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Along with our friends at PEC<\/a>, we have reviewed the reporting in a variety of sources and suggest your reading and sharing the following along with ideas for acting individually, in your church and our nation.<\/p>\n Presenters at the 2019 American Climate Leadership Summit<\/p><\/div>\n Today\u2019s news is a perfect time to help people learn more, connecting faith to news of the day and preparing to act.<\/p>\n Christianity and Climate Crisis<\/a> is a new series of nine online videos by Christians in Scotland featuring Katharine Hayhoe, the internationally renowned Christian climate scientist from Texas.\u00a0 The videos are only six minutes long with excellent content covering important topics:<\/p>\n What day this week can you show one or more of these at your church (in person or online or both?)?\u00a0 If not this week, how about next week?\u00a0 Can you invite the public?\u00a0 Others in your Presbytery?\u00a0 Let the press know about it?\u00a0 You will benefit from the news coverage if you move quickly NOW. See also the PBS short videos Global Weirding with Katherine Hayhoe<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Presbyterians for Earth Care Conference<\/a> will be online this Sunday, August 15, starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT with worship, Bible study and four workshops.\u00a0 Please plan to attend and invite others to join us.<\/p>\n Please give financially to the ongoing work of organizations that fight Climate Change. Consider donating to the Restoring Creation Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n We offer this Prayer for our Earth from Pope Francis <\/strong>below for this moment and note that the 2018 edition (pages 559-590) of the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship has a section on Creation and Ecology, for planning worship services with a Climate focus.<\/em><\/p>\n Photo credit: Jessica Maudlin<\/p><\/div>\n All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.<\/em> Fill us with peace, that we may live<\/em> O God of the poor,<\/em> We thank you for being with us each day.<\/em> Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n The work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program is possible thanks to your gifts to\u00a0<\/em>One Great Hour of Sharing<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Jessica Maudlin, PHP Dear Friends of Creation, This Monday morning\u2019s news is the most important environmental news in years.\u00a0 The United Nations\u2019 Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report provides clear scientific documentation that our world is truly in crisis. Along with our friends at PEC, we have reviewed the reporting in… Read more »<\/a>","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":3249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1842],"tags":[6218,306,33,6219,53,528],"class_list":["post-3236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-justice","tag-climate-action","tag-climate-change","tag-environment","tag-ipcc-report","tag-poverty","tag-united-nations"],"yoast_head":"\nLEARN:\u00a0 BEST READING ON TODAY\u2019S NEWS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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WHAT TO DO<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nCreation Care in Glory to God<\/em><\/a> is a helpful article by David Gambrell.<\/li>\nTEACH<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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ACT \u2013 Today, Tomorrow, This Week and Coming Weeks<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A prayer for our earth<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nYou embrace with your tenderness all that exists.<\/em>
\nPour out upon us the power of your love,<\/em>
\nthat we may protect life and beauty.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nas siblings, harming no one.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nhelp us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.<\/em>
\nBring healing to our lives,<\/em>
\nthat we may protect the world and not prey on it,<\/em>
\nthat we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. Touch the hearts<\/em>
\nof those who look only for gain<\/em>
\nat the expense of the poor and the earth.<\/em>
\nTeach us to discover the worth of each thing,<\/em>
\nto be filled with awe and contemplation,<\/em>
\nto recognize that we are profoundly united<\/em>
\nwith every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nEncourage us, we pray, in our struggle<\/em>
\nfor justice, love and peace.<\/em><\/p>\n
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