2021CONFERENCECREATIONCAREBUFFET:COMETOTHETABLESUNDAYSAUGUST1,8&15

ZOOMSESSIONSSession1:4:30-6pmEDT;DinnerBreakwithspecialpresentationsSession2:7-9pmEDT

WORKSHOPSWorship,ClimateChange,Youth,FoodWaste,SoilSisters,MiningLegacies,Spanish,&MORE

MUSICFolk,NewHymns,JazzandSPECIALAPPEARANCE

DAVIDLAMOTTEINLIVECONCERT!!BIBLESTUDYDrs.DouglasMoo,WheatonCollegeDr.JonathonMoo,WhitworthUniversity

WORSHIPRev.Dr.ClaudioCarvalhaesRev.Dr.J.HerbertNelsonRev.Dr.NeddyAstudillo

FOLLOW-ONACTIVISIMINITIATIVESINCONGREGATIONS,COMMUNITIESANDGLOBALLY

PEC2021CONF@GMAIL.COM

CREATION CARE BUFFET: COME TO THE TABLE 2021 Presbyterians for Earth Care ZOOM Conference

4:30 – 9:00 PM EDT AUG 1 AUG 8 AUG 15

4:30 -4:40 Gathering-Welcome Gathering-Welcome Gathering-Welcome 4:40 – 5:15

Worship

Rev. Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes

Music - Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

Rev. Dr. Herbert Nelson

Music – David LaMotte

Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo

Music – Bill Carter

5:15 - 5:55 Bible Study

Dr. Douglas Moo Dr. Johnathan Moo

Dr. Douglas Moo Dr. Johnathan Moo

Dr. Johnathan Moo

6:00 – 7:00 DINNER BREAK Presbyterian Investment and

Loan Program Jessica Maudlin, PCUSA

Earth Care Congregations

7:00 – 7:15 GATHERING 7:15 – 8:30 CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP A

#1 - Rev. Emily Schwenker, Spiritual Practices for Activists

#5 - Dr. Janet Adair Hansen Celebrating Worship and

Creation Care

#9 - Dr. Shelly Barrick Parsons Creation Centered Faith

Formation

WORKSHOP B

#2 - Daniela Ochoa

Compost Matters Food Waste & Composting

#6 - David Grace & Youth Youth Carbon Analyst

Program

#10 - Kathy Mitchell Legacy of Uranium Mining on

the Navajo Nation. WORKSHOP

C #3 - Dr. Katharine Hayhoe Global Weirding, videos and live discussion with

Dr. Mark Eakin, Retired NOAA oceanographer Colin Evans, Cornell University

# 7 - Texas Soil Sisters Healing and Reconciliation of

Broken Tables

#11 - Dr. Lorna Jaramillo Nieves, Presbyterian Latino Network for Creation Care Introducción al

Cambio Climático

[Introduction to Climate

Change ] WORKSHOP

D #4 - Panel Discussion and Attendee Participation Practical

Ideas For Creation Care

# 8 - Daniela Ochoa Abono orgánico,

herramienta redentora

# 12 - Tom Matte, Curtis Baysinger, & Linda Racine, Presbyterians for Carbon Dividends, Why Carbon Fee

and Dividend?

8:30 – 9:00 CONCERTS / GATHERING / SOCIAL BREAKOUTS LET US GATHER

Bring to the Table your local food and beverage.

CONCERT David LaMotte

NETWORKING

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WORSHIP Aug1 Dr.ClaudioCarvalhaes Music:CarolynWinfreyGillette

Dr.CláudioCarvalhaes,theologian,liturgistandartist,anativeBrazilian,completedhisPh.D.inLiturgyandTheologyatUnionTheologicalSeminaryinNewYorkCity.Amuchsoughtafterspeaker,writer,performer,andconsultant,Dr.CarvalhaeshaspreachedatWildGooseFestival,FestivalofHomiletics,ForumforTheologicalEducation,ChildDefenseFund–ProctorInstituteforChildAdvocacyMinistryand

