Take Action with Creation Justice Ministries This January!

Check out these different ways for you and your congregation to get involved. Come back every month for new ways to take action!

Another Call-to-Action: Water Access & COVID-19 Relief

TAKE ACTION!

Sign this petition to call on congress to implement a moratorium on water shut-offs during the pandemic. Water is a gift from God that must be protected and preserved. We understand water as a symbol of purification and cleansing, and many of us use water in religious rituals to signify spiritual rebirth. Water is the fundamental building block of all life and an indispensable human right. As we endure this global pandemic, access to water is vital. Without water, there is no life.

52 Ways to Care for Creation-December Bulletin Insert

Download the 52 Ways to Care for Creation January Bulletin Insert. Each week you can find a new tip for how you and your congregation can be stewards of God's creation. Want to see the full year of tips? Check out the full article on our blog here.

Creation Justice Ministries Event

After a year of devastating climate impacts across the country, 2021 presents an opportunity to pass federal policy solutions for climate resilience. As our churches seek to become resilience hubs, weathering the physical and spiritual storms of the climate crisis, it is imperative we engage in the work of policy advocacy for just, equitable, and resilient climate solutions.

Join us for this virtual workshop to hear from the Biden transition team and members of the 117th Congress. We will learn about legislative and executive opportunities for strengthening community climate resilience and advocacy opportunities for your congregation.
Join in for this virtual workshop on January 21st 6-7pm ET! Register HERE

January Events & Important Dates

• Jan 1st: New Years Day
• Jan 6th: Epiphany
• Jan 7th: Eastern Orthodox Christmas
• Jan 7th, 8th, 14th, & 15th: Greening the Parish webinar series with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. CJM executive director Shantha Ready Alonso will be featured on the second webinar.
• Jan 8-9: Winter Talk- The Doctrine(s) of Discovery, for Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Peoples and the Churches with the New Mexico Council of Churches. Register here.
  
• Jan 9th: Adaptive Change for Congregations with the Disciples of Christ Northern Lights Region.
• Jan 13th: What's Possible?: Faith and Climate Policy in 2021--a webinar with Alabama Interfaith Power & Light, The People's Justice Council, & The United Church of Christ.
  
• Jan 14th: Orthodox New Years
• Jan 18th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Jan 20th: Inauguration Day
• Jan 21st: Policy Solutions for Climate Resilience-- A CJM Virtual Workshop
  
• Jan 28th: Our Part of the Covenant: Congregations, Climate Disasters, and the Climate Crisis-- a webinar with Green Chalice, The Creation Care Alliance, & the Week of Compassion.
  

Resources

• Water, Holy Water-- Creation Justice Ministries Educational Resource
  
• Water, God's Life Sustaining Every-Day Miracle

Healthy Oceans & Coastal Communities Related Resources

1. Faithful Resilience Guide: Download the Faithful Resilience series for a guide to integrating teaching and action on climate resilience into your congregation. This 6-part guide will equip you with theological reflections for sermons or bible study, questions for reflection or conversation, action steps for your church, and examples of churches who are building resilience in their community.
2. Toolkit for Taking Action to Protect the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts: Learn about the many ways the faith community has taken a stand to protect God's marine creation and find ways to get involved.
   

Christmas Outdoors: Finding Christ in Creation

This year many in the Creation Justice community celebrated the holy season safely outdoors. Check out some of the ways people, families, and congregations got creative in their holiday celebrations:

The live action outdoor nativity at the Federated Church in Geneva, WI. Shared with us by Pastor Carolyn

A beautiful view from snowshoeing in Massachusetts. Shared with us by Betsy

CJM Volunteer Jim and spouse Sue take a holiday nature walk in Maryland.

CJM Executive Director Shantha discovers Christ in creation by taking a desert oasis bike ride in Southern California.

CJM Policy & Program Associate Annika and her mom Mona Jean ski through the woods to celebrate the beauty of the season in Madison, WI.

See how others in the Creation Justice community found Christ in creation by searching the hashtags #ChristmasOutdoors & #CreationJustice on social media.

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Opportunities

• ESC12 Environmental Justice-- a course with Pathways Theological Education for a Changing World Institute. This is an intro course to environmental justice through a faith lens.
• Creation Justice Ministries is hiring! Find out more about the positions here.

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