Creation Care
THOUGHT Provide a contextual and practical frame (or reason) for addressing climate change for our diocese, which aligns with the commitments and programs of The Episcopal Church, and is unique to the environment and climate of our diocese.
WORD Describe how the work of this group will deepen, strengthen, and renew our capacity to live into Jesus’ commandments.
DEED Provide resources, methods, and approaches our faith communities can use to understand the effect of everyday choices and behaviors with respect to creation care. Interpret critically and realistically the ways individual actions might/can affect global efforts regarding climate change.
“The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for God has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.”
Psalm 24:1-2
Resources
Good News Gardens
Good News Gardens is a church-wide movement of individuals, congregations, schools, colleges, seminaries, monasteries, camps and conference centers involved in a variety of food and creation care ministries – gardening, farming, beekeeping, composting, gleaning, feeding, food justice advocacy.
Recent Blogs
Introduction and a brief survey from the Housing Crisis Working Group
In July of 2022, Bishop Akiyama commissioned a Housing Crisis Working Group for the...
Called to care for God’s creation
Dear friends in Christ, Recently, I was chatting with a stranger, and eager to find...
Creation Care Covenant
The Episcopal Church’s Covenant for the Care of Creation is a commitment to practice loving formation, liberating advocacy, and life-giving conservation. It is centered around the following topics:
LOVING FORMATION For God’s sake, we will grow our love for the Earth and all of life through preaching, teaching, storytelling, and prayer.
LIBERATING ADVOCACY For God’s sake, standing alongside marginalized, vulnerable peoples, we will advocate and act to repair Creation and seek the liberation and flourishing of all people.
LIFE-GIVING CONSERVATION For God’s sake, we will adopt practical ways of reducing our climate impact and living more humbly and gently on Earth as individuals, households, congregations, institutions, and dioceses.
Upcoming Events
MEMBERS
The Rev. Allan Miles, Deacon, Chair
The Rev. Lainie Allen
St. Matthew, Eugene
Cheryl Braginsky
St. Michael & All Angels, Portland
Katharine Hunt
St. Mary, Eugene
The Rev. Dawn Reynolds
St. Andrew, Florence
Richard “Dick” Zeller
St. Mary, Eugene
Contact the working group
ECWOCreationCare@gmail.com