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May 2014
Raleigh Earth Sabbath Celebration: Overview Effect
Overview Effect Watch a powerful documentary of reflections being offered by astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Frank White and others talking about looking back at Planet Earth from the Moon and our role as planetary citizens. Join us for a moving discussion!
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June 24th Raleigh Earth Sabbath Summer Solstice Celebration at Yates Millpond
In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them. ~Aldo Leopold Join us for the Earth Sabbath Summer Solstice Celebration 2014! Rain or Shine We'll meet at the back porch overlooking the lake at 7pm. Bring with you a reading to share that connects you with the solstice and drum if you have one. For more info…
Find out more »June 24th Raleigh Earth Sabbath Summer Solstice Celebration at Yates Millpond
In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them. ~Aldo Leopold Join us for the Earth Sabbath Summer Solstice Celebration 2014! Rain or Shine We'll meet at the back porch overlooking the lake at 7pm. Bring with you a reading to share that connects you with the solstice and drum if you have one. For more info…
Find out more »July 2014
Earth Sabbath Celebration
Join us for this interfaith evening, sponsored by NCIPL and CUCC. We combine fellowship and worship drawn from many faith traditions. The evening’s focus is on renewing our spirits for creation care, advocacy, and education. Friends are welcome. Tuesday, July 22nd, 7:00pm, Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC, Vaughan Fellowship Hall.
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Join us for this interfaith evening, sponsored by NCIPL and CUCC. We combine fellowship and worship drawn from many faith traditions. The evening’s focus is on renewing our spirits for creation care, advocacy, and education. Friends are welcome. Tuesday, July 22nd, 7:00pm, Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC, Vaughan Fellowship Hall.
Find out more »October 2014
Earth Sabbath Celebration
Earth Sabbath Celebration, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:00pm The next Earth Sabbath Celebration will be Tuesday, October 28, 7:00pm, in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. We will celebrate and discuss the North Carolina Declaration on Climate Change that was created from the Conference on Religion and Climate Change held October 13 at Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh. Featured speakers were Dr. Lise Van Sustern, MD, co-founder of Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, and Richard Cizik, President of the New Evangelical…
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Earth Sabbath Celebration, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:00pm The next Earth Sabbath Celebration will be Tuesday, October 28, 7:00pm, in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. We will celebrate and discuss the North Carolina Declaration on Climate Change that was created from the Conference on Religion and Climate Change held October 13 at Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh. Featured speakers were Dr. Lise Van Sustern, MD, co-founder of Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, and Richard Cizik, President of the New Evangelical…
Find out more »February 2015
Earth Parenting: Living Soulfully through the Cycle of the Seasons with Your Child
Fall: October 18, 2014 Winter: February 7, 2015 Spring: April 18, 2015 Place: The Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World 625 Fulton Street, Suite 8, Greensboro, NC 27401 1:30pm - 4:30pm Cost: $40 per session Limited to 12 participants To register, click here We are all born out of and into the rhythms of the universe. We begin our journey with the rhythm of our mother's heartbeat resonating and permeating every multiplying and specifying cell of our body as we grow in…
Find out more »Earth Parenting: Living Soulfully through the Cycle of the Seasons with Your Child
Fall: October 18, 2014 Winter: February 7, 2015 Spring: April 18, 2015 Place: The Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World 625 Fulton Street, Suite 8, Greensboro, NC 27401 1:30pm - 4:30pm Cost: $40 per session Limited to 12 participants To register, click here We are all born out of and into the rhythms of the universe. We begin our journey with the rhythm of our mother's heartbeat resonating and permeating every multiplying and specifying cell of our body as we grow in…
Find out more »March 2015
Raleigh Earth Sabbath Celebration: Signs of Spring and Resilience
Join us for the next Earth Sabbath Celebration on Saturday, March 21, from 5:30-7:45 pm at beautiful Historic Yates Mill County Park (4620 Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh). Our theme will be Signs of Spring and Resilience in honor of the Spring Equinox! We’ll start the evening with a potluck dinner. Bring your own plates, utensils, and beverage. If you can, bring a dish to share that features local food. After dinner we’ll begin the Earth Sabbath Celebration about 6:20. Bring a poem to…
Find out more »Raleigh Earth Sabbath Celebration: Signs of Spring and Resilience
Join us for the next Earth Sabbath Celebration on Saturday, March 21, from 5:30-7:45 pm at beautiful Historic Yates Mill County Park (4620 Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh). Our theme will be Signs of Spring and Resilience in honor of the Spring Equinox! We’ll start the evening with a potluck dinner. Bring your own plates, utensils, and beverage. If you can, bring a dish to share that features local food. After dinner we’ll begin the Earth Sabbath Celebration about 6:20. Bring a poem to…
Find out more »August 2015
Earth Sabbath Celebration
Please join us for a special evening of 'Earth Sabbath Celebration"! Led by Rev. Steve Halsted, Clergy Consultant to NC Interfaith Power and Light (NCIPL). To be held at Good Shepherd UCC, Cary on Saturday Aug. 29, 2015 - 6:30-8pm. Children welcomed! 6:30pm Gathering-Welcome- Introduction Light food/snacks Opening Sharing exercise led by Anne Mackie. 7:00pm "Earth Sabbath Worship" Theme: "Praised Be: On the Care of Our Common Home" Celebrating Pope Francis' recent Encyclical for environmental protection as a moral, religious issue for all people…
Find out more »Earth Sabbath Celebration
Please join us for a special evening of 'Earth Sabbath Celebration"! Led by Rev. Steve Halsted, Clergy Consultant to NC Interfaith Power and Light (NCIPL). To be held at Good Shepherd UCC, Cary on Saturday Aug. 29, 2015 - 6:30-8pm. Children welcomed! 6:30pm Gathering-Welcome- Introduction Light food/snacks Opening Sharing exercise led by Anne Mackie. 7:00pm "Earth Sabbath Worship" Theme: "Praised Be: On the Care of Our Common Home" Celebrating Pope Francis' recent Encyclical for environmental protection as a moral, religious issue for all people…
Find out more »January 2016
Earth Sabbath Celebration
Please join us at the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship on Sunday January 24 at 10:30AM for an earth-centered worship service called an "Earth Sabbath Celebration." Come and experience the deep concerns as well as the joys and hopes we have as we face the realities of climate change in the world today. Our guest speaker, Rev. Steve Halsted has developed this type of service to raise awareness and bring healing within faith communities around the challenges of mitigating the effects of…
Find out more »March 2016
Greening the Church-Green for All
Churches have a powerful role to play in fighting for clean air, clean water, and increasing health, wealth and opportunity in our communities. Churches also must serve as centers of resilience that ensure their communities survive and thrive in the face of climate change. Come to learn about the "3 P's" of the Eco-Justice Movement: 1. Being Prophetic 2. Being Pastoral 3. Being Practical. Learn how you can: ~Save your church money through energy efficiency and conservation, money to be…
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