Earth Friendly Practices seek to inspire faith communities and individuals to promote and take part in environmentally friendly actions such as recycling, tree planting, sustainable gardening and landscaping, renewable energy, fair trade sourcing and shopping.
Eighty people joined the virtual Triangle Clergy Dialogue with Rep. Deborah Ross on Climate Action on September 27, 2021. This was a powerful coming together of faith leaders and members of congregations all over the Triangle to speak our common voice on the critical need to care for the environment for the sake of future generations. Hosted by Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle and Orange-Chatham Interfaith Care for Creation.
Just in Time for Earth Month! Share these newly released ICCT Recordings based on Drawdown Climate Solutions.
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Check out our recently released Drawdown webinar for faith communities: Reducing Dependence on Fossil Fuels and Advocating for Science-Based Climate Change Policies. (more…)
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This Lent, consider changing the way you eat. Local Catholic churches have put a new twist on Lent called Greener Lent, designed to care for the poor, who are first and foremost affected by environmental degradation.
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We are now scheduling 2021 Drawdown Zoom webinars for faith communities! The Drawdown Project delivers a hopeful, inspiring message about solutions to climate change. These webinars will inspire you and your faith community to join the effort to fight climate change. We are available for Sunday school classes and evening events. Learn more
The environmental awakening at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Raleigh started on the roof and has taken root in the soil. The new solar cells, dedicated last fall, have inspired an environmental awakening, which now includes a community garden and recycling. Read more
December 3, 2020
Mary Ellen McGuire (St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Chapel Hill) discusses why community gardens are an important part of creation care, in her December 3 Zoom presentation for Orange-Chatham Interfaith Care for Creation and Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle. Watch the Video Now
For more than a decade, I had admired the massive ancient oak trees in my neighbor’s yard. When one of them came down in a storm a few years ago, I was awed by what I saw. When the tree stood upright, I saw strength and majesty. As the tree lay on the ground before me, I saw an intricate complexity to life that I had never before fully comprehended. It was a sacred experience.
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November 10, 2020
Dr. Elizabeth Bagley from Project Drawdown gave an uplifting Zoom presentation on the Drawdown Climate Solutions Framework, with examples of a diverse array of climate solutions.
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Sept. 24, 2020
Wake County communities of faith are partnering with local farmers of color in a new community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, and a group of faith community partners is currently forming in Wake County. (more…)
