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Outward and Visible Signs of an Inward and Spiritual Grace Watersheds and Warming
Outward and Visible Signs
of an
Inward and Spiritual Grace
Watersheds and Warming
•Food SourcesNative plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, nectar
•Water SourcesBirdbath, pond, water garden, streamstream
•Places for CoverThicket, rockpile, birdhouse
•Places to Raise YoungDense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond
•Sustainable GardeningMulch, compost, rain garden, chemical-free fertilizer
Three of the following:
Seeds from a plant • Berries • Nectar •
Foliage/Twigs • Nuts • Fruits • Sap •
Pollen • Suet • Bird Feeder • Squirrel Pollen • Suet • Bird Feeder • Squirrel
Feeder • Hummingbird Feeder • Butterfly
Feeder
Provide ONE
Water Source
2 forms of Shelter: Wooded area•
Bramble Patch • Ground Cover •
Rock Pile or Wall • Cave • Roosting
Box • Dense Shrubs or Thicket •
Evergreens • Brush or Log Pile •
Burrow • Meadow or Prairie • Water Burrow • Meadow or Prairie • Water
Garden or Pond
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church
We will reduce the greenhouse gas emissionsWe will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions
from every facility that we maintain by
50% in 10 years.
Some energy is radiated back
into space by the earth in
the form of infrared waves
Some energy is radiated back
into space by the earth in
the form of infrared waves
Some of this outgoing infrared
radiation is trapped by the
earth’s atmosphere and warms it
Some of this outgoing infrared
radiation is trapped by the
earth’s atmosphere and warms it
Most of this radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth and warms it
Most of this radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth and warms it
Some energy is radiated back
into space by the earth in
the form of infrared waves
Some energy is radiated back
into space by the earth in
the form of infrared waves
Some of this outgoing infrared
radiation is trapped by the
earth’s atmosphere and warms it
Some of this outgoing infrared
radiation is trapped by the
earth’s atmosphere and warms it
Most of this radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth and warms it
Most of this radiation
is absorbed by the
Earth and warms it
• an invitation to every community of faith to take action to reverse global warming.
• a pledge to to be made publicly by the national religious bodies that
endorse it as their witness to the holiness of creation and their
commitment to protect the Earth as a sacred trust.
• an expression of the unity of the world’s religious communities in the
The Challenge
The Genesis Covenant is:
• an expression of the unity of the world’s religious communities in the
face of a shared crisis.
• a challenge made publicly by the national religious bodies that endorse
it as their witness to the holiness of creation and their commitment to
protect the Earth as a sacred trust.
• an expression of the unity of the world’s religious communities in the face
of a shared crisis.
• a challenge to all other sectors of society to join people of faith in a global
effort to change history by changing behavior.
The Genesis Covenant
1. Must be endorsed by the appropriate
representative governing body of the
community.
2. Once that body has adopted the Covenant
every facility that it maintains will reduce the every facility that it maintains will reduce the
greenhouse gas emissions from their levels at
the time of ratification by 50% within ten
years.
3. This includes places of worship, offices,
schools, camps, retreat centers and other
facilities.
Watersheds and Warming
A Six-Session Adult Christian
Education Curriculum Guide
prepared by
The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
Task Force for The Stewardship of Creation
“The stewardship of creation is one of
the primal vocations of humanity. The
creation is God’s “original blessing,” in
Matthew Fox’s words. God means for Matthew Fox’s words. God means for
us to care for the earth and its
creatures, for their sake not just our
own sake. “
Session One: The Wonders of Creation
Session Two: The Wonders of Alabama
Session Three: Awareness of Pollution to Our Watersheds
Session Four: Care of Creation in Alabama Watersheds
Session Five: Creating Our Care of Creation Covenant
Session Six: Celebrating Our Care of Creation Covenant
Outward and Visible Signs
of an
Inward and Spiritual Grace
Watersheds and Warming
