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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · 7d

We give thanks for the life of Dr. Jane Goodall, lover and protector of Creation.

On the left is a picture of Jane Goodall from Amy Martin Photography. She is an elderly white woman with a slight smile. The text reads: "The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," attributed to Dame Jane Goodall, born 1934 and died 2025.

Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · 22d

September 30, "Building a Moral Economy" An online conversation with Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobedo 5pm PT/8pm ET bit.ly/moral-economy hosted in partnership with Creation Justice Ministries, the Center for Climate Justice and Faith, and Blessed Tomorrow

BUILDING A MORAL ECONOMY
A conversation with
Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobedo
9/30
5PM PT/8PM ET
bit.ly/moral-economy
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Catholic Climate Covenant @catholicclimate.bsky.social · 23d

Almost 10,000 people of faith submitted comments to the EPA, urging them not to rescind the Endangerment Finding. Tomorrow, 9/17, there will be an in-person, multi-faith effort to hand-deliver these comments to the EPA. Learn more about this opportunity for action and prayer at bit.ly/EPADelivery

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Aug 26

🍃We're one week away!
The Season of Creation runs from Sept 1-Oct 4; how your church is recognizing this special time. Share your photos and stories with us!

Find ideas here: bit.ly/CreationSeason #SeasonOfCreation

Season of Creation: Focusing Worship on God as Creator

The Season of Creation is typically celebrated from the beginning of September until St. Francis of Assisi Day. We offer creation focused commentaries for every week and lectionary cycle, but what abo...

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌿 Discover how to create a Spirituality in Nature Group (SING) in your community! This workshop will inspire connection, practice, and care for Creation.

🌱Spirituality in Nature Group Leadership Training

📅September 13, 1 - 4pm ET, Online

Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/sing-25

Start SINGing: Spirituality in Nature Group Leaders’ Training | CtrforSpiritinNature

Spirituality in Nature Groups are wonderful outlets for community building, deepening spiritual engagement, and connecting deeply with the natural world. Join us for a detailed, accessible workshop on...

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great call and discussion last night with ELCA World Hunger about how to work across many expression of justice!

August 2025 Connections Call: MERGE-ing in Practice

YouTube video by Lutherans Restoring Creation

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Jul 21

TOMORROW! The energy and energy-saving landscape has changed a LOT very rapidly. Join us for some peer-learning about Lutheran communities moving forward with energy reduction. Justin Kale from Energility will explain what resources are still available to use in this moment! bit.ly/energy-expertly

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Jul 15

We think a lot about a just transition-- and all the complications around that with solar panels! This article offers one way we can integrate renewable energy without sacrificing, in this case, agriculture.

insideclimatenews.org/news/1007202...

In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops - Inside Climate News

Agrivoltaic solar arrays can shade crops from sun while moisture from vegetation cools the panels to increase their productivity, researchers and farmers have found.

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Lutheran Potluck @lutheranpotluck.bsky.social · Jun 18

“Remembering the nine murders in Charleston is a commitment that our church must never forget. As the #ELCA, our story is forever bound to the story, people, and community of #MotherEmanuel AME. They are us, and we are them.”
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Emanuel Nine 10th Anniversary Remembrance | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton | June 17, 2025

YouTube video by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Jun 14

We're celebrating Trinity Lutheran Canton for their project tree planting at a local park! Pastor Micah Garnett notes, “We're extremely grateful to be going ahead with this opportunity to care for God's creation." #LutheransRestoringCreation

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TULIP, NORTHERN
WILL BE
COMPENSATED
TRINITY
TO MAINTAIN THE TREES GOING
LUTHERAN CHURCH
FORWARD
EACHING
PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY TION CARE GROUPS AND
"FAITH IN PLACE" TO PLANT TREES IN A LOCAL PARK.
YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE
COMPENSATED
TO MAINTAIN THE TREES GOING FORWARD, TEACHING CREATION CARE.

