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Expressing the Mind of the House on Climate and Our Vocation in Christ

Where is the hope in creation care? With Jesus, it’s everywhere

By Deb Baker As a volunteer supporting congregations in New Hampshire participating inSustaining Earth, Our Island Home, the carbon footprint tracker for Episcopal households, I was recently asked what gives me hope in this work, when so much of the news about climate change is grim? In reflecting on that question, I was surprised to […]

Reawaken to the Honorable Harvest

by Ashley Hubbard I am honored to be writing for the May Creation Care newsletter and hope you will join me in ushering in a season of rejuvenation and gratitude focused on ­­­­remembering and reciprocity as we give thanks to Creator for the bounty of Earth.  Can you sense it?  The days are getting longer […]

Episcopal Earth Day 2022

This year, Earth Day is celebrated on Friday, April 22nd. Episcopalians are invited to commemorate it on Sunday, April 24th or any Sunday this Spring by praying, preaching, and taking action to care for God’s creation.  Share your Story:  Episcopal Earth Day 2022: Share your story! What places and people do you want to protect […]

Climate Change training and action for a “Blessed Tomorrow”

by Dawn Baity Climate change is the most pressing moral and global issue of our age. This is a statement echoed worldwide. Growing seasons are changing, oceans are getting warmer, and wildlife habitats are disappearing. Extreme weather events occur with greater frequency and severity result in annual catastrophic losses and permanent displacement of entire communities […]

COP26 Advent Reflection

By Dr. Delia Heck Watching the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) meetings unfold it was hard not to become frustrated and disillusioned with world leaders as the final Glasgow Accord emerged. Early promises, statements and positions gave way to the reality of global climate change politics. Efforts to phase out coal […]

Only Accountability Can Save Us: Reflections on COP26

By Lola Brown As a young person in the climate movement, I’ve gotten used to pressure. My generation understands that we are the final defense against catastrophic climate disaster, not because the timeline snuck up on the world, but because of the inaction of our elders. This pressure compelled me to participate in COP26 as […]

How is COP26 going? Reflection by The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc Andrus

How is COP26 going? Two answers to this question are readily available (in our dualistic world, is this a surprise?):  One: It’s great! Right off the bat, in Week One, big surprises of multi-national pledges were made on forests and on finance, prominently. Countries registered new, more ambitious Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) and quick models […]

At A Breaking Point: A Youth Perspective on Crisis and Hope at COP26

My name is Solveigh Barney (she/her) and I am from the Diocese of North Dakota. I am writing this blog from the position of an official delegate of the Episcopal Presiding Bishop for COP26. I would like to take this time to write about my call to this ministry, what the climate crisis entails from […]