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We share this story with deep gratitude for the work of Climate Interactive and Rev. Selena Wright. A story of ongoing ripples of grace, healing, and justice from a colleague in ministry. Recently while at a clergy retreat, my friend…
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Tags: afforestation, christianity, climate change, Climate Interactive, climate science, climate simulation, compassion, faith, Faith In action, grace, gratitude, haiti, inspiration, love your neighbor, peace, reforestation, science, social justice, Spirituality, Treeplanting, trees, UN, United Church of Christ, wildfire
This Letter to the Editor appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Time on Saturday, September 13, 2019. Many thanks to the collective wisdom of Eliza Stokes, Maureen Linneman, Karim Olaechea, and Mary and Kevin Bates. A Pause that Disrupts On Friday, September…
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Category: CCA in the News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Public Comments & Testimony
Tags: climate change, compassion, contemplation, ecology, gratitude, inspiration, peace, Sabbath, science, scientific consensus, Season of Creation, social justice, spirit, us climate strike
Through a generous grant from the Asheville Merchant Fund, the support of Duke Energy and Lime Energy, and congregational efforts and financing, the Creation Care Alliance has been able to support the work of 6 congregations while reducing energy bills,…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources
Tags: Asheville Merchants Fund, baptists, blue horizons, clean energy, climate change, climate science, Duke Energy, Energy Efficiency, faith, Faith In action, inspiration, LED Light Renewal, LED Lights, Lime Energy, Presbyterian Church (USA), Sacred Creation, save money, science, social justice, Stewardship, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, Western North Carolina
Cool Communities: Living the Low-Carbon Life SPACE LIMITED– RSVP Here Tuesdays, September 24th-October 15th, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC 28801 Join us as we translate our care for…
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Cellist Judith Glixon was on Blue Ridge Public Radio this morning discussing “One Cello, One Planet,” her solo cello concert series highlighting the urgency of climate change. Glixon’s tour has stops in Black Mountain, Tryon, Hendersonville and Asheville this month,…
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Tags: Asheville, Black Mountain, Blue Ridge Public Radio, cello, compassion, creationcare, faith, Hendersonville, inspiration, jubilee!, love your neighbor, Music, One Cello, One Planet, orchestra, science, social justice, spirit, Tryon, Western North Carolina
The Creation Care Alliance was part of the rich ecosystem of the Wild Goose Festival again this summer in Hot Springs. Our team hosted table conversations and workshops about climate change and creation care for faith communities, using our Guide…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars, Reflections
Tags: 100% renewable, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, evangelical, faith, hot springs, inspiration, peace, racism, science, social justice, Spirituality, wild goose festival
Cellist Judith Glixon Returns to WNC for Tour Supporting Creation Care and Climate Action. She was on Blue Ridge Public Radio discussing “One Cello, One Planet,” her solo cello concert series highlighting the urgency of climate change. Listen Here. Glixon’s tour has 2…
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Category: Educational Resources, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: arts, Bach, cello, Climate Action, climate change, Creation Care, faith, inspiration, Music, orchestra, peace, science, social justice, Spirituality, symphony
The Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina has launched the Guide to Cultivating Care for Creation – a new resource for churches, spiritual communities and people of faith looking for tangible ways they can act on behalf of our…
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Category: CCA in the News, Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: advocacy, CCA Toolkit, children, Church, clean energy, clergy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, composting, conservation, Creation Care, Creation care Team, Energy Efficiency, faith, Food, garden, green team, guide to cultivating care for creation, hymns, inspiration, joy, love your neighbor, meditation, preaching, Recycling, resources, science, Solar, Spirituality, sustainability, water, worship, zero waste
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
Pause that Disrupts- Letter to the Editor
Posted on by Scott Hardin-Nieri
This Letter to the Editor appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Time on Saturday, September 13, 2019. Many thanks to the collective wisdom of Eliza Stokes, Maureen Linneman, Karim Olaechea, and Mary and Kevin Bates. A Pause that Disrupts On Friday, September…
Read MoreCategory: CCA in the News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Public Comments & Testimony Tags: climate change, compassion, contemplation, ecology, gratitude, inspiration, peace, Sabbath, science, scientific consensus, Season of Creation, social justice, spirit, us climate strike