manyotherplaces.RecentlyhehasbeenworkingonaglobalprojectcalledRe-ImaginingWorshipAsActsOfDefianceAndAlternativesInTheContextOfEmpire.WithagrantfromtheCouncilofWorldMission,heisleadingaworkshoponliturgyamidstthepoorwithscholars,pastorsandstudentsinfourcontinents:Asia,Africa,AmericasandEurope.Dr.Carvalhaesservesoneditorial/advisoryboardofacademicjournalsandpublishinghousesincludingCurrentsofEncounterSeries(Brill,Netherlands);Cross-Currents;EcclesialPractices:JournalofEcclesiologyandEthnography;HorizontesDecoloniales/DecolonialHorizons(Argentina)andTEAR:JournalofLiturgicalResourcesofCLAI,ConselhoLatinoAmericanodeIgrejas.

CarolynWinfreyGilletteistheparishassociatepastoratFirstPresbyterianUnionChurchinOwego,NewYork,asmalltownneartheFingerLakesregion.ShehasservedchurchesinNewJersey,DelawareandPennsylvaniaandhasbeenachaplainattwo

hospitalsandseveralhospices.Her400+hymnscanbefoundinhertwobooksandovertwentyotherbooks,herwebsiteandover12,000otherwebsites,andinmagazines(ChristianCentury,PresbyterianOutlook,CalltoWorship,Sojourners,TheNewYorkerandothers),newspapers,PBS-TVandNPRabouthowherhymnsrelateissuesoffaithandlifetoday.InterfaithPower&Light,WorldCouncilofChurches,WorldCommunionofReformedChurchesandtheNationalCouncilofChurcheshavepromotedherhymnsoncreationcare.HerbiographybyaCanadianscholarisinTheCanterburyDictionaryofHymnology.ShewasgiventheEcumenicalandInterreligiousServiceRecognitionAwardofthePresbyterianChurch(U.S.A.)atthe222ndGeneralAssembly.Her400+newhymnstowell-knownhymntunescanbefoundatwww.carolynshymns.com

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WORSHIPAug8 Rev.Dr.J.HerbertNelson,II Music:DavidLamott

Rev.Dr.J.HerbertNelson,IIservesasStatedClerkoftheGeneralAssemblyofthePresbyterianChurch(U.S.A.),thelargestReformeddenominationintheUnitedStates.NelsonisthefirstAfricanAmericantoleadthedenomination,whichhasa300-yearhistoryintheU.S.thestatedhisdutiesincludeinterpretingassemblyactions,representingthechurchonvariousdenominationalandecumenicalcouncils,

witnessingonbehalfofthechurchtosocialjusticeissues,andmakingstatementsasdirectedbyanassembly.PriortobecomingStatedClerk,NelsonservedasdirectorofthePC(USA)’sOfficeofPublicWitnessinWashington,D.C..NelsonservedasassociatedirectoroftheBenjaminL.HooksInstituteforSocialChangeattheUniversityofMemphis.NelsonholdsaDoctorofMinistrydegreefromLouisvillePresbyterianTheologicalSeminary;aMasterofDivinitydegreefromJohnsonC.SmithTheologicalSeminary;andaBachelorofArtsdegreeinPoliticalScience/UrbanStudiesfromJohnsonC.SmithUniversity.Heisalsoafeaturedconferencepreacherandwriter,andservesonvariousboardsandprofessionalorganizations.HisinternationaltravelincludestripstoSouthAfrica,Geneva,Switzerland,MontegoBay,Jamaica,andHavana,Cuba,onbehalfofthePC(USA).

DavidLaMotteisanaward-winningsongwriter,speakerandwriter.Hehasperformedover3000concertsandreleasedtwelvefull-lengthCDsofprimarilyoriginalmusic,touringinallofthefiftystates,aswellasfiveofthesevencontinents.His

densespeakingandworkshopcalendarhasincludedpresentingatthePC(USA)MissiontotheUnitedNations,keynotingpeaceconferencesinBerlinandattheScottishParliament,aswellasofferingthebaccalaureatefor2016graduatesofColumbiaSeminary.Asakeynotespeaker,andthenCriticalConversationsCoordinator,hehasfacilitatedconversationsaboutrace,privilege,andpositivechangeforthousandsofcollegestudentsattheMontreatCollegeConference.HisTEDxtalkonwhatmusiccanteachusaboutpeacemakingwaspublishedin2018.https://www.davidlamotte.com/about/

