Becoming Carbon Neutral

University of St. Thomas 3800 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites the interested public to attend a lecture on Becoming Carbon Neutral. Many in the faith community are concerned about climate change and our individual and institutional contribution to its cause.  To address our role in climate change, we all need to understand and then implement carbon neutral design.  [...]

People & Nature: An Economist’s Viewpoint

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church (CTKELC) 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to attend Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation, an environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2017 is Connections between People and Nature. At the August web meeting, we welcome Professor Peter Hartley, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Family Professor of Economics at Rice University, [...]

Native Plants for Houses of Worship

St. Thomas University & online 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX

The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites the interested public to attend a free lecture on Native Plants for Houses of Worship. There are many actions that faith communities can take to be more planet-friendly and meet their needs at the same time. One of these actions is to landscape with plants which consume less [...]

AFSP Hosts Soul Shop for Leaders

Montrose Counseling Center 401 Branard St., Houston, TX

This one-day training provides core guidance for faith leaders to respond to suicidality and other impacts of desperation in their communities. This training is appropriate for those who lead a faith community (e.g. Pastor, Rabbi, Imam, Deacon, Minister) or those who are in a leadership or teaching role with members of a faith community (e.g. [...]

International Day of Peace Observation & Hurricane Harvey Relief Concert benefiting IM

Rothko Chapel 3900 Yupon Street, Houston, TX

In observation of International Day of Peace, join the Apollo Chamber Players for a program of music for string quartet by Grammy-winning American composers Libby Larsen and Phillip Glass, Millennial composer Alexandra du Bois, and Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali. All proceeds from this event will go toward Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston's efforts to help homebound [...]

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Harvey Recovery Fair

North East Community Center (at James Driver Park) 10918 ½ Bentley Houston, TX 77093

The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management invites residents affected by Hurricane Harvey to a recovery fair at the Harris County Precinct 2 North East Community Center. The Harvey Recovery Fair will provide important recovery information about available disaster assistance from both governmental and non-profit organizations. Representatives from Harris County, the City [...]

Journey of the Universe screenings

St. Thomas University & online 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX

You are invited to go on the Journey of the Universe in October, with three opportunities to be awe-struck by this Emmy-award winning documentary which narrates the 14 billion year story of the universe's development in a single hour. The film tells this story in a way that is accessible to everyone: drawing on astronomy [...]

Connections between People & Nature

Online

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to attend Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation, an environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2017 is Connections between People and Nature. At the October web meeting, Lisa Brenskelle, leader of the Creation Care Team at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, leader of the Lutherans [...]

Subaru Share the Love

During the Subaru Share the Love event, purchasers of Subaru cars will have the option to donate $250 Meals on Wheels.  Here's what Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels America, says of this event: “For the past ten years, Subaru of America has partnered alongside the Meals on Wheels network to deliver nutrition, companionship [...]