are hosting two free online webinars on Environmental Justice and the Youth Movement...
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Rick Bonetti
- Oct 22, 2022
- 1 min
Wake Up World!
"Wake Up World: A Curriculum on the Climate Crisis for the Church provides an ecumenical tool for education and motivation of the adult...
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Rick Bonetti
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
Let’s Talk Climate: Season of Creation
In the YouTube video (above) Rev. Carol Devine, Director of Blessed Tomorrow, interviews Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jones about Season of...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jul 26, 2022
- 5 min
Green Teams for Creation Justice
On September 17, 2018 Medford Congregational United Church of Christ made application to become a Creation Justice Church. They outlined...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
50th Anniversary of the Apollo 14 Mission to the Moon
Image from James Webb telescope - NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI The James Webb Space Telescope "will solve mysteries in our solar system,...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
Faith Institutions Divest Fossil Fuels
On July 5, 2022 thirty-five faith groups from seven countries today announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies. They have...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Interfaith Work on Climate Change
The Tuesday, June 28, 2022 monthly meeting of SOCAN from 6-7 p.m. will include a presentation by Cherice Bock, Creation Justice Advocate,...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Environmental Racism
Sunday and Monday June 19-20, 2022 we pause to remember and celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when federal troops marched into...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 21, 2022
- 1 min
Climate Cafe Multifaith
Climate Cafe MultiFaith is "an opportunity for faith leaders and clergy to get together to share experiences, and engage a discussion,...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
Praising God Through Climate Action
Carole Devine of Blessed Tomorrow says regarding Earth Day 2022: "For the first time since 1991, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs,...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Corvallis Interfaith Climate Justice Committee
Corvallis Interfaith Climate Justice Committee (ICJC) is comprised of 10 area faith-based groups in Corvallis, Oregon including: First...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Interfaith Earthkeepers
Eugene/Springfield Interfaith Earthkeepers is a coalition of Eugene communities of faith in Eugene, Oregon who: celebrate the beauty of...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
Cultivating Climate Justice
How can the church become a hub of resilience in the midst of the spiritual and physical storms of the climate crisis? This Creation...
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Rick Bonetti
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
Ecumenical Earth Day Worship Service.2022
Creation Justice Ministry's theme for Earth Day 2022 was Weathering The Storm: Faithful Climate Resilience. Click here for stories of...
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Rick Bonetti
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
Sacred Season for Climate Justice
The following is an excerpt from a memo on April 13, 2022 from Dr. Edward Viljoen, Spiritual Leader, Centers for Spiritual Living: "We...
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Rick Bonetti
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Weathering The Storm: Faithful Climate Resilience
How can our churches be "hubs of resilience - helping our neighbors weather the physical and spiritual storms of the climate crisis?...
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Rick Bonetti
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Unitarian Universalist Ministry For Earth
Unitarian Universalist Ministry For Earth "seeks environmental justice, beloved community and the flourishing of all life." Spring for...
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
Raising Earth Care
The theme of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) 8th Greening Ramadan Campaign 2022 is "Raising Earth Care." to encourage Mosques...
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
American Climate Leadership Summit
The 2022 American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2022) provided an opportunity where your climate leadership can inspire more Americans...
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 23, 2022
- 1 min
What People of Faith Can Do to Heal the Earth
Douglas Tallamy’s books have awakened thousands to the problem of wildlife decline and the solution that resides in habitat restoration....
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
Preaching Hope in a Climate Emergency
If the world’s average temperature will soon shoot past the 1.5ºC target to ensure climate stability, how does one preach about hope? ...
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Naw-Ruz
Ashland Bahai Community Life warmly invites the public from all faith communities to celebrate the Bahá’í Naw-Ruz /New Year on March 20,...
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Rick Bonetti
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Green Circles Are Meeting Monthly
Ecumenical Ministry of Oregon EMO) offers monthly Interfaith Power & Light Green Circles. These online gatherings "brings together people...
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Rick Bonetti
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Oregon Interfaith Climate Action and Advocacy
Faith groups in the Rogue Valley have been involved in advocacy through Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and several other organized...
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Rick Bonetti
- May 5, 2018
- 2 min
Goodness & Oneness
“Using our shared humanity to bridge divides.” Harmony Interfaith Initiative is “an educational community organization affiliated with...
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