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The Holiday Season: Finding the Divine Amidst the Quiet
December is here. As a practicing Christian, this season is special to me because of Advent and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Advent, the beginning of the Christian liturgical year, is when we wait with joyful anticipation for the birth of…
Read MoreThin Places: Waterrock Knob
This reflection was written by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree on Oct. 24th for the national Presbyterians for Earth Day newsletter. In my work, I often speak to congregations about the importance of creation care. The beginning of the talk…
Read MoreSermon in Saluda: Remembering Who We Are, Becoming Ourselves
This sermon was preached by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree at The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Saluda, North Carolina, on Sunday, October 17th, 2021. The sermon text is Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c. Psalm 104 tells of the beauty…
Read MoreResource Highlight: Celebrating St. Francis
Today marks the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. The feast commemorates the life of St. Francis, who was born in the 12th century and is the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment. Many congregations in…
Read MoreSermon at St. Luke’s: Praying with Our Feet
This sermon was preached by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Boone, North Carolina on Sunday, August 29th, 2021. The sermon text is John 13: 1-11. Today, when tragedy strikes, many of us take to…
Read MoreJoin CCA Labyrinth Walk
Have you ever walked a labyrinth? Perhaps you have walked many. Regardless, you’re invited to join in this meditative practice with CCA’s intern, Aundreya. Each labyrinth walk is unique in its own way. This walk will focus on Creation work…
Read MoreSacred Space, Sacred Rights: Reflecting on the Braiding Sweetgrass Book Study
In our discussion of Part 3 in Braiding Sweetgrass last week, we addressed the idea of extending human rights to nature. In this section of the text, Robin Wall Kimmerer underscores the benefit of interacting with nature in a relational…
Read MoreLetter from Scott regarding moving into a new role and building on the foundations of compassionate climate action
The CCA Director is moving into a new role. And the Creation Care Alliance is building on the foundations of compassionate climate action. Dear friends and supporters, After 6 years of wonderful work collaborating with individuals and congregations in Western…
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