The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities
The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities Thursday, Apr. 21 – May 12, 6 p.m., online You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other [...]
Creation-Focused Worship for Earth Day – Online
Creation-Focused Worship for Earth Day Friday, April 22, 6 p.m. central, online Join other Christians to celebrate Earth Day by participating in a streamed pre-recorded creation-focused worship service. Listen to the wisdom, song, and stories from our fellow Creatures, human and non-human. The Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos will share the message of the day. This [...]
Spring 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Photo above: Volunteers hard at work at past event. Spring 2022 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event Sunday, April 24, 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 in observance of Earth Day/Month! We will [...]
Collective Visioning for Our Region’s Water – Online
Collective Visioning for Our Region’s Water Sunday, April 24, 6 p.m. central, online In a generation, much of the U.S. will resemble the lower Galveston Bay Watershed, a 10-county region surrounding Houston which Bayou City Waterkeeper (BCWK) serves. Home to the most diverse population, and also one of the most ecologically diverse major urban areas, [...]
Carbon Fee & Dividend: What’s Justice Got to Do with It? – Online
Carbon Fee & Dividend: What’s Justice Got to Do with It? Members of Citizen's Climate Lobby explain the ins and outs of carbon fee & dividend as an economic policy tool to address climate change. Learn about the positive impact not only on the environment, but also on jobs, the economy, and human health. And, [...]
Guided Firefly Hike & Prayer with Eyes Wide Open
Armand Bayou Nature Center 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, TX, United StatesArmand Bayou Nature Center 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena You are invited to join a private two-hour guided firefly hike and practice of a spiritual discipline, prayer with eyes wide open. Come enjoy the sights and sounds of the prairie, forest, and bayou at night, and see the mating dance of fireflies, as a spiritual [...]
How Long Will Our Aquifers Last? Online
Robert Mace, Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer, The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, & Professor of Practice, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University Groundwater is, as famously quoted by the Texas Supreme Court in 1904, “secret, occult, and concealed.” Sometimes referred to as “hidden water,” it is out [...]
Creation Care 101 Class & Weekly Discussion Group
Class: Thursdays, June 9 – June 23 & July 7 – July 21, 6 p.m. central, online Discussion Group: Tuesdays, June 14 – June 28 & July 12 – July 26, 6 p.m. central, online Interested to connect your Christian faith to care for the earth? Want to learn how your church can live the [...]
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 Rachel White, MPH, PhD (c), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Is There an Association Between Air Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality? Sunday, June 26, 6 p.m. [...]
The Big Four – Major Global Environmental Issues: Their Causes, Effects & Solutions
The Big Four – Major Global Environmental Issues: Their Causes, Effects & Solutions Tuesdays & Thursdays, August 16 - 30, 6 p.m. central, online Ten years ago, the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) published OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction identifying four major global environmental issues requiring immediate action: climate [...]