Care for Our Water
Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and the ocean are parts of creation that need to be cared for. Below you can access toolkits and study guides to support restorative actions for the Earth's water resources.
Plastic-Free
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(Christian) Plastic Jesus by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Christian) Zero Waste Church by Church of the Navivity, Raleigh NC
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(Christian) Free from Plastic Pollution: Five Actions Congregations Can Take by United Church of Christ
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(Multi-Faith) Toolkit for Houses of Worship To Join the Movement to End Plastic Pollution by Beyond Plastics
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(Secular) How to make sleeping mats for the homeless out of plastic bags by Stephanie Lewis
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(Secular) UN Plastic Treaty by UNEP
Materials & Resources
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(Christian) God's Precious Gift of Water by Andrew Hartley
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(Christian) Save Our Sacred Seas by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Christian) Water: God's Life-Sustaining Everyday Miracle by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Christian) Weathering the Storm: A Responsive Reading of Psalm 18 by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Jewish) Repair the Sea by Repair the Sea
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(Multi-Faith) Our Ocean: Changing Climate, Shifting Tