SOCAN June 28, 2022 Interfaith Work on Climate Change

• YouTube Presentation 
• Slides (pdf)

Local Rogue Valley

• Blog: Rogue Valley Voice, invaluable collection of resources and events by Rick Bonetti
• Facebook: Rogue Valley Voice

To connect with the new interfaith climate group emerging in the Rogue Valley, contact Rick Bonetti@gmail.com or 408-857-8800

 

Oregon

• Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Creation Justice Program
  • Oregon Green Circles
  • Creation Justice e-newsletter from EMO/OIPL
• Oregon Interfaith Power and Light (OIPL) Project of EMO
  • Cool Congregations (through national Interfaith Power & Light)
  • OIPL Advocacy Team

National/International

• All Creation
• Creation Justice Ministries (National Council of Churches)
• Creation Spirituality/Matthew Fox
• GreenFaith: (global, multi-faith climate & environmental movement)
  • GreenFaith: Faiths 4 Climate Justice Week Oct 2-9, 2022 (Details to come)
    • 10 Demands for Oct 2-9 Week
• Interfaith Power and Light 
  • Action Project Example: IPL chapter (DC/MD/NoVA) gathered data & wrote report on gas leaks  Beyond Gas DC

National Faith Community Programs & Resources

• List of statements from faith communities
• American Baptist Church Creation Justice Network
• Buddhism
• Catholic Climate Covenant 
• Creation Care (Episcopalian)
• Dayenu (Jewish climate action)
• Evangelical Environmental Network
• Green Muslims 
• Green Sanctuary (Unitarian Universalist)
• Hinduism
• Hazon (Jewish)
• Indigenous communities – individual tribes
• Lutherans Restoring Creation
• Pachamama
• Presbyterian
• Sustaining Earth (Episcopalians)
• United Church of Christ
• Quakers
• World Lutheran Federation
• Young Evangelicals for Climate Action 

Books

 Cathedral on Fire!: A Church Handbook for the Climate Crisis, by Brooks Berndt

Climate Church, Climate Change: How People of Faith Must Work for Change, by Jim Antal

Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, Rev.Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas & Leah Schade, co-editors

Pope Francis’ /encyclical letter  Laudato Si’ (excerpts)

Videos

 Christianity and Climate Crisis (9 short videos featuring Katharine Hayhoe – 6 min each)

UCC Creation Justice Webinars

Jim Antal and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas discuss the challenges of preaching climate action now.

Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Earth Day 2022