September 2025 Eco-Spiritual Calendar

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

September 1, 2025 - The annual ecumenical celebration of Creation Day. This tradition was initiated by the Orthodox Church in 1989 and later embraced by other bodies such as the World Council of Churches in 2008 and the Catholic Church in 2015. The theme for 2025 is Seeds of Peace and Hope.

September 4, 2025 - Becoming ProSocial: Building Trust and Collaboration in our Groups and Networks. More information here.

September 2025 to June 2026 - The Center for Wild Spirituality is now making plans for their Seminary of the Wild Earth program (their foundational, year-long, eco-spirituality certificate) and their Vocational Eco-Spirituality certificate (specializing in Eco-Spiritual Direction or as a Wild Guide). Click here to join the waitlist for their 2025 cohort.

September 21, 2025 - Faith communities across the country will be joining a grassroots day of climate action to celebrate Sun Day! The theme for this day is “Bringing Climate Hope to Sun Day.” This will be a day to celebrate the gift and power of clean energy while standing up to the profiteers, polluters, and potentates who threaten our health and future. Sun Day is being organized by "a coalition of grassroots organizations, clean energy experts, solar industry and worker organizations, schools, affordable housing, farmers, and creative partners. You can see some of the people who have endorsed on their home page. Register your congregation to receive advocacy cards for members to write messages to congress members on Sun Day. Find more information about Sun Day here.

September 22, 2025 – September 12, 2026  -  The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) offers an online course Essentials of Engaged Contemplation, featuring: Brian McLaren, James Finley, Richard Rohr, Dr. Barbara Holmes, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Randy Woodley, and more. Cost: $2,100, $1,575, or $1,050. More information and registration are available here.

September 24, 2025, 6 a.m.–2 p.m. PDT  - The New York Times flagship live event, Climate Forward, will feature a full day of interviews with world leaders, executives, activists, and lawmakers about our rapidly warming planet. You can apply to attend in person or register to be notified about the livestream here.

September 20-30, 2025  - Faith in Place's Annual Environment & Spirituality Summit will feature Keynote Speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer. Session 1 will be with Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley (a virtual session exploring the interwoven paths of Indigenous wisdom, faith, and Earth justice); Session 2 with Dr. Carolyn Finney (storyteller, author cultural geographer) who is passionate about interrogating our past and dreaming of a future that is liberatory, just, and green, and Session 3 is with Lyanda Lynn Haupt. (award-winning author, naturalist, and ecophilosopher). Register here.

October 1-3, 2025 - Catholics for Our Common Home are having a “Raising Hope” Conference in Rome to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si' Voices of faith, science, and communities from around the world, led by Pope Leo XIV, will gather in Rome to discern, pray, and act for our Common Home. Register here for the livestream.

October 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. - Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. PT - Tripp Fuller will produce Theology Beer Camp online. "Theology Beer Camp is a unique three-day conference that brings together of theology nerds and craft beer for a blend of intellectual engagement, community building, and fun. Organized by Homebrewed Christianity, this event features a lineup of well-known podcasters, scholars, and theology enthusiasts who come together to "nerd out" on theological topics while enjoying loads of fun activities."

October 23, 30, and November 13, 20, 2025, at 4 p.m. PT - Convergence is hosting a 4-part series: In Search of a New Story: Reimagining What Comes Next. Each session is 90 minutes, online via Zoom, exploring "what it means to search for a new story—one rooted in interconnection, courage, sacred imagination, and collective renewal." Register here.

​"We are living through the unraveling of many old stories—about who we are, why we’re here, and how we are meant to live together on this Earth. As these inherited narratives collapse under the weight of the climate crisis, social fragmentation, and spiritual disconnection, the question becomes clear: What story will guide us now?"

"Join spiritual pioneers Dr. Matthew Fox and Rev. Cameron Trimble for a timely and transformative four-part series featuring conversations with some of the most compelling wisdom voices of our time: Ilia Delio, Carolyn Myss, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, and Diana Butler Bass."

October 24-26, 2025 - The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) is holding its annual fall conference, ReVision: What Do We Do With Christianity?, in person in New Mexico and online. More information and registration are available here.

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