Coming Up - March 97

EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY

Volume Six, Number Three
March/April 1997

April 4 - 6 Bangor PA	GOD OF THE GALAXIES: RECONCILING SCIENCE AND FAITH, a workshop sponsored by Kirkridge Retreat Center and led by Rev. Barbara Smith-Moran, S.O.Sc., James F. Salmon, S.J., and astronomer Peter Detterline. Contact Cynthia Crowner, Kirkridge, 2495 Fox Gap Rd., Bangor PA 18013-0813; 610/ 588-1793; fax, 610/588-8510.
April 4 - 5 St. Paul MN	FAITH AND THE FUTURE: A conference relating faith, the environment, and intergenerational justice. Sponsored by Project Ecosphere/Kairos 2000 and Hamline University, keynoters are Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer of the Community of St. Martin, David W. Orr of Oberlin College, and Winona La Duke of White Earth Land Recovery Project.Choice of workshops. Contact Don Irish, 2018 Fairmount Ave. St. Paul MN 55105; 612/ 698-3285.
April 5 Alexandria VA	FROM GENESIS TO THE SPACE AGE: PERSPECTIVES ON GODÕS CREATION. Sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, the conference addresses the environmental crisis, and provides practical suggestions for changing our lifestyles. Contact Elizabeth Sedlins, Committee on the Stewardship of Creation, 540/ 822-5302 or diocesan program Office 1-800-DIOCESE.
April 12 San Antonio TX	OUR CELTIC CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, sponsored by Anamchairde Network, features keynoter Cintra Pemberton, OSH, Convent of St. Helena, New York, and workshops on Celtic Christianity and Irish-American Catholicism. Contact Rev. Mary Earle, 7302 Robin Rest, San Antonio TX 78209; 210/ 821-5370, or e-mail: mcearle@aol.com.
April 26 Reseda CA	FAITH, SIMPLICITY, MONEY AND STUFF, "Your Money or Your Life!" a presentation by Evy McDonald, R.N., M.S., co-founder of New Road Map Foundation. Contact Peter Moore-Kochlacs, Environmental Ministries, 7528 Garden Grove Ave., Reseda CA 91335; 818/ 344-7870.
May 2 - 4 Albuquerque NM	TOWARD THE PROMISE OF NATURE: A JOURNEY FOR THE HUMAN SPIRIT, a retreat sponsored by the Eco-Justice Committee of the New Mexico Conference of Churches features Dr. John F. Haught, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Contact Paul Seto 505/ 983-8248 or write New Mexico Conference of Churches, 124 Hermosa St. SE, Albuquerque NM 87108.
May 17 - 18 Washington DC	NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, brings together academic and on-the-ground experts to discuss the Habitat Conservation Plans being negotiated across the country to resolve endangered species conflicts. Open to all. For registration forms call Jeffrey Hunter 703/ 790-4093.