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Jun 14

We're celebrating Trinity Lutheran Canton for their project tree planting at a local park! Pastor Micah Garnett notes, “We're extremely grateful to be going ahead with this opportunity to care for God's creation." #LutheransRestoringCreatiom

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 28

Our connections call from last night is up! We learned so much about the MMIW movement, as well as how we can move forward into a future where our Indigenous sisters thrive.

lutheransrestoringcreation.org/missing-and-...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Climate Justice

4/5 Indigenous Women have experienced violence. Indigenous women and girls go missing at a much higher rate than any other group in the United States.

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 28

Our connections call from last night is up! We learned so much about the MMIW movement, as well as how we can move forward into a future where our Indigenous sisters thrive.

lutheransrestoringcreation.org/missing-and-...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Climate Justice

4/5 Indigenous Women have experienced violence. Indigenous women and girls go missing at a much higher rate than any other group in the United States.

lutheransrestoringcreation.org

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

Here is the active link: BIT.LY/LRC_MMIW

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

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The intentional destruction of a holy site for short-term greed is a declaration of war against all holy sites such as the Temple Mount, the National Cathedral, or your local church. Just as the people of London deflected the bombs of Hitler that were falling on St. Paul, people all over this country are walking in solidarity with the Apache Stronghold to protect Oak Flat."
Rev. Sarah Macias, Alliance of Baptists

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

“The fact that this site is host to the ceremony that welcomes girls into womanhood means that making it inaccessible to the people who originally lived and tended it is an act of violence against women specifically. On every front the total disregard for this land in pursuit of extractive industries is just diabolical."
Jessica Maudlin,
Associate for Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concern

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

“Oak Flat is as holy to the Apache and other
Indigenous people as Mount Zion is to followers of Abrahamic traditions. The mountain and the flat both manifest the brilliant glory of their Creator. Oak Flat was not created for corporate copper miners to exploit. It was created to give life and sustenance and spirit to generations of humans and creatures and ecosystems. To mine Oak Flat is to degrade God's sacred creation and to literally crater our nation's commitment to religious freedom."
Rev. Jenny Phillips,
Director of Environmental Sustainability
UMC General Board of Global Ministries

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

“People of faith have a responsibility to bear witness in this moment - and the government has an obligation to listen.
Protecting Oak Flat is a matter of honoring Indigenous sovereignty, defending religious freedom, and safeguarding God's creation from desecration."
Avery Davis Lamb,
Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

Here is the active link: BIT.LY/LRC_MMIW

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 17

thank you, yes!

Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 14

Last week, ELCA leaders joined in solidarity Apache Stronghold to demand that the Indigenous sacred ground of Chíchʼil Bił Dagoteel (Oak Flat) is protected from mining.

A temporary injunction was granted by a federal judge! But now is the time to press your elected officials.

bit.ly/oakflat-news

Supporters of Oak Flat advocate for its protection at critical time for sacred land

Editor’s note: In a victory for Apache Stronghold, the temporary injunction mentioned in this story was granted on Friday by a federal judge. Learn more here.

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 5

Today we remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Hear more on May 27th: BIT.LY/LRC_MMIW

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · May 1

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Day is May 5th. How will it show up in your conversations, communities and in your church? Resources curated by the ELCA Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations at bit.ly/mmiw-elca

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Lutherans Restoring Creation @lutheransrc.bsky.social · Apr 15

One week til Earth Day! There's still time to sign up for our Earth Day sermon from Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing for Sunday April 27th! También disponible en español!

bit.ly/ED-sermon

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Leah D. Schade @leahschade.bsky.social · Apr 14

#EarthDay2025: this article offers framing & ideas for ministry amidst #climategrief that requires connection to God, each other & Creation @patheos.bsky.social @thebtscenter.bsky.social @greenchalicedoc.bsky.social @greenfaith.bsky.social @lutheransrc.bsky.social www.patheos.com/blogs/ecopre...

Ministering Through Climate Grief: An Earth Day Reflection

If Earth Day 2025 feels sad and ominous to you, you're not alone. Here’s how pastors can minister through the stages of climate grief.

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