EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Three, Number Six July/August 1994 Coming Up September 3 - 9, Garrison NY LET MANKIND LEARN; NATIONAL ECOLOGY APOSTOLATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE, sponsored by National Ecology Commission, Secular Franciscan Order, covers Catholic Social Teaching and the Environment, concept of universal kinship, care of creation ministries, environmental justice, ecological impacts of food production and consumption, public health aspects of air and water pollution, animal issues, building community ecological awareness, and more. Among the speakers: Fr. Thomas Berry, Sr. Miriam Therese MacGillis, Lois Marie Gibbs. Cost $210. Contact Charles G. Spencer, SFO, National Ecology Commission, 107 Jensen Circle, West Springfield MA 01089, (413) 737-7600. September 8 - 9, Des Moines IA THE RURAL CHURCH: CULTIVATING A PROMISING FUTURE, sponsored by National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC), offers educational, spiritual and experiential activities centered around rural life. For more information write NCRLC, 4625 Beaver Ave., Des Moines IA 50310, (515) 270-2634. September 23 - 25, Sinsinawa WI (near Dubuque, IA) HEALING THE EARTH, sponsored by Sinsinawa Mound Retreat Center. Program presentations by Paula Gonzalez, SC, Ph.D., plus hands-on experience of energy conservation assessment of a building. Cost $128. For information write Sinsinawa Mound Center Retreat Office, Sinsinawa WI 53824, (608) 748-4411 ext. 811. September 24, Oceanside CA PLANTING THE SEEDS, 1994 NACCE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH ECOLOGY CONFERENCE, sponsored by North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology, for junior and senior highs and youth leaders. Speakers and workshop leaders include Tara Church of Tree Musketeers youth environmental organization; Peter Moore-Kochlacs (planning Earth Day worship service); Dave Burnight (earth spirituality); Bill Wood (Bible study). Other workshop topics include sustainability, environmental justice, service opportunities in Mexico, environmental careers and more. Cost $15 per church, $5 per student or additional adult. For registration materials, write Pam Marino, 5162 Maple Ave., Irvine CA 92715, (714) 786-0969; or Peter Moore-Kochlacs, Environmental Ministries, 7528 Garden Grove Ave., Reseda CA 91335, (818) 344-7870. Home     Table of Contents