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Adult CE: How to Protect the Earth in 2025
Apr
27
9:45 AM09:45
Christian Education

Adult CE: How to Protect the Earth in 2025

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Celebrate the 55th anniversary of Earth Day by learning more on the history of the first Earth Day and early conservationists on both sides of the Delaware River – and how that same spirit rings true in a moment of profound ecological peril and political attacks on our environment. Join Doug O’Malley, Director of Environment New Jersey and FPC member, who will talk about how this same activism led to the passage of our landmark environmental laws – and can be rechanneled into building a broader consensus for environmental preservation, protection of our drinking water and a strengthened resilient clean energy grid. And how we can learn to be sustainable ambassadors of environmental stewardship, as children, parents and grandparents, and talk about the changes we are making with our friends and neighbors.

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Earth Day
Apr
21
9:45 AM09:45
Christian Education

Earth Day

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Coming off the hottest year on record, and one of the warmest winters on record, climate change has become an ever-present factor in our lives. But how much progress are we making at the state and national levels? And how much can our individual actions impact a clearly global problem? Doug O'Malley, Director with Environment New Jersey and FPC member, will do a run-down on progress made over the last year on both the state and federal level. Doug will break down impacts of climate change on everything from our drinking water, our insurance rates and the pace of single-use plastics in our lives. He will also do an Earth Day tune-up on green plans made in past years and provide some key tips for all of us to incorporate into our daily lives, from young parents to grandparents. Come join Doug O'Malley in the MacColl Room at 9:45 AM on Sunday, April 21, as part of this year's Earth Day teach-in.

Special Earth Day Sunday School

Join us for a special Earth Day Children’s Sunday School on Sunday, April 21, from 9:45-10:30 am in Old Buttonwood Hall. We will explore together how God calls us to take care of the earth. We will then complete an Earth Day service project. Children of all ages are invited to join! Parents and guardians are invited to attend the Adult Education Earth Day program in the MacColl Room at this time.

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Adult Christian Education's Earth Day Program
Apr
23
12:30 PM12:30
Christian Education

Adult Christian Education's Earth Day Program

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Doug O’Malley, FPC member and director of Environment New Jersey, will be returning as speaker and discussion leader. He’ll refresh our understanding of key ideas in Katharine Hayhoe’s book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, particularly on the importance of local and individual actions. He’ll provide an update on climate actions at the local/regional level and debrief us on climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation that, in his words, is a ‘big deal’. We'll also hear about the participation of the church in a district-wide energy savings program (featured in the March Messenger). And we'll be inviting the authors of last year's climate action plans to share how things went over the year.

The hybrid class will be held in the McColl Room beginning around 12:30, and on Zoom. Register below to attend remotely. (Registration for in-person attendance is not required.)

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Apr
21
to May 5
Christian Education

Earth Day CE Series: Scripture, Faith, and Stewardship of the Earth

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An Exploration of Scripture, Faith, and Stewardship of the Earth

Wednesday evenings @ 7 PM on April 21, April 28, and May 5

The Adult Education Committee announces a new series to usher in the celebration of Earth Day on April 22.  Earth Day, with its 2021 theme of “Restore the Earth,” celebrates the myriad ways in which support for environmental protection is demonstrated around the world. What better way to consider restoring the earth and stewarding its resources than to consider scripture and how it calls us as people of faith to care for the earth.

This 3-part webinar will be held on Wednesday evenings @ 7 PM on April 21, April 28, and May 5.

  • On April 21, First Church member Doug O’Malley will talk about local and regional perspectives on climate issues, and stewardship through environmental protection. We are pleased to welcome Doug as a guest speaker in this series.

  • On April 28, we’ll watch and discuss segments of A Spiritual and Moral Response to the Climate Crisis, the 2020 webinar presentation given by Karenna Gore for the McClendon Scholars Program at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC.

  • On May 5, Ms. Gore will be talking directly to us. Dr. Mullis will moderate this session, which will have a Q&A format. The initial questions will be prepared in advance, and class attendees will be invited to submit questions for Ms. Gore to address.

Please register in advance to join any or all sessions!  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Doug O'Malley is the State Director for Environment New Jersey, part of the Public Interest Network. He has been with Environment New Jersey since 2001, leading campaigns to fast-track New Jersey’s clean energy economy via offshore wind, solar and energy efficiency programs and to rejoin New Jersey in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program; he’s also led campaigns focused on New Jersey’s drinking water quality and protection of the state’s watershed lands.

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Karenna Gore is founder and director of the Center of Earth Ethics at the Union Theological Seminary. The Center, bridging the worlds of religion, academia, policy and culture, seeks to discern and pursue changes necessary to stop ecological destruction and create a society that values the long-term health of the whole. Ms. Gore is also an ex-officio member of the faculty of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

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