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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) to raise up climate protection and environmental justice this fall.

Bulletin inserts  •  Photo petition signs  •  Sample talk for speakers  •  Induction cooktop demonstration recipe  • For Buddhist communities • For Christian communities  •  Recursos para las iglesias en español • For Hindu communities • For Jain communities • For Jewish communities (including a Sukkah decoration!) • For Muslim communities  • For Sikh communities • For Unitarian Universalist communities  • Resources for civic engagement • 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 your congregation.

Resources for Civic engagement

Invite your community to bring hope into action. Speak out on the spot to get out the vote 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 #HopeInAction.

  • Invite your congregation to go together to early voting sites after worship, particularly 10/25-27 (“Souls to the Polls”? “Sukkot the Vote”?)
  • If your congregation serves as a polling site, throw a “party at the polls” with food and music to celebrate voting in your community. We can provide posters, kids’ coloring sheets, selfie frames and more to support voting celebrations.
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!

2024 Resources

Learn about your local elections

From the Maryland Board of Elections

You can use this tool to:

  • Review your voter registration record.
  • Request a duplicate voter registration card.
  • Find out where to vote.
  • Find out your voting districts.
  • Find out your local board of elections.
  • See the status of your mail-in or provisional ballot.
  • View your sample ballot.

You can use this tool to:

  • Find out where to vote.
  • Find out your voting districts.
  • Find out your local board of elections.

Virginia Department of Elections

DC Board of Elections

Learn how to be a faithful voter

You can use this tool to find your ballot and learn about candidates

IPL National: Faithful Voter Reflection Guide

IPL National: Faithful Voter Reflection Guide Webinar 

Preaching on the Importance of Voting

For Christian Communities

African-American/Black churches

Catholic parishes

Protestant churches

Children & youth

Recursos para las iglesias en español

For Buddhist Communities

Buddhist resources

For Hindu Communities

Hindu resources

For Jain Communities

Jain resources

For Jewish Communities

Jewish resources

For Muslim Communities

Muslim resources

For Sikh Communities

Sikh resources

For UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST COMMUNITIES

UU resources

Resources for action beyond climate in the pulpits

Greening resources