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Plant a Row for the Hungry at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

Project submitted by mledford on 02 Mar 2009

Join us in growing vegetables for local food banks. In 2007, our congregation opened an 18' x 18' vegetable plot in front of our church on Michigan Avenue.

To date, through what we have grown and donations received by local growers, we have donated over 2200 pounds, more than a ton, of fresh produce to our local food bank, Food Gatherers, www.foodgatherers.org [ read more ]

350.org, resource for environmental action

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 18 Nov 2009

Web link: 350.org; Resource type: Web site

Explore the site www.350.org, a source of information and a call to action regarding climate change legislation.

The mission of 350.org is as follows:

350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis-- [ read more ]

Powerful Speech from President Mohammed Nasheed, President of the Maldives

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 18 Nov 2009

Web link: Climate Vulnerable Forum; Resource type: Web site

Address by His Excellency Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Republic of Maldives, at the Climate Vulnerable Forum on November 9, 2009.

We gather in this hall today, as some of the most climate-vulnerable nations on Earth. We are vulnerable because climate change threatens to hit us first; and hit us hardest. And we are vulnerable because we have modest means with which to protect ourselves from the coming disaster. [ read more ]

Essay: And grace will lead me home

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 11 Nov 2009

Web link: Essay: And grace will lead me home; Resource type: Web site

[ read more ]Mark Achtemeier is a Presbyterian pastor and a seminary professor. He's also a man who has been open about how he has changed his mind on the question of the full inclusion of LGBT Christians into the church. He details the process that led to his re-thinking in an essay that was delivered to a group of Presbyterians who are working, among other things, for full inclusion in that denomination.

An Invitation to an Inclusive Church

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 23 Oct 2009

An essay by the Rev. Paul Bresnahan, Salem, MA

We have now received an invitation from Catholicism to return to the Mother Church. For those unhappy over The Anglican/Episcopal Church’s “liberal” stance on the ordination of gays and their inclusion in our leadership and membership, there is room in Rome. [ read more ]

Interfaith Workers Justice statement on health care reform

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 20 Oct 2009

Web link: Interfaith Worker Justice statement on health care reform; Resource type: Web site

On September 15, 2009, the Board of Interfaith Workers Justice issued this statement on health care reform.

A Call To Action for strong health care reform

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 20 Oct 2009

Web link: Interfaith Worker Justice; Resource type: Web site

Interfaith Worker Justice has issued a Call To Action which urges us all to call our Senators and Representatives to let them know that it is critical that health care reform be affordable and effective:

My reason for health care reform. [ read more ]

What happened at General Convention?

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 18 Oct 2009

Resource type: Web site

A lot happened at General Convention! Probably the best place to find information about resolutions and actions taken in Anaheim is at the Episcopal Church's General Convention site. You'll find a summary of actions, as well as in-depth detail about resolutions and more. [ read more ]

EPF National Executive Council statement on Afghanistan

News item submitted by brucedonigan on 18 Oct 2009

At its biannual meeting on October 1-3, the National Executive Council of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship formulated a statement supporting President Obama's stated intent to rethink the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. [ read more ]

National office of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

Resource (link) submitted by brucedonigan on 20 May 2009

Web link: Episcopal Peace Fellowship; E-mail: epfnational@ameritech.net; Phone: (312) 922-8628;

Visit the website of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship for more information about the EPF, to find out how to connect with an EPF chapter in your area, to apply for membership in the EPF, and to receive the spring and fall newsletters as well as monthly email updates.

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