From our Simpler Living Creation Care ministry: The Episcopal News Service just published an article on the powerful statement that the House of Bishops issued at General Convention on our role as people of faith to address climate change and its impacts. The article says in part: The House of Bishops issued a statement during … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living Creation Car ministry:Aren’t we blessed to live so close to our magnificent Pacific Ocean? How often do you walk the beach, catch some rays there while sunbathing, enjoy water sports, swim with the fishes? Appreciate the meditative waves and magnificent sunsets? Wouldn’t it be good to know how you can express … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living Creation Care ministry: I have heard their cry. I know their sufferings. Come, now! I will send you. I will be with you. Exodus 3: 1-12 As we prepare for the Season of Creation across the world, we share these thoughts elsewhere expressed in our Anglican Communion. The Cathedral is one of … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living Creation Care ministry Advocate:As we enjoy the beaches and ocean beauty this summer, we should be mindful of the threat just off our shores. The League of Conservation Voters is providing this opportunity to sign up to advocate against offshore drilling (Click Here). If Big Polluters get their way, oil companies … READ MORE…
From our Sacred Ground in Action and Simpler Living Creation Care MinistriesIn these often dark times, we wonder what difference we can make when so many issues – the climate emergency, racial injustice, voting inequities – seem to be insurmountable. This excerpt from The Episcopal Church Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN)/Episcopal Office of Governmental Affairs … READ MORE…
From our Sacred Ground in Action and Simpler Living Creation Care Ministries PrayerGracious God, we thank you for the warm rich soil and our indigenous neighbors’ rich wisdom. Help us also to be wise in ways of listening to how we can learn to nurture our gardens and the make abundant fruit of your earth … READ MORE…
From Simpler Living our Creation Care Ministry The EDSD Summer Environmental Film Series starts on Wednesday, June 24. There’s still time to sign up! CLICK HERE Cooked: Survival by Zip Code: CLICK HERE to watch the trailer. Full length film is 120 minutes follow by a twenty minute discussion. Ocean Month Harbor Island Walk- join us … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living Creation Care ministry Action: National Ocean Month/From Creation Justice Ministries June 1 marked the start of Ocean Month, a time when we step back to appreciate God’s marine creation and take action to protect it. When we think of God’s creation, it is easy to imagine forests and other green spaces … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living Creation Care ministry:Sempra is a natural (fracked) gas infrastructure company building pipelines and export terminals to export mostly methane to China. Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, up to 80x as potent as CO2 in the short term, so we need to challenge the myth that natural gas is a … READ MORE…
From our Simpler Living creation care ministry:Coming on the tail of Bishop Susan’s compelling statement on the climate emergency, this Yes! Magazine article is especially helpful. You can join Simpler Living or one of the many groups forming to act on climate change. The most important thing is to get empowered – and together is even better, not only … READ MORE…