Faiths for Climate Justice Launch is this week!

I wanted to make sure you knew about our upcoming Faiths for Climate Justice Launch Call, which is happening THIS WEEK. (Depending on your time zone, it's tonight or tomorrow.)

• Call #1: MONDAY, January 29th - 6 pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central; TUESDAY, January 30th - 9am Jakarta, 11am Japan, 1pm Sydney. Click here to register for Call #1

• Call #2: TUESDAY, January 30th, 9am New York City, 3pm Paris, 5pm Nairobi. Click here to register for Call #2

On this call, we’ll be discussing our plans for a global grassroots mobilization coming up this May. You'll get to hear from people around the world now about how their actions might look, so you can get ideas or plug in!

Together, we can create the just and sustainable world we know is possible.

See you there,

Sara Shor
Organizing and Campaigns Co-Director

Presbyterian Justice & Peace - Forty years of the Commitment to Peacemaking

(Photo by Rich Copely)   Forty of anything seems like a lot, especially in scriptural terms. Whether it’s 40 days and nights of rain, 40 years of wandering in the wilderness or 40 days of Lent, 40 marks an amount that is worthy of recognition. In 1983, the General Assembly of the newly formed Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved the Commitment to Peacemaking, a tool that has provided a wholistic vision of peace and peacemaking and has helped Presbyterians shape their peacemaking ministries for 40 years.   Since then, almost 5,000 congregations have affirmed the Commitment to Peacemaking and become “Peacemaking Congregations,” living out their commitment in ways unique to their identity, context and calling. The Peacemaking Program acknowledges and celebrates the impact that 40 years of the Commitment to Peacemaking has had on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the world. In a special devotional that is now available for order free of charge, we hear from Presbyterians who, during these 40 years, have been a part of peacemaking in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).   In this Focus newsletter we also invite you to learn about and participate in our ongoing ministries, including the 2024 International (and Domestic) Peacemakers, our upcoming Travel Study Seminars and an upcoming denominational book study we are co-hosting on Matthew Desmond’s "Poverty, by America."   The prophet Isaiah declares, “Peace, peace to the far and the near” (Isaiah 57:19). Let us add to that, “and to the past and to the future.” Thanks be to God for 40 years of the Commitment to Peacemaking in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and for the 41st year of our commitment to this important call of being peacemakers.   The peace of Christ be with you!   Carl Horton, Coordinator The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program

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2024 International Peacemakers announced;Puerto Rico and the Southwestern U.S. represented

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The Peacemaking Program is ready to receive your 2024 International Peacemaker hosting applications

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Travel Study Seminar: ‘Exploring the Legacies and Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. South’ May 28-June 6

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Travel Study Seminar to Lithuania: ‘Healing the Legacies of War and Oppression’ Oct. 14-24

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40 New Peacemaking Reflections: Celebrate four decades of the Commitment to Peacemaking with this free devotional

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Join with other PC(USA) members across the country to discuss Matthew Desmond’s book ‘Poverty, by America’

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Spreading the Vision of Matthew 25 across the Church

Matthew 25 is a living translation of Jesus Christ — strengthening relationships, transforming your church, and bringing alive your commitment to those who are marginalized or in need in your community and the world around us. Make no mistake, Jesus is calling us to perform ordinary acts of compassion in daily life. But we have also been called to consider the factors that led to these conditions, to confront the causes of inequality, to confess the sin of greed and to correct the problem of poverty — whether in our own nation and neighborhood, or around the world.

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Presbyterians for Earth Care - Your Winter Edition of Earth News

EARTH: Earth Action, Reflection, Theology, and Hope

Make a Difference in 2024! It’s almost the end of January. How many of us are still keeping our New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, or make some other personal change? Perhaps what we need is motivation, and what better reason to make changes in our lives to help create a better Earth for our children and grandchildren? Transforming our lives isn’t easy, which is why this issue is devoted to small steps you can take in 2024 that just might lead to lasting change. Read on for inspiration, then get to work on making this a year of hope. Eric Diekhans Editor

End Your Plastic Addiction! At 139 kg per capita per year, Americans have the highest plastic consumption in the world and represent 19% of global plastics production and 21% of consumption. Plastic is everywhere, but that means there are many ways to reduce our addiction. Read More

Plant a Native Garden! A native garden provides food and shelter for wildlife and takes fewer resources to grow and maintain than non-native plantings. Plus, they’re a wonderful way to beautify your yard and your community.

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Ride Instead of Drive! The family automobile greatly increases our carbon footprint. It might not be practical to completely give up your car, but thanks to the boom in e-bikes, we have other, less environmentally damaging transportation options we can choose.

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Read! You can find many books on how to change your environmental lifestyle. Here, we offer a few places to start your journey from reading to action.

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Connect with the Mystical! Being present to the spiritual is essential in changing our relationship to the Earth. The new worshipping community JOY - Justice, Outreach and Yoga provides us with a model for how to get in touch with the divine.

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Observe the Sabbath! Developing a sabbath practice allows us to observe and reflect on God’s creation. It’s the perfect way to begin making changes in our lives as we connect with God and the wonders of God’s universe.

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Video of the Moment In this Ted Talk, writer Jackson Carpenter shares his belief that we have the power to reduce our carbon footprint by 60% today.

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