Events
Annual EcoFaith Leadership Retreat
Building Arcs across the Upper Midwest for a Flourishing Planet
Sunday supper, August 25 through Tuesday lunch, August 27
Camp Onomia, Onamia, Minnesota
Hosted by the EcoFaith Leadership Team of the NE MN Synod
For creation care/EcoFaith leaders in the Upper Midwest synods
Come together for renewal, direction, and encouragement through
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Morning and evening worship
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Stories of growth in earthkeeping activity in our synods
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Special presentations on creation in worship
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Plenary and small group discussions
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Shaping the 2025 EcoFaith Summit
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Open time to rest and explore the campgrounds
Highlights include:
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New ecumenical “Festival of Creation” (Rev. Dr. Ben Stewart and Rev. Dr. Melinda Quivik, participants in the Assisi Conference)
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A training in active listening skills by LYO youth and adult leaders
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“Re-matriating our Faith/Worship” (a presentation by the Rev. Krehl Stringer)
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“Walking in the Woods with the Word”, led by Pastor Daphne Urban
Full retreat: $150 per person
See registration page for additional details and day rate
Registration Deadline: August 15
SPECIAL NOTE
There is not cost for high school youth through age 25 participants while funds last
Welcome the Green Season with the first
Synod Pollinator Sunday
June 2, 2024
The NE-MN Synod and its EcoFaith Network invite congregations have designated June 2, the first “Green Sunday” of the Season after Pentecost, as Synod Pollinator Sunday. Resources for celebrating are available here for congregations throughout the Midwest, including a litany and hymn suggestions for worship as well as the hymn from the EcoFaith Summit, background information, and guidelines for becoming a pollinator sanctuary. An outdoor blessing for a new or existing pollinator plot will be available mid-May.
Note: Synod Pollinator Sunday is on June 2 as a welcome to the Green Season, but congregations can celebrate it at any time of their choosing.