The Path of Hope: A Study on Climate Action for Faith Communities – Online

Oct. 28 – Nov. 18, Thursdays at 6 p.m. central, You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by UN officials and other experts. The videos walk viewers through four key climate policy issues [...]

Beginnings, Sinnings, and Underpinnings: Genesis and Two Faiths

Beginnings, Sinnings, and Underpinnings:          Genesis and Two Faiths Come join a pastor and a rabbi as they share their insights in teaching together and the art & craft of cross-religious textual exploration. In teaching a ten-class course for Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on perhaps the most well-known text in our shared [...]

Rain Barrels for The Houston-Area Community

Christ the king Lutheran Church 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX

Rain Barrel Distribution:  Sunday, Nov. 14, 1 – 3 p.m. Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX 77005 Rain Barrel Training: Sunday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m., online The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston and Galveston Bay Foundation invite all houses of worship and their members in Houston, alongside any interested Houstonians, [...]

The 36th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

St. Philip Presbyterian Church 4807 San Felipe St., Houston, TX

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service The 36th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, to be held Thursday, Nov, 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., will take place at St. Philip Presbyterian Church, 4807 San Felipe, in the Galleria District of Houston.  The theme for this year’s service is “The Gift of Life.”  Representatives from nine religious faiths, including Bahai, [...]

A Beautiful Legacy: The Relationship of Pope John Paul II and Jerzy Kluger

St. Philip Presbyterian Church 4807 San Felipe St., Houston, TX

Please join us to celebrate two incredible human beings, Jerzy Kluger and Karol Wojtyla, who became close friends in first grade.  Jerzy was a Polish Jew. Kare is better known as Pope John Paul II. Their lifelong friendship helped Pope John Paul II in the pontiff's efforts to repair  Catholic-Jewish relations after centuries of antisemitism. [...]

Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…Online

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy. Lisa Brenskelle, Houston Climate Communication Coordinator, Texas Interfaith Power & Light  A Climate Action Plan for Faith Communities & People of Faith Sunday, November 21, 6 [...]

Dabru Emet, ‘Speak Truth’ A Jewish Statement About Christianity

In the late 1990s, the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies (ICJS-now Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies) hosted the Jewish Scholars Project in Baltimore, Maryland. After several years of meeting, four interdenominational Jewish scholars published Dabru Emet ("Speak Truth") as a full-page statement in The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, and other [...]

All Creation Waits Weekly Book Discussion Group for Advent – Online

All Creation Waits Weekly Book Discussion Group for Advent Wednesdays, December 1 – 22, 6 p.m., online   Avoid the consumer hype of the “holiday season” with daily readings of intimate, beautifully-written portraits of wild animals and their adaptations to the cold and dark of winter.  The author sees in these creatures lessons for adapting [...]

Climate Solutions 101 – Online

Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on climate solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, these materials from Project Drawdown concentrate on game-changing climate action based on rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise [...]

Faithful Resilience: A Study on Climate Resilience for Faith Communities-Online

Thursdays, January 13 – February 17, 6 p.m., online Faithful Resilience is a six-part weekly study on climate resilience for faith communities. The climate crisis has arrived. Faith communities must not only react, but also prepare. Over the last decade, hurricanes have intensified, wildfires have burnt stronger, and heat waves have baked our cities. These [...]