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 2023 is Interconnection. Robert E. Mace, Ph.D., P.G., The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University Climate-Water Interconnection: What It Is & What It Means [...]
The Planet You Inherit Book Study Group for the Season of Creation
Wednesday, September 6 – October 4, 6 p.m., online Our children's and grandchildren's generation will face a different world, one affected by climate instability, mass uncertainty, and breathtaking extinction. From this vantage point--two generations across two geological epochs facing a fundamentally changing planet--Larry Rasmussen writes to his grandchildren. As a grandfather invested in a green [...]
Living the Change Weekly Discussion Group
Interfaith group presents the Walk on Earth Gently multifaith statement Thursdays, September 7 – November 20 (except Thanksgiving), 6 p.m. central, online Scientists tell us that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. That may seem like a very high hurdle. But, it translates to only a 7%/year reduction, starting now. [...]
Climate Solutions 101
Think there is no solution to climate change? Nothing could be farther from the truth. Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented [...]
Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community
First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin, Houston, TX, United StatesYou are invited to a rain barrel workshop. Join us on Sunday, September 17 to learn about the benefits of rain barrels, get one for your home/house of worship and learn how to install it on your property. Rain barrels not only conserve water, a precious natural resource, they also help to keep water clean [...]
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 2023 is Interconnection Amanda Tullos, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, LFA, SITES AP, CHPC, FITWEL Ambassador, ENV SP Principal, GreeNexus Consulting, LLC Co-Founder, The GetAlong Productions, LLC Integrative Design for Community Resilience Join Amanda [...]
Guided Prayer Walks in the Park
Japanese Garden Hermann Park, Houston, TX, United StatesJapanese Garden at Hermann Park, photo by Patrick Talley Saturday, October 7, 9 a.m. & Saturday, October 28, 10 a.m. Hermann Park Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection. At each stop along [...]
Eating Plant-Based for Our Climate and Health. Your Faith Community Can, Too!
Karoline Mueller, Ph.D. & Nan Hildreth of the Climate Action Team at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston A year ago, our ministers directed church staff to change the Sunday lunch menu to plant-based food. What inspired them to act? For a year, our church’s Climate Action Team has hosted monthly plant-based potlucks. The potlucks [...]
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities
Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities Wednesdays, October 11 – November 15, 6 p.m., online The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These events can only [...]
Drawdown Roadmap – Online
Tuesdays, October 24 – November 14, 6 p.m. central, online You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change. But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating [...]