Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
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Lamenting & Doing Good: Lessons from Jeremiah for Confronting Ecological Crisis
This sermon was offered by CCA director, Sarah Ogletree, on Sunday, September 11th, at St. Mary in the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock. The lectionary passage for the day was Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28. Written during one of…
Read MoreEco-Grief Circle starting soon
Join us on September 21st at 12:00 pm for our first meeting of our fall eco-grief group. Meeting weekly on Wednesdays, this seven-week online experience will be offered in sessions that last about 1 hour and fifteen minutes. Together we…
Read MoreBook Study of Making Peace with the Land beginning this fall
Join us in reading Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba this fall! We will offer two reading groups for this study: one virtual and one in-person. Each group will…
Read MoreWhat’s So Bad About Plastics?
It may be August, but this piece written by CCA steering team member and covenant partner congregation congregant is too good not to share again. Written by Enrique Sanchez, this article outlines the dangers of plastic and how we can…
Read MoreSave the Date: 2022 Concert for Conservation
The Concert for Conservation was born out of a desire of our covenant partner congregation, FUMC Waynesville, to faithfully respond to the reality of the sixth great extinction by working to conserve threatened wildlife. We’re excited to partner with FUMC…
Read MoreWelcoming The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
On June 12th 2022, CCA Director Sarah Ogletree visited The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda to welcome them as our newest covenant partner. During her visit, she preached during their two services and also offered a discernment workshop…
Read MoreTake Action to Support a Strong Decarbonization Plan!
The Creation Care Alliance of WNC (CCA), MountainTrue, and other local renewable energy advocates are pushing for a stronger decarbonization plan to help North Carolina meet the renewable energy goals laid out in HB 951, the “Energy Solutions for North…
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Our Love Led Us Here: A Reflection on the NCUC Carbon Plan Hearing
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This post was written by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree. She is pictured here (right) beside CCA summer intern Liz Richardson (left). The posters being held by Sarah and Liz were made by volunteers Jan Williams Ritter and Kaete Syed. Thank…
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