Heat in Houston: Justice Implications, Solutions, & How People of Faith Can Engage – Online
Jaime Gonzalez, Houston Healthy Cities Program Director, The Nature Conservancy Sunday, September 11, 3:30 p.m. central, online Heat is the greatest weather-related disaster in the U.S., killing more people than any other kind of natural disaster. And, Texas is one of three states with the highest heat-related deaths. A study found that the Houston area [...]
Forest Bathing & Earth Examen
Montgomery County Nature Preserve 1122 Pruitt Rd, The Woodlands, TX, United StatesForest Bathing & Earth Examen Saturday, September 17, 9 – 11:30 a.m. Montgomery County Nature Preserve 1122 Pruitt Road, The Woodlands, TX 77380 Experience forest bathing, led by a certified guide, followed by practice of the Christian spiritual discipline of the Earth Examen. Forest bathing, a practice that originated in Japan, involves taking in, in [...]
Faith in Democracy Sunday, September 18, 2 – 5 p.m. St. Paul's United Methodist Church 5501 Main Street Houston, TX 77004 Texas Impact, an interfaith justice advocacy organization based in Austin (https://texasimpact.org/about-us/), is coming to see you here in Houston! Faith in Democracy is your opportunity to reflect with Houston faith leaders about why civic [...]
Voter Registration Event
Christ the king Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX, United StatesSunday, September 25, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd. Houston, TX 77005 Live in Harris county and need to register to vote or change the address on your registration? Get registered in time for the 2022 election in November! Bring your TX driver’s license, or state-issued I.D. [...]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2022 is Planet Earth & You. Professor Hyun-Min Hwang, Texas Southern University How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Sunday, September 25, 6 p.m. central, online It is well known that global warming and associated [...]
People’s Eco-Challenge – ONLINE
All Houston-area residents are invited to participate in the online People’s Ecochallenge. This event offers you the opportunity to care for the earth by taking on a challenge in: regenerating nature, nourishing food, balancing consumption, cultivating communities or enacting equity. You can learn about these topics, take action in your personal life, advocate or create [...]
Garden Tour & Prayer with Eyes Wide Open
Houston Botanic Garden 8210 Park Place Blvd, Houston, United StatesGarden Tour & Prayer with Eyes Wide Open Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m. Houston Botanic Garden One Botanic Ln. (at 8210 Park Place Blvd.), Houston, 77017 Experience a private guided tour of the Houston Botanic Garden, followed by practice of the nature-based Christian spiritual discipline of prayer with eyes wide open. Prayer with eyes wide [...]
Fall 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Photo above: Volunteers hard at work at a past event. Fall 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event Sunday, October 16, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Willow Waterhole Greenspace 5300 Dryad Dr., Houston, TX 77035 Calling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment! We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship at the Willow [...]
Daily Devotionals for the U.N. Climate Conference
Daily Devotionals for the U.N. Climate Conference A daily devotional for use during the U.N. Climate Conference in Egypt from Nov. 6 – Nov. 18 has been created. Pray for world leaders at the climate conference each day, and for ourselves, that we may all act as good stewards of God’s beloved creation. Printed copies [...]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2022 is Planet Earth & You. Amanda Tullos, CEO & Founder, GreeNexus Consulting, LLC The Three-Part Path of Regeneration Sunday, October 30, 6 p.m. central, online These days we have all experienced consequences of [...]