EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Eleven, Number Two January/February 2002 NEW EARTHKEEPING CIRCLE IN BROOKLYN by Gregory Todd Imagine yourself in a circle of friends talking about things you really care about, how we have to stop killing our planet with bad air, bad water, bad food, how we have to stop killing ourselves with too much work, too little time for others and too much time for our possessions. Imagine finding out more about the place we live, its history, geography, geology, resources, weather, plants, wildlife and the people who came before us. Find yourself feeling more connected, more grounded in your place and more at ease in your own body, your own space. Imagine yourself seeking the connection of all this with the life of Christ, how his experience, as revealed in the Bible, helps us better understand the world we now live in. How can his truth and wisdom help us extricate ourselves from the dilemmas of modern times? If you can imagine all this, then you can imagine an Earthkeeping Circle, which several of us are developing in the Park Slope United Methodist Church in Brooklyn. We have had three monthly meetings, each time deciding on the following month's topic for discussion. We also sing songs and read scripture. At our second meeting everyone was asked to research a topic that related to our bioregion. On the occasion of the winter solstice we each brought a candle, opened with five selections from the Bible that related to light, and reflected on the meaning of light in our lives. To date attendance has fluctuated from four to six persons, but with invitations posted in the alternative lifestyle center and local food cooperative, and articles in the church newsletter, we expect the group to grow. For more, contact Gregory Todd, a member of NACCE Board of Directors, greg@BECnewcommunities.org, 718/965-2785. Home     Table of Contents