RI-IPL Calling for Preach-In Ahead of February Climate Change Conference

Announcing: Preach-In and Conference on Global Warming

Clergy:
Preach-In: On the weekend closest to Valentine’s Day, hundreds of faith leaders of different religious traditions from around the country will express their love of Creation and their concern about climate change. The New England Regional UCC Environmental Ministries joins with Interfaith Power and Light (IPL) to encourage you to give a sermon on the environment or climate on February 12, Click  here to sign up and receive a variety of resources as soon as they become available:
• Denomination-specific liturgical and thematic notes
• Ready-to-go sample sermons on global warming
• Global warming fact sheet and bulletin insert
• Selected DVDs on request with companion discussion guides

Clergy and Lay people:
Conference on Global Warming: The Preach-In will serve as a great motivator and segue for RI-IPL’s “Ethics of Climate Change” conference to be held February 28th at the Open Table of Christ Methodist Church, 1520 Broad Street, Providence, RI.
The conference will feature as keynote speaker, world-renowned philosopher, author, Prof. Roger S. Gottlieb (for more information about Prof. Gottlieb, click here.) Prof. Gottlieb, a clear, dynamic and engaging lecturer, will develop a convincing argument that the sacred teachings of the world’s major religions compel an ethical response to the climate-change problem. The conference will include informational exhibits, interactive workshops and a low-carbon-footprint fair (for more conference information, and to register click here).