Dear
Friends in Earth Care,
Happy
Advent! I trust you are enjoying our Advent devotion (here in a handy pdf or below
on the blog) and that this season of expectation is one of peace, love, joy,
and hope.
Below
you'll also find the links for the overtures that our Advocacy committee has
been working on, resources on refugees and earth care, as well as art and
poetry, as is becoming our theme and practice.
May these
last weeks of 2015 remind you of the love of God and our call to love each
other and all creation.
with hope
and gratitude,
Abby
Mohaupt, Vice Moderator and Newsletter Coordinator
Presbyterians for Earth Care
In the dark of winter
Now is a small spark
that
strengthens resolve in an instant of courage
that limits
the painful to a moment of time
Now is the only time i have...and all the gift I need...
In the heart of winter.
Mary Jo Lavin,
Dec. 2014
Advocacy Opportunities: Overtures
and Resources!
Want to learn more about fracking
and how your presbytery can respond? Check out the overture to ban fracking and a powerpoint to use while presenting the overture.
You can also bring this overture on empowering the Presbyterian
Mission Agency to speak to injustices related to fossil fuels--or this overture opposing factory farming.
And yours could be the next
presbytery to concur with the overture to divest from fossil fuels. As
of December 16, nine presbyteries have approved this overture.
Environmental Refugees and Earth Care
In this season of Advent, when we remember the
birth of Jesus in a manager and his later flight to Egypt as a refugee, we
acknowledge that people all over the world have fled their homes this
year.
In 2005, National Geographic wrote about
environmental refugees, people who had to find new homes because of
environmental disasters. This trend continues, and we pray for those who are
forced from their homes for any reason, as we wait for the One Who Comes to Us,
exactly where we are, and who will come again.
Gratitude
Diane Waddell (center), current moderator, would like to share gratitude for
the leadership and legacy of previous moderators Nancy Corson Carter
(left) and Jenny Holmes. May we all continue to have passion and
strength for the important work and pursuit of eco-justice and the healing of
the planet.
Advent Devotions
Have you been reading the Advent Devotions this year? Find all the reflections on the blog here and catch up or reread.
Connect with us
Follow us on Facebook for prayers, reflections, images and information throughout the month. You can also connect with Presbyterians around the country!
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