NMIPL IN THE NEWS
Carlsbad Current Argus. Sep. 3, 2020 New Mexico finalizes oil and gas wastewater regulations, lawmakers hear testimony (Rev. Nick King Quoted)
Las Cruces Sun-News, Aug. 19, 2020, Report on solving climate crisis brings hope (Co-authored by Michael Sells, Clara Sims and Edith Yanez)
Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 15, 2020 Vote your values this November (Commentary by Larry Rasmussen and Tabitha Arnold)
Join Us for Our First Monthly Earth Spirit Sharing
/in Earth & Faith, Featured Articles, NEWS /by adminLisa Leahigh, a Buddhist practitioner who is in and Eco-chaplaincy program through Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe is leading the monthly evenings.
They will be the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6 pm on zoom.
Please join us for a short grounding meditation, reflection, and council-style sharing, in honor of the inner-outer world. May this gathering be a source of renewal and help us to continue showing up for this earth and ourselves.
Outline of the hour reflection and sharing:
· Welcome and lighting of the candle.
· Guided meditation practice.
· An offering (reading, video, prayer).
· Sharing and listening from the heart.
· Closing with a dedication
Register here
A Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration
Videos from #EarthDay Composting Workshop
/in Earth & Faith, NEWS /by adminJoin the Nationwide Climate Prayer
/in Earth & Faith, Featured Articles, NEWS /by adminEarth Week Facebook video recorded prayers:
Click here to go to Interfaith Power & Light’s FaceBook page to pray along. Or click the links below to pray along on IPL’s Youtube channel.
Prayers by Faith Tradition
Baha’i prayer, Christine Muller, a Baha’i practitioner, and a music teacher, teaches courses on climate change and sustainable development for the Wilmette Institute, and serves as secretary of the International Environment Forum. Christine offers readings from Baha’i teachings for the Earth. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Buddhist prayer, Linda Ruth Cutts is a member of the National Board of IPL and a Senior Dharma Teacher at San Francisco Zen Center, Green Gulch Farm. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Buddhist prayer, Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax, Abbot and Founder of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Christian Prayer, Rev. Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Chair Emeritus of the board of Interfaith Power & Light. Rev. Durley is the former Pastor of the historic Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta, where he served for nearly 25 years. In 2011, Rev. Durley was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame for his contributions during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Episcopal prayer, Rev. Michael Sells, Episcopal Church of Navajoland on the San Juan Mission. Farmington, New Mexico. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Hindu prayer, Neha Pathak recites a Hindu prayer with her daughters that expresses the faithful connection between Hindus and Mother Earth. She is a board member of Bhumi Global, an international organization of Hindus caring for the Earth www.bhumiglobal.org. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Hindu prayer, SriVani Ganti, board member of Bhumi Global. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Interfaith prayer, “We Hold The Earth” by Rev. Susan Hendershot, President, Interfaith Power & Light. Click here for the prayer on Youtube
Lenape and English prayer, Trinity Norwood-Citizen of The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation of New Jersey. Click here for this prayer on Youtube
Jewish prayer, Rabbi Nate DeGroot, Hazon Detroit, Michigan. Click here to view the prayer on Youtube
Jewish Prayer, Rabbi Simone Schicker is the spiritual leader of Temple B’nai Israel, the Jewish Reform congregation in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Jewish prayer, Rabbi Jennie Rosenn is the Founder & CEO of Dayenu, a new organization mobilizing the American Jewish community to confront the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action. She has spent more than two decades advocating for social change and creating dynamic new initiatives at the heart of the Jewish social justice movement. Learn more about Dayenu by visiting dayenu.org. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Muslim prayer, Dr. Bashar Mourad is currently the president of The Islamic Society of Evansville, Indiana. He is a physician by profession and is married with 4 children. Dr. Mourad has been involved in ISE for over two decades. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Muslim prayer, Imam Saffet A. Catovic, Muslim Chaplain, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, and founding member of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) – Green Initiatives. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Muslim prayer, Imam Sohail Chaudhry, Islamic Center of East Lansing, Michigan, winner of the Cool Congregations Community Inspiration award. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Native American prayer, The Rev Canon Debbie Royals, Pascua Yaqui is Canon for Native American Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, Vicar of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in downtown Tucson and is developing the Four Winds, a new community. She offers a prayer for Creation and included some wisdom teachings from her Pascua Yaqui elders. Click here for this prayer on Youtube.
Navajo prayer, Kyle Mitchell, Dine / Navajo storyteller and faculty member at South Mountain Community College, Arizona/ Click here for this prayer on Youtube
Find other climate blessings from various faith traditions here.