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  • Creation Care 101

    Creation Care 101
    Online TX

    Interested to connect your Christian faith to care for the earth?  Want to learn how your church can live the faith through caring for creation?  Or, want to improve your […]

    Free

  • Guided Prayer Walk in the Park

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At […]

    Free

  • Watershed Connections: Land, Water, and People

    Online TX

    Houston is the Bayou City, but many of us do not touch or experience these creeks and streams in our daily lives. We drive past and over bayous without seeing […]

    Free

  • Guided Prayer Walk in the Park

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At […]

    Free

  • Creation-Focused Worship for Earth Day

    Online TX

    Join other Christians to celebrate Earth Day by participating in a streamed pre-recorded creation-focused worship service. Listen to the wisdom, song, and stories from our fellow Creatures, human and non-human. […]

    Free

  • Spring 2023 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event

    Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve 5300 Dryad, Houston

      Calling people of all faiths or no faith at all in Houston to care for our shared environment during Earth Month!  We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship at the Willow Waterhole Conservation […]

    Free

  • Justice Interconnections: Climate, Race, Economy, Health, Migration & More

    Online TX

    The climate crisis is very real.  And we tend to oversimplify it.  In dealing with the climate crisis in a just manner, it is imperative that we consider the many aspects of climate justice – racial justice, economic justice, health care justice, climate migration justice, and so much more.  Join retired United Methodist pastor, the […]

    Free

  • Federal Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Renewables: Why They Matter to People of Faith

    Online TX

    We now have a wide window of opportunity to make real, lasting changes for clean energy and reducing carbon pollution. The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are investing billions of dollars to build clean energy sources, electrify school buses, cap orphaned wells, and much, much more.  In addition, there are many incentives for households, […]

    Free

  • The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities

    The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities
    Online TX

    You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues that intersect with universal faith concerns for vulnerable and marginalized […]

    Free

  • Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: “A Village Called Versailles”

    Center for the Healing of Racism 3412 Crawford Street (@ Holman), Houston, TX

    Join us to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a free screening of Emmy-nominated film A Village Called Versailles, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, 12:00 to 2:00 PM, 3412 Crawford Street, Houston 77004. In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only […]

    Free. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:

  • Guided Prayer Walk in the Park

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual […]

    Free

  • Interconnection & Resilience

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Steve Stelzer, Program Director for Houston’s Green Building Resource Center, provides a tour through a wealth of resources available to aid you in building your resilience and living a more […]

    Free

  • Interfaith Justice Advocacy Workshop

    Online TX

    June 2023 is the perfect time to refresh your advocacy knowledge and set goals for engaging your faith community around issues that impact the planet and its peoples. Why is […]

    Free

  • Plant-based Potluck

    1st Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX

    This Month's Potluck focuses on indigenous peoples and will celebrate the native staples of Corn, Squash, and Beans...(also known as the 3 sisters). We will also be screening a documentary by Carolina Caycedo and David De Rozas. In The Teaching of the Hands, artists Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas synthesise their research to create […]

    free

  • Interconnections with the Environment: Ecosystem Services & Us

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Join Professor Kerri Crawford of the University of Houston to consider more deeply the interconnections between humans and our environment, through the lens of ecosystem services. As biodiversity is lost […]

    Free

  • Plastic Free EcoChallenge

    Online TX

    Plastic pollution now contaminates the deepest trenches in the ocean, the highest mountain peaks, and even the air we breathe. Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, breast milk and placentas.  Plastic has entered the food chain, killing wildlife, and causing the average person to eat tens of thousands of microplastic particles every year. […]

    Free

  • The Letter: Screening & Discussion

    Online TX

    Join us for a screening and discussion of The Letter, a gorgeously filmed story featuring scenes from around the world that puts a human face on climate change. The Letter tells the story of the Laudato Si’ encyclical letter by Pope Francis through the eyes of frontline leaders battling the ecological crisis across continents. A […]

    Free

  • Life’s Better Outside – Your Texas State Parks

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Join Lisa Reznicek of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) for a discussion of how you can connect to Texas State Parks. We know many ways humans are happier, […]

    Free

  • Weelaunee Worldwide: Block Cop City Speaking Tour

    Montrose Center 401 Branard Street, Houston, TX, United States

    This is an invitation to join a powerful collective action. After more than two years of struggle to defend the Weelaunee forest in southeast Atlanta from the construction of a […]

    Free

  • Drawdown Roadmap

    Online TX

    You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change.  But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions, pointing to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, […]

    Free

  • Guided Prayer Walk in the Park

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual […]

    Free

  • Guided Prayer Walks in the Park

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    Connect with God as revealed through creation at Hermann Park in this guided prayer walk in the park, using the park’s beautiful natural setting to stimulate prayer and reflection.  At each stop along the walk, there will be a theme, an accompanying Bible verse, and reflection questions for you to ponder.  Deepen your Christian spiritual […]

    Free

  • Interconnections with Soil, Human Health and the Environment

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Soil is essential to all life and is important to human health in many ways. It can filter water, provide nutrients and food, store carbon, and supply us with antibiotics […]

    Free

  • From Underground to On the Grid

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    Join Adrian Shelley, Texas Office Director for Public Citizen, as he delves into energy, from underground to on the grid.  Texas has been an energy state for more than a […]

    Free

  • Interfaith Prayer Vigil during the U.N. Climate Conference

    Hermann Park 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

    During the U.N. Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, people of all faiths and spiritual traditions are invited to come together for prayer, meditation and reflection in the beauty of nature at Hermann Park.  Clergy of a variety of faiths/spiritual traditions will offer readings, reflections and prayers/meditations from their traditions, all in support of the ongoing […]

    Free

  • Pocket Prairies for Faith Communities

    online not applicable, not applicable, United States

    What is a pocket prairie and why would you want one at your faith community? If your faith community is maintaining lawn that it does not use, join us online […]

    Free