Presbyterians for Earth Care - Offset Your Holiday Travel & Signup for Daily Bilingual Advent Devotion

Holiday Season: A Time to Be Mindful of Responsible Travel Will you or family travel over the holidays?  If so, you have an opportunity to counterbalance carbon emissions created by your mode of transportation (car, plane, train, bus) by contributing to the Presbyterian Tree Fund. For more information, visit the PCUSA website HERE.  While the Tree Fund isn’t an exact carbon offset, you can use a carbon calculator, such as the Berkeley calculator to estimate your travel gift. Many people travel for the holidays. Your gift to the Presbyterian Tree Fund will help counter climate change and help protect our planet for those you love.

WEBINAR RECORDINGS & RESOURCES FOR THE HOLIDAYS Sustainable Holidays: Celebrating Christmas with a Focus on Earth Care Our Nov. 14th webinar presentation discussed the ecological issue of world-wide deforestation, what we can do about it, and ways to lessen our impact on the earth.  A special focus was given to One Tree Planted’s updated list of 15 ways to celebrate the holidays with more of a focus on caring for our natural environment.  We also learned about Presbyterian Hunger Program’s resources for ways to reclaim the holidays.  The recording of the webinar, along with accompanying links and resources, is now available for everyone to view and share as we approach this Advent season with a focus on earth care.  The webinar recording and resources are available by CLICKING HERE. Travel Choices and Our Future: A Transportation Webinar What is the most ecological choice for transportation? For long distances, is it flying, traveling by car, traveling by hybrid, traveling by EV, traveling by motorcycle? Which produces the most greenhouse gas emissions? Which produces the least? What factors contribute to a decision on transportation choices? When can the United States expect to have a mas transportation system available nationwide? This August 24th webinar on transportation covered the answers to these questions and more.  The webinar recording and resources are available by CLICKING HERE.

New Daily Advent Devotions based on the Revised Common Lectionary texts from Creation Care Perspectives:  We hope this devotional will help preachers, lectionary Bible study groups, families and individuals with new insights on these beloved texts during this special season.  We hope the devotions will inspire more people help care for God's creation in these challenging times.   Please consider sharing a link to the devotional in an email to your church members, family and friends.  You can also ask your Presbytery to share the links with churches and pastors. Two formats of the devotional are available on our website - online version and printable version.  CLICK HERE to download your copy today. NEW! Daily Bilingual Devotion Email Available! Would you like to receive a daily email of the creation-themed Advent devotion from the 2023 PEC Advent Devotional?  If so, please sign up HERE to be added to the list.  Devotionals will be emailed out each morning, beginning November 27, 2023.  The email will include the devotion written in English and Spanish.

How can we help you care for God’s creation?  Drop us an email and let us know at presbyearthcare@gmail.com Help us grow! Please let us know if there is anyone we should add to our list!  Just reply to this email.  Thank you! Please help us to continue to assist individuals and churches in creation care work by donating to PEC through our website by CLICKING HERE.  Thank you!

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