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WORSHIPAug15 Rev.Dr.NeddyAstudillo Music:BillCarter

Rev.Dr.NeddyAstudillo,eco-teólogavenezolanaypastorapresbiteriana,desdeel2018coordinaelalcancedeGreenFaithalascomunidadesdefeenLatinoaméricaylatinasenlosEstadosUnidos.NeddyobtuvosuDoctoradoenMinisterioen“GreeningtheChurch"deDrewUniversityydesdeentonceshaimpartidocursosdeeco-teologíaenseminariosdeMéxico,Guatemala,Perú,BoliviaylosEstadosUnidos.Enel2020

NeddyrecibióelpremioanualdePresbyteriansforEarthCareporsucompromisoporlaJusticiaAmbiental.Rev.Dr.NeddyAstudillo,Venezuelaneco-theologianandPresbyterianpastor,since2018coordinatestheoutreachofGreenFaithtothefaithcommunitiesinLatinAmericaandLatinasintheUnitedStates.NeddyobtainedherDoctorateinMinistryfromDrewUniversity's“GreeningtheChurch”andsincethenhastaughteco-theologycoursesatseminariesinMexico,Guatemala,Peru,Bolivia,andtheUnitedStates.Neddyreceivedthe2020awardfromPresbyteriansforEarthCareforhercommitmenttoEnvironmentalJustice.]

Rev.BillCarteriswellknownjazzpianistandPresbyterianminister.CarterisawellknowspeakerandhasspokenatGeneralAssembly,nationalAssociationofPresbyterianChurchEducatorsconferencesaswellasmanynational

andregionalconferences.Afteryearsofpretendingtosplitthelifeoffaithfromthemusicofjazz,in1993heformedajazzensemblecalledthePresbybopQuartet,PresbybopMusicishismeanstointegratehisstrongPresbyterianfaithwiththerhythmsofbebop.Eightrecordingsandnumerousconcertslater,thequartethasbecomenationallyacclaimedforitsmusicandliturgicalleadership.Hehasrecorded10cd’sincludingJazzForTheEarth.https://presbybop.com/cds-and-downloads

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BibleStudies&BreakoutsAug1&8 (Videos–Drs.Douglas&JonathanMoo

withdiscussionbreakouts)Aug15 (Live-Dr.JonathanMoo)

Dr.DouglasMooProfessor,TheologyFaculty,WheatonCollegeKennethTWessnerProfessorHeholdsgraduateddegreesfromTrinityEvangelicalDivinitySchoolandUniversityofSt.Andrews

Dr.JonathanMooProfessorofNewTestamentandEnvironmentalStudiesatWhitworthUniversity,LindamanChair.Heholdsgraduatedegreesinbothbiblicalstudiesandwildlifeecology,andhisteachingencompassescoursesinscienceandfaith,NewTestamentandenvironmentalstudies..Heregularlytakesstudentsintothemountainsfor

study,reflection,andrecreationandoffersaTheologyandEcologycourseeveryotherJanuaryatTallTimberRanchintheNorthCascades.

WORKSHOPS

AUGUST1#1-SpiritualPracticesforActivists

WorkhorsesorOverflowingLove?TrustingthatitisGodwhoinspiresourinterestsandcallsustoactsofcompassionandsacredactivism,howdowestayconnectedtotheHolyOnewholightsthesparkandfanstheflamesofourpassions?Howdowekeepfromburningoutwhentheopportunitiesanddemandstofaithfullyaddressissuesofglobalsignificancefeeloverwhelming?JoinusonSunday,August1st,asweexplorevariouspracticesthatwillhelpusstaycentered,balancedandconnectedtoourlife-givingGod.

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Rev.EmilySchwenker,ordainedinthePresbyterianChurch(USA)totheValidatedSpecializedMinistryofSpiritualDirection,primarilyoffersindividualandgroupspiritualguidance,shehasalsoservedasadjunctfacultyatLancasterTheologicalSeminarywhereshetaughtspiritualandministerialformation,and

continuestoserveonthestaffoftheShalemInstitute’sSpiritualGuidanceProgram.Followingherpassionforspiritualformation,Emilyleadsretreatsandsmallgroups,aswellasconsultswithindividualsandcongregationsonmattersofspiritualgrowthanddiscernment.

WORKSHOPS

AUGUST1#2-CompostMatters(repeatedAug8inSpanish)MakeCompostingpartofyourfaithtoolkitCompost - a soil amendment is also an inoculator for environmental justice. Embracethisparadoxicalold-made-new redemptive practice moment. learn how incorporating composting to your church practices can attract new members and re-activate stagnant fellowship. Composting allows us to cherish all kinds of conversations and encounters (from the micro to macro).Compostingistheopportunityforloveandreconnection,learninghowtolovedeeperbycompostingyourscraps.Learnhowthispracticalandfuntoolinyourkitchenandbackyardcanalsoenhanceyourspiritualtoolkit.101&102basicsforhome/backyardandcommunitysmallscalecompostingwillbecoveredtoo!Daniela dares to hope your perspective on all compost contributors will never be the same from the banana peels and coffee grains in your breakfast to your gut microbiota, take a glimpse from a new point of view to ponder life’s ancient questions.

DanielaOchoaDanielaOchoaGonzalezisatrilingualconsultantandtranslatordevotedtofacilitatingregenerativebehavior.Shespecializesinfoodsystems,foodwastereduction,andcompostaskeysolutionsforEarthStewardship,EnvironmentalJustice,and

ClimateAction.Sheisadevotedmother&wife,andasistertoallofcreation.HerimpactandcareerhasorbitedmostlynearMorelia(Mexico)Curitiba(Brazil),Austin(Texas)andtheDCmetroarea.Ifyoufeelthegreenurge,pleasejoinherInstagram@regenerativesolutionsand/orfollowherfuntiktokswithcompostingtipsat@regenerando

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WORKSHOPS

AUGUST1#3-GlobalWeirdingDr.Hayhoe’svideoseriesGlobalWeirding:Climate,Politics,andReligionisawonderfulresourceavailableonline.Dr.MarkEakinandColinEvenswillbeliveanddiscussingthecurrentstateofclimatechangescience.Theywilluseacompilationof5-10minuteHayhoevideostodiscusshowyoucandiscussclimatechangeinyourcongregation.Previewthesevideosyoucanuseinyourowncongregationsandcommunities.

Dr.KatharineHayhoe(videos)atmosphericscientistandprofessorofpoliticalscienceatTexasTechUniversity,wheresheisdirectoroftheClimateScienceCenter.HayhoejoinedtheNatureConservancyasChiefScientistfortheorganizationMarch2021.

Dr.MarkEakin,aPC(USA)RulingElder,workedfortheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationforover30years,lastdirectingCoralReefWatch,aprogramthatforecastscoralreefbleachingaroundtheworld.HehastestifiedbeforetheUSCongressontheimpactsofclimatechange,hasbeenacontributing

authorontwoIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangereportsandwasChiefScientificAdvisorfortheSundanceandEmmyAwardwinningfilm,ChasingCoral.

ColinEvans,ColinEvansisfinishinghisPh.D.atCornellUniversity’sDepartmentofEarthandAtmosphericScienceswithhisstudiesfocusingondroughtsrelatedtotheClimateCrisis.

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WORKSHOPS

AUGUST1#4-PracticalIdeasForCreationCare

Moderated by Rev Bruce Gillette PanelDiscussionandAttendeeParticipation

SharingGreatIdeasforCreationCareforIndividuals,Families&Congregations.Conferenceparticipantsareencouragedtobringtheirideastothisworkshoptosharewithothersfromalloverthecountry.Ifpossible,pleasecomepreparedwithhandouts(withcontactinformationonthemforthosewhowanttolearnmore)thatcanbesharedinthisworkshop'szoomchat.GroupfacilitatorwillbeBruceGillettewithfriends...

Rev.BruceGillette,Vice-ModeratorofPresbyteriansforEarthCareandpastoroftheFirstPresbyterianUnionChurchinOwego,NY,wrotetheovertureapprovedbythe2016PC(USA)GeneralAssemblyandPresbyteriesthatamendedtheBookofOrderbyaddingthe

phrase“caringforGod’screation"totheresponsibilitiesforallchurchmembers.Healsowrotethe“CreationandUnity”reportapprovedbytheWorldCommunionofReformedChurches’2017GeneralCouncilmeetinginGermany.BrucehelpedfoundDelawareInterfaithPower&Light.Bruceandhiswife,CarolynWinfreyGillette,weretheco-pastorsofLimestonePresbyterianChurchinDelawarewhenitinstalled180solarpanelsonitssanctuaryroofandbuiltcommunityandraingardens.

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WORKSHOPS

AUGUST8

#5-CelebratingWorshipandCreationCareTipsonhowtogearworshipforyourcongregation/audience,usemulti-mediaworshipsuchasgraphics,videosandaudio,incorporatesensoryelements;takingadvantageofEarthDay,SeasonsofCreation&otherspecialemphases;findworshipresourcesonline–throughPEC,CreationJusticeMinistries,“Soil&WaterStewardshipWeek”-NACD,SeasonofCreation–WorldCouncilofChurches&alsoUnitingChurchinAustralia.

Rev.Dr.JanetHansen’sdoctoralthesisfromSanFranciscoTheologicalSeminarywason“WildernessSpirituality.”OrdainedinSantaFePresbyteryin1982,sheservedpastoratesinTexas,Wyoming,NewMexicoandCentralNewYorkuntilretiringinJuly,2018.SheisnowanInterimPastorforaUCCchurchnearAcadia

NationalPark.Hansenwasa“RestoringCreationEnabler”forWyomingandthenSierraBlancaPresbyteryinthe1990s,servedontheSteeringCommitteefor“PresbyteriansforRestoringCreation”(beforenamechangedto“PresbyteriansforEarthCare”)1997-2000,wasCoordinatorfortheFeb.2000nationalPRCConferenceinSouthCarolina,wasnewslettereditorandwebpageseditorforPRC2000-2003.

#6-YouthCarbonAnalystsforChurch(Energy)RenewalTheYouthCarbonAnalystProgram,encouragestheChurchtoreimagineenergysystemsforloveofneighbor,community,andworld.GoingbeyondhisApril2021PECwebinar'GreeningYourPresbyterythroughyouthengagement',DaveGracewillnowbejoinedbytwoyouthcarbonanalysts-Anne-FleurWinterandHannahWilson-Black.Together,theywillshareYCAP'sexperienceseekingtoleverageintergenerationalpotentialstobringmeaningfulclimateactionatcongregationaltodenominationalscales.ThepaneldiscussionaimstomakevisiblehowtherenewableenergytransitionisanimportanttaskforChristianEducation.Inadditiontobeinginvitedtodiscusswiththepanel,participantswillbeprovidedwithpracticaltoolstoaccomplishthefollowing:1).Calculateyourcongregation'scarbonfootprint.2).Setaninitialplanforhowmuchsolarcapacityyourchurchshouldinstall.

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DavidGrace&Anne-FleurWinterandHannahWilson-BlackForthepastdecade,DaveGracehaslededucationprogramsattheintersectionoffaithandtheenvironment-includingeightyearsinPC(USA)congregationalsettings.Currently,heleadstheYouth

CarbonAnalystProgramwhichhecreatedin2018asaprogramoftheEarthCareNetworkinNationalCapitalPresbyterytoinventoryandreduceitsgreenhousegasemissionswhileprovidingvocationaldiscernmentpathwaysforhighschoolandcollegeyouth.Davehasabachelor'sfromWarrenWilsonCollegeandaMEM&M.Div.fromDukeUniversity.Inthefall,hewillbeenteringaPhDprogramatUniversityofMichiganintheSchoolforEnvironmentandSustainability.YoucanfollowDaveGraceonTwitter@Faith_Ecology.TostarttheYouthCarbonAnalystPrograminyourpresbytery,pleasecontactDaveatyouthcarbonanalystprogram@gmail.com.

