December 2025 EcoSpiritual Calendar

The Beginning of Another World. "Advent marks the beginning of the church year—an invitation to step out of the empire's time and into God's time, where the last are first, the mighty are scattered, and a child born in occupied territory changes everything." ~ Diana Butler Bass

Here are some links to some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during December as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late December 2025. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you.

Nov. 17, 2025 - December 15, 2025 - Earth Literacies is presenting: "The Cosmos Within Us: Living A Path of Transformation" with Betsey Crawford, based on Brian Swimme's Powers of the Universe. Be sure to check out her website ahead of time.

November 18, 2025, at 11 a.m. PST - Join Tripp Fuller and Diana Buttler Bass for an introduction to a four-part class on Advent Against Empire, which will commence December 2-23, 2025. "This course invites you into an alternative calendar and rhythm. While our modern world races through December toward consumption and productivity, Advent calls us to a different time—a counter-imperial waiting, a subversive hope, a radical reimagining of how God enters the world."

November 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. PST = Rev. Dr. Carol Kilby will present: S8 - Remembrance for Lost Species: Dance of Remembrance, "an evolutionary ritual to invoke a gentler human presence, to commemorate lost species and reorient human culture." On the International Day for Remembrance of Lost Species, we will join in ritual as an expression of sacred activism and in loving intention for a future of reconciliation and respect in the Earth Community. Register here.

December 2, 2025, from 8–9:30 a.m. PT - Elders Action Network, Elders Climate Action, and The Way Forward Regenerative Conversations Podcast are presenting: The Climate Crossroads: Why Haven’t We Changed — and How We Do Now. Join three of the leading voices on Climate for lively dialogue about breaking the deadlock. Bill McKibben, Dr. Rupert Read, and Brian McLaren, in a live conversation moderated by Dr. John Izzo, confront the hard truth of where we stand and explore what it will take to move from paralysis to action. Scan the QR code on the Elders Action Network Facebook page to register.

December 2 and 16, 2025, Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. PST- The American Teilhard Association is presenting a Zoom webinar: Advent 2025: Living into Incarnation with Teilhard, presented by  Kathleen Duffy, SSJ. Register here.

December 2-23, 2025, at 11 a.m. PST - Diana Butler Bass and Homebrewed Christianity present the start of four livestreamed sessions on Advent Against Empire. This transformative four-week Advent journey will explore how the four gospels speak their own revolutionary word against empire—both in their ancient context under Roman occupation and for our contemporary world shaped by capitalism, militarism, and nationalism. Each session includes a mini-lecture followed by a conversation between Diana and Tripp. Register here.

December 4, 2025, from 2-3:30 p.m. PST - Center for Christogenesis has announced their next live webinar with Ilia Delio: The Christian Mutation: Why God Cannot be Static. 'Racism persists. Gun violence claims the innocent. Immigrants are scapegoated. Nationalism wraps itself in the flag and claims the name of Christ. Together we’ll ask who the God of Jesus truly is—relational, becoming, and present in the world’s suffering and creativity—and why that changes public life." Learn more and register: https://buff.ly/BWmYJOL 

December 6, 2025, at 8 a.m. PST - Practicing Presence is having a Community Conversation: Awakening to Presence. Join author Jim Heaney and presence guides Jim Taylor and Brian Mueller for a 90-minute community gathering on Zoom. Register here. "The Practice of Presence is a form of contemplative prayer, meditation, and mindful breathing that helps individuals to ground themselves in the peace of the present moment. This practice is described in Jim Heaney's book Choosing Presence: How to Access God’s Peace and Release Fear, Anxiety, and Stress"

December 6, 2025, to January 3, 2026 - Uplift is calling for a Global Call to Pause, Breathe, Feel, and Radiate Peace. "The Uplift Peace Immersion (UPI) is a 28-day journey offered twice a year over the Solstice, a time to experience connection, presence, and inner peace collectively in alignment with the rhythms of Nature as the Earth and the Sun dance together during the Solstice... Your most valuable contribution to a Higher Consciousness Humanity is recognizing yourself as a being of infinite love, peace, and radiant light."

December 10, 2025, at 4 p.m. PST - Third Act's All-in call will feature Heather Cox Richardson as a special guest, who will be joined in conversation with Third Act co-founder, Bill McKibben. They will share campaign updates, hear from our local elder activists, and gain insight into what is coming up next! Register here.

December 11, 2025, at 9 a.m. PST - Institute For The Future (IFTF) is having a free Foresight Talk: Using Strategic Foresight to Imagine the Future of Connected Communities featuring two senior leaders at YUSA, Alison Huppert, Director of Strategy and Quality Practices, Innovation, and Heather Hughes, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alignment, They will speak about centering foresight methods during a full-day gathering of 200 staff members to develop 10-year forecasts reimagining the future of community.  Register here. At 11 a.m. the same day Jane McGonigal will be presenting IFTF Fast Futures: Foresight for Beginners - a 90-minute, introductory-level online learning experience that will teach you how to get started with your own creative foresight. Foresight is the ability to think effectively about how the future might be different, so you can prepare for anything and start to make changes in your own life and in society for the better. The fee is $99. Register here.

December 11, 2025, at 4 p.m. PST - Aspen Chapel is offering a free webinar Becoming an Evolutionary Catalyst. "In this webinar, Andrew Gaines will look at what it means to be an Evolutionary Catalyst within the crisis that we are currently facing in the world, as well as offering practical ways that we can all help." More information and registration here.

January 15, 2026 - February 12, 2026, three Thursdays at 4 p.m. PST - Creation Spirituality Communities is offering a three-week course - ReImagine: Self & Worldview with Theodore Richards. The first two courses have five sessions. Participation in the third course is contingent on completing the first two and involves collaborative, network-building, project-based work with mutual support.

Registration here.

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