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The Creation Care Alliance of WNC Helps Congregations Save Money With Climate Solutions Like they do on most Sundays, the Jubilee! Congregation in downtown Asheville sang sacred songs, read from scripture, and took in the sermon from their Rev. Howard…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: 100% renewable, Asheville, Asheville Merchants Fund, climate change, conservation, Economic, Energy Efficiency, faith, inspiration, jubilee!, LED Lights, Renewable energy, science, social justice, Stewardship, worship
March 14, 5:30-7:00pm Black Bear Coffee Co. 218 Main Street Hendersonville, NC Rev. Scott Hardin-Nieri, the Director of the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina and other community and faith leaders will be sharing at the monthly Green Drinks…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: Church, clergy, climate change, coffee, compassion, environment, faith, faith community, green drinks, Hendersonville, inspiration, racism, social justice, Solar, spirit, zero waste
Last week about 45 faith leaders from 10 denominations gathered at Christmount Conference Center in Black Mountain to explore Sabbath as restorative resistance with Dr. Norman Wirzba, experience Story Medicine with Laura Lengnick, learn climate science from Deke Arndt and…
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Tags: Christmount, clergy, climate change, Duke Divinity School, faith, faithleaders, forests, inspiration, NC Council of Churches, Norman Wirzba, resilience, Retreat, Sabbath, science, social justice, Wake Forest School of Divinity
In November Creation Care Alliance Faith leaders helped support a 10-day public prayer and fast lead by Steve Norris. It was a heart centered reaction to the latest climate reports and deepened the spiritual roots of our collective action. Brook…
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Tags: 100% renewable, activism, clean energy, clergy, climate activism, climate change, Climate Fast, compassion, Creation Care, environment, faith, fasting, inspiration, justice, meditation, peace, prayer, public prayer, social justice, spirit, Spiritual fast, Spirituality
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM Recently, a couple of major climate reports have been released that highlight the impact of climate change on our world and the urgent need to act. To help faith communities understand the insights…
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Tags: 100% renewable, activism, Church, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, evangelical, evidence, faith, inspiration, Katharine Hayhoe, science, scientific consensus, social justice
Today will mark the 6th night of Hanukkah and as we face the predictions of darkened skies for an upcoming snowstorm in Western North Carolina our awareness of our need for Light at this time is deepened. Rabbi Arthur Waskow…
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Tags: clean energy, climate activism, climate change, Creation Care, faith, Hanukkah, inspiration, Jewish, peace, Rabbi, social justice, spirit
Rev. Laura Collins offered prayers on Monday to support Dr. Steve Norris in his Thanksgiving fast for people and creation as we face climate change. He plans to fast for 10 days and will be present at Vance Monument from…
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Tags: 100% renewable, activism, Church, climate activism, climate change, climate science, Creation Care, faith, fasting, gratitude, inspiration, meditation, social justice, spirit, Spirituality, Thanksgiving
STRAWS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SINGLE-USE PLASTICS TO SHOW IN ASHEVILLE 7:30 PM on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 789 Merrimon Ave RSVP Here ASHEVILLE, NC – With colorful straw history animation narrated by Oscar winner Tim Robbins, STRAWS…
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Tags: asheville green works, compassion, faith, inspiration, mother earth, oceans, plastics, pollution, Presbyterian, River Cleanup, Riverkeepers, science, social justice, spirit, straws, zero waste
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
Activists, faith leaders hold 10-day fast and prayer for climate change
Posted on by Scott Hardin-Nieri
In November Creation Care Alliance Faith leaders helped support a 10-day public prayer and fast lead by Steve Norris. It was a heart centered reaction to the latest climate reports and deepened the spiritual roots of our collective action. Brook…
Read MoreCategory: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Public Comments & Testimony Tags: 100% renewable, activism, clean energy, clergy, climate activism, climate change, Climate Fast, compassion, Creation Care, environment, faith, fasting, inspiration, justice, meditation, peace, prayer, public prayer, social justice, spirit, Spiritual fast, Spirituality