#7-TexasSoilSisters:HealingandReconciliationofBrokenTablesWhatshouldbethechurch'sroleandecclesialresponseinhowwereimaginewholenessamidthebrokennessatGod'sTable?Wewillexploreregenerativefarming,foodapartheid,displacementofrefugeesandthesocio-ecologicaltheologicalimplicationsandhowthisframeshowwe"setthetable.Wewillaskourselvescanwecareforthelandandeachother,andultimately,ifthingsneedtobedismantled,whatneedstoberebuiltasweareallcalledtobethebodyofChrist?

:Rev.YvetteBlair-Lavallais,pastor,eco-womanisttheologianandfoodjusticestrategist,usesherpropheticvoicetohelptheoppressednavigateliminalspaces.AcandidatefortheDoctorofMinistryatMemphisTheologicalSeminary,herworkfocusesontheintersectionoffaith,food

insecurity,systemicinjustices,andthedisplacementofBlack,LatinxandIndigenouspeoples.

EmilyLingAssistantFarmManageratNewLeafAgriculturenearAustin,Texas,thatemploysrefugeesindignifiedworkthroughregenerativeagriculture.EmilycurrentlyservesastheSocialJusticeeditoroftheEcoTheoReview,apublicationthatamplifiestheworkofwritersandartistswhoareexploringtheintersectionof

ecology,spirituality,justice,andcreativity.

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RevSarahMacais,apastoralistandtheologian,leadhertotheministryandpracticeofregenerativeagricultureincreasingbiodiversity,improvingthewatercycle,andsequesteringcarbonasanactofresilienceinmitigatingclimatechange.SheandherhusbandliveatSisterGroveFarm,locatedontheintheLavonwatershed

oftheTrinityRiverbasin-anareaoncecalledhomebythesettledandagriculturalKitikiti'sh--orWichitaandAffiliatedTribes.

ColetteVanHanna, MDIV,MSSW,Socio-EcologicalTheologian,Chaplain,Researcher,andAgtivist.Colette'sHeritageProjectconsultschurchesandland-ownerstohealandplantonunusedland.ThisoutreachpairswitheducationtoinvokeaCalltoActiontocontribute tohealingtherootcausesofenvironmentalsin,racism,systemic

inequity,andpoliticalapathy.Herdoctoraldissertation isestablishingareplicableevidence-basedmodelofgardencultivationandlandstewardship. #8-FoodWaste&CompostingAbonoorgánico,herramientaredentoraAbrazaestemomentoparadójicoconlaoportunidaddeamaryreconectaraprendiendoaamarmásprofundamentealconvertirtussobrasdealimentosenabono.Aprendecómoestaherramientadivertidayprácticaensucocinaypatiotraserotambiénpuedemejorarsucajadeherramientasespirituales.Secubrirántambiénlosconceptosbásicosparaelcompostajeenelhogar/patiotraseroycomunitarioapequeñaescala.¿Quépiensadelafrase“Sipudiéramoshacerquetodoshicieranabono,¡esonossalvaría!”?:)Elcompostajenospermiteapreciartodotipodeconversacionesyencuentros(desdelomicrohastalomacro).Esunaenmiendadelsueloperotambiénuninoculadordelajusticiaambiental.Echaunvistazoaestaviejaprácticaredentorayaprendacómolaincorporacióndelaelaboracióndeabonoorgánicocaseroenlasprácticasdeapostoladodetuiglesiapuedeatraernuevosmiembrosyreavivarelcompañerismoestancado.Danielanotegarantizaqueteperderáselmiedoporcompletoalosbichitos,peroseatreveaesperarquetuperspectivasobretodosloscontribuyentesalcompostnuncasealamisma,desdelascáscarasdeplátanoylosgranosdecaféentudesayunohastatupropiamicrobiotaintestinal.Demosunvistazoaesteviejo-nuevohábitoquenospermitereflexionarsobrelasviejaspreguntasdelavida.

