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BearWallow Mountain sign up here December 4, 9-noon. Join us for a contemplative fall hike up Bearwallow mountain. This easy-to-moderate trail climbs one mile through lovely mountain forest, and opens up onto a large grassy field at the top. This…
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Category: Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Reflections
Tags: climate change, contemplation, Creation Care, faith, forest, Hike, inspiration, meditation, mountain views, science, social justice, spirit, Spirituality, walk
Creation Care Retreat 2020-Register Here Resilience and Restoration in the Mountains February 7, 12:30-6pm (Designated for Clergy) February 8, 8:30-6:00pm (all creation care advocates and leaders) Montreat, NC Designed with creation care volunteers and clergy in mind, this retreat allows…
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Category: Latest News, Uncategorized
Tags: clergy, climate change, communication, faith, inspiration, Lay Leaders, Lexington Theological Seminary, montreat, Retreat, social justice, spirit, workshop
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
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
PRACTICING SHALOM IN OUR TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGE Wednesdays, April 24 – May 15 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Crouch Chapel First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC 28801 ca.net We are happy to present this 4-part…
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Category: Educational Resources, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: Asheville, Baptist, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, climate science, compassion, First Baptist Church, inspiration, peace, prayer, Shalom, social justice, spirit
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University is celebrating Creation Care/Earth Week this week with a series of programs to highlight the ways people of faith can preserve the integrity, beauty, and health of God’s creation. CCA is excited to participate with the…
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Category: CCA in the News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars, Sermons & Worship Resources
Tags: Baptist, college, Creation Care, faith, Gardner-Webb University, inspiration, pollinators, prayer, preaching, science, South Carolina, spirit, University, young adults
Sunday, April 28, 2019 4:15pm-5pm Walking the Labyrinth 5:30 p.m.-Vigil with Reception to follow First Baptist Church Sacred Garden/Labyrinth 5 Oak Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Often times, we cannot fully see the destination in our ecological, social and spiritual…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Prayers & Meditation Practices
Tags: Baptist, climate change, compassion, contemplation, Creation Care, earth day, faith, inspiration, labyrinth, meditation, Music, peace, poetry, prayer, science, social justice, spirit, vigil
Build hope and possibility for a sustainable climate: Join Creation Care Alliance and Mountaintrue at First Congregational Church to play a climate solutions game! This will be a great opportunity for you, your green team/creation care team, and congregational leadership…
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Category: Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars, Uncategorized
Tags: 100% renewable, climate activism, climate change, Climate City Expo, Climate Interactive, compassion, Creation Care, evidence, faith, food security, inspiration, Katharine Wilkinson, racism, Roleplaying, science, scientific consensus, social justice, spirit, Spirituality
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