Category: Earth Care
Heartbreak and Hope
IPL Fall Gathering, Nov 6, 5pm, ABQ
The orchestrated chaos, violence, and division we are witnessing in our country is heavy and heartbreaking. As we honor Native American Heritage Month this November, may we join our indigenous siblings and deepen our understanding of of who we are on this interdependent planet.Read more
Bottle Caps to Benches
Recycling Collection Project
This summer we helped the Santa Fe Rotary Club collect enough plastic bottle caps to create two beautiful park benches for Tierra Nueva Counseling Center. With such great success, we are bringing back the bottle cap drive and this time we will be providing new park benches to counseling centers in Los Alamos.Read more
Middle Rio Grande Water Crisis
Adult Ed, Oct 26, 9:45am
VIDEO. Join Gillian Gonda, board member of New Mexico Water Advocates, for a critical presentation on the Middle Rio Grande Water Crisis and the legal jeopardy facing New Mexico if we violate the Rio Grande Compact, which we are dangerously close to doing. We must take steps now and you can help. The presentation is in the McFarland Chapel and on Zoom.Read more
Sacred Creation: Justice Flows Down Like Water
Earth Care Conference, Oct 8-11
In a series of keynote addresses, Pastor Andrew opens the Presbyterians for Earth Care Conference hosted at the beautiful Ferncliff Camp & Conference Center in Little Rock AR. You can also participate virtually. This conference invites us to explore the sacredness of water—as a gift from God, a source of life, and a call to justice. Learn more and register.Read more
Active Hope
PBM Breakfast, Oct 11, 8:30am
Our guest speaker is Desirée Bernard of Interfaith Power and Light presenting a talk entitled Active Hope. Desirée’s education at Harvard Divinity School and previous work in housing, homelessness, and behavioral health has led to a commitment to address climate change. Interfaith Power and Light's vision is a stable climate where humans live interconnected with nature.Read more
Caja Community Wide Cleanup
Being Responsible Stewards, Oct 4
What's happening at the Caja is scary! All are welcome to help us clean up the Caja on Saturday, October 4th, from 9am to 1pm. Meet us at the BLM La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site on Hwy 56. The address is 357 Paseo Real, Santa Fe, NM 87507. Lunch & Trash Bags will be provided.Read more
Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice
Sat, Sep 27, 10am, FPC Chapel
Join the Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim for a presentation and conversation about her recent book, Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice. She invites us to embrace a radical theology of relationship to all living things. Books sold and signed afterward. Sponsored by the Earth Care Team of the Presbytery of Santa Fe.Read more
True Miracles: Southwestern Spirituality Alive in the Bible
Worship, Sep 7, 9am
VIDEO. Who did Jesus follow and why? Who did Jesus learn from and what was he taught? What spiritual practices did Jesus cultivate to help him deal with the stresses of society? Why did Jesus teach in parables? Do we have eyes to see and ears to hear God's miracles around us? What does southwestern desert spirituality, culture, and the Caja del Rio teach us about God's word. Read more
Bottle Caps to Benches
Recycling Collection Project
Tierra Nueva Couseling Center is asking you to recycle your plastic bottle caps and lids to make beautiful park benches. Drop them off in our church lobby; keep them out of Santa Fe landfills by upcycling them into benches to serve the Center's therapists, clients, and the entire community.Read morePage 2 of 7