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DanielaOchoa,DanielaOchoaGonzálezesconsultoraytraductoratrilingüededicadaafacilitarelcomportamientoregenerativo.Seespecializaensistemasalimentarios,reduccióndeldesperdiciodealimentosyelcompostajecomosolucionesclaveparalamayordomíadela

tierra,lajusticiaambientalylaacciónclimática.Ellaaspiradiariamenteaserunamadreyesposadevota,ybuenahermanadetodalacreación.SuimpactoycarrerahanorbitadoprincipalmentecercadeMorelia(México),Curitiba(Brasil),Austin(Texas)yeláreametropolitanadeDC.Sisienteelimpulsoverde,únaseasuInstagram@regenerativesolutionsy/osigasusdivertidostikloksconconsejosdecompostajeen@regenerando

WORKSHOPS

AUGUST15

#9-CreationCenteredFaithFormation WhatdoesitmattertothinkaboutourfaithformationpracticesthroughthelensofCreation?Thisworkshopwilllookatthetheologicallensofcreationandhowthatimpactspractices,questions,andcontentoffaithformationincommunitiesandcongregations.

ShellyBarrickParsonsShellyBarrickParsonsservesasExecutiveDirectorofCapitalTreesanorganizationseekingtobuildandmaintainpublicgreenspacesinthecityofRichmond,VA.SheisalsoanordainedministerinthePC(USA)andgraduatedfromUnionPresbyterianSeminary

(MACE,MDiv,PhDinChristianEducation).Shellyseesgreenspace(God'screation)asaplacetodrawusclosertoGod,ourbestselves,andourcommunity.#10-LegacyofUraniumMiningontheNavajoNationThirtyyearsafteruraniumminingceasedontheNavajoNation,whatarethelastingeffectsanddamagesincurredtothelandandtheindigenouspeoplewhocallthissacredland“home”.Thisisastorysharedbymanyindigenouspeoplearoundtheworld,theongoingstruggleforlimitedresourcesandthoseentrustedtocarefor,restore,andprotectwhattheearthprovides.

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KathyMitchellKathyMitchellservesasElderatTrinityPresbyterianChurchinChinle,Arizona,NavajoNationandModerator-ElectfortheSynodoftheSouthwest.Shehasthreegrownchildrenandisaschoolcounseloratthelocalpublicschool.AsalifelongresidentofChinle,

nearCanyondeChelly,asacredlandfortheNavajopeople,thecanyonisbothaplaceofsolaceandrefuge.

#11-IntroducciónalCambioClimáticoDesdeelprincipiolaEscrituranoshabladeunacreaciónbondadosaydelmandatodeDiosdecuidarlatierraytodoloquehayenella;sinembargo,estamosviviendounacrisisecológicasinprecedentesynuestrascomunidadesestánsufriendolosefectosdecambiosclimáticosquesonresultadodelaexplotaciónindiscriminadaydelabusoalquehemossometidoalacreación.¿Quéeselcambioclimático?¿Cómoafectaalacomunidadlatina?Y¿QuéaccionesconcretaspodemostomarcomopueblodeDiosparasanarlatierra?Fromthebeginning,ScripturespeakstousofalovingcreationandofGod'scommandtocarefortheearthandeverythinginit;However,weareexperiencinganunprecedentedecologicalcrisisandourcommunitiesaresufferingtheeffectsofclimaticchangesthataretheresultoftheindiscriminateexploitationandabusethatwehavesubjectedtocreation.Whatisclimatechange?HowdoesitaffecttheLatinocommunity?AndwhatconcreteactionscanwetakeasGod'speopletohealtheearth?]

Dra.LornaG.JaramilloNieves&miembrosdelaRedLatinaPresbiterianaparaelCuidadodelaCreaciónLaDra.LornaG.Jaramillo-NievestieneundoctoradoenGeologíadelaUniversidaddeColorado,Boulder.ActualmenteesDecanaAuxiliardeInvestigación,enelDecanatodeEstudiosGraduados

