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Climate in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar
Thank you for being one of the many caring faith communities that have committed to working with Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) and Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) to raise up climate protection and environmental justice this fall.
Bulletin inserts • Photo petition signs • Sample talk for speakers • Induction cooktop demonstration recipe • For Christian communities • Recursos para las iglesias en español • For Jewish communities (including a Sukkah decoration!) • For Muslim communities • For Unitarian Universalist communities • Resources for Action Beyond Climate in the Pulpits
Spread the word!
Let your neighbors know your congregation is participating by sharing and tagging the Climate in the Pulpits event on Facebook! Use hashtag #climatepulpits to share photos and teachings from your congregation’s program.
Resources
Bulletin inserts
All congregations participating in Climate in the Pulpits are encouraged to distribute bulletin inserts, ideally as part of the worship service, and re-collect the filled-in postcards on the spot, perhaps in a collection plate as part of the offering.
If your congregation already told us how many bulletin inserts you need, the inserts you requested will be mailed to your congregation. If you need more, you may find .pdfs below that can be printed and copied, two to a page.
Click to download bulletin inserts for congregations in Washington DC.
Click to download bulletin inserts for congregations in Maryland.
photo petition signs
Invite your community to speak out on the spot by taking photos with our signs. Have them hold the sign close to their chin for social media-friendly images, and send them to us or post with hashtag #ClimatePulpits.
Click to download signs for congregations in Washington DC in black & white or color.
Click to download signs for congregations in Maryland in black & white or color.
Sample talk for speakers
For guest or volunteer speakers, download our sample 5-minute talk.
induction cooking demonstration
To set up an induction cooking demonstration at your congregation’s coffee hour, bring or borrow an induction cooktop (email operations@ipldmv.org if you’d like to borrow one of ours), and make this easy and delicious chocolate fondue!
2023 Resources
For Christian Communities
African-American/Black churches
- IPL-DMV one-pager: “Climate Change and African-American Communities”
- From Creation Justice Ministries: African American Climate Initiative
Children & youth
- From Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA): Operation Creation curriculum, Light Switch Reminders coloring sheet
- From Catholic Climate Covenant: Friending Planet Earth Curriculum (youth)
- From Green Anglicans: The Story of Creation Sunday School Curriculum (children)
- From New Community Project: Operation Creation! Curriculum (children)
- From Little Green Thumbs: My Climate Story (children)
Recursos para las iglesias en español
- De la Alianza Católica para el Clima: Cuidar la creación de Dios: Recursos para la liturgia, la predicación y la acción
- Del Columban Center: Guía de Estudio Para Personas Y Grupos Pequeños
For Jewish Communities
Jewish resources
- Jewish text studies: Toward a Wiser Use of Energy and Genesis and Human Stewardship of the Earth
- Climate Action Guide: Climate Action Shabbat Guide from Hazon and Dayenu
- Sukkah decoration
For Muslim Communities
Muslim resources
From Khaleafa: Green Khutbah Campaign and Sample Green Khutbah
For UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST COMMUNITIES
UU resources
From Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth: Resources and curriculum
For children & youth, from Unitarian Universalist Association: Climate Change Religious Education Curriculum