eInvestigaciónenlaUniversidaddePuertoRico,RíoPiedras,mantieneunenfoquedeinvestigacióninterdisciplinariaconénfasisenlageologíaylosimpactosdelosprocesosgeológicosenlasociedad,incluyendoelcambioclimático.LadoctoraJaramillo-NievesesademásmiembrodelaIglesiaPresbiterianaenHatoRey,SanJuan,PuertoRico.[Dr.LornaG.JaramilloNieves&membersoftheLatinoPresbyterianNetworkforCreationCare.Dr.LornaG.Jaramillo-NieveshasaPh.D.inGeologyfromtheUniversityofColorado,Boulder.SheiscurrentlyAssistantDeanofResearch,intheDeanofGraduateStudiesandResearchattheUniversityofPuertoRico,RíoPiedras,shemaintainsaninterdisciplinaryresearchapproachwithanemphasisongeologyandtheimpactsofgeologicalprocesses includingclimatechange,onsociety.Dra.LornaG.Jaramillo-NievesisamemberofthePresbyterianChurchofHatoReyinSanJuan,PuertoRico.]

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#12-WhyCarbonFeeandDividend?

Joinusforaworkshopoutlining:• Abriefoverviewoftheclimatecrisis--thescopeandurgency

oftheproblem.• Anoverviewofvariouspolicyapproaches(investment,

regulations,capandtrade)alongwithstrengthsanddrawbackswitheach.

• Whyacarbonfee&dividendshouldbeakeypartofanylegislativepackage.

• Whatyoucando--actionsindividuals,churches,andPresbyteriescantake.

TomMatteisanenvironmentalepidemiologistandpublichealthphysicianwithmorethan30yearsofexperienceinpublichealthandenvironmentalhealthpracticeandresearch,domesticallyandinternationally.Forseveralyearsupto2016heservedasanAssistantCommissionerwiththeNewYorkCityDepartmentof

HealthandMentalHygiene,whereheledteamsthatlaunchedprogramsstudyingclimateandairpollutionexposuresandhealthimpactsamongcityresidentsandcommunities.ThisworkcontributedtoseveralNYCsustainabilityplansandsupportedregulationsandprogramslikethephaseoutofthemostpollutingheatingfuels,whichhelpedcutsulfurdioxidepollutionbynearly70%infiveyears,CoolNeighborhoodsNYCandtheCOVID-19heatwaveplantoprotectvulnerablepopulations.

CurtisBaysingerisaProfessorofAnesthesiologyattheVanderbiltMedicalCenterinNashville,TN.HeisaretiredArmyofficer,anelderatWestminsterPresbyterianChurch,Nashville,andavolunteerwiththechurch’sLivingWatersoutreach.CurtisalsoworksextensivelyonseveralglobalhealthinitiativesprimarilythroughKybele

Worldwide,anon-profitthatimprovesmaternalandchildhealthimmediatelyafterbirth.Hehasgivenpresentationstomedicalgroups,congregations,andatVanderbiltUniversityonhealthandclimatechange.

LindaRacineistheco-leadforPresbyteriansforCarbonDividends,apartnerorganizationofPEC,workingtoengagePresbyteriansateverylevel--localcongregations,Presbyteries,andnationwidePCUSAoffices—inclimateaction,offeringeducationalseminarsandvehiclestocommunicatewithCongress.Sheisan

elderatthePresbyterianChurchofTraverseCity,Michigan,andco-chairofthechurch’sCreationCareTeam.LindaisalsotheMichiganCo-CoordinatorforCitizens’ClimateLobby,anon-partisanvolunteerorganizationworkingonnationalpolicyforclimatesolutions.

REGISTRATION FOR 2021 ZOOM CONFERENCE

CREATION CARE BUFFET: COME TO THE TABLE

The conference registration is now online in an easy-to-fill-out online form. Fill in the boxes and hit submit. https://presbyearthcare.org/2021-conference/ Suggested Donation: $20 per Sunday or $50 for three Sundays. We welcome your giving additional funds to help cover the full cost for those who may need scholarship assistance (let us know if you need scholarship assistance) and to support the overall work of Presbyterians for Earth Care. Please give online: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/pecdonations or mail a check to Presbyterians for Earth Care, 501 Valley Drive, Durham, NC 27704. Thank you!

Please email your questions to PEC2021Conf@gmail.com Thank you!

Please encourage others to register now for this important time for learning and action to counter the Climate Crisis and care for God's creation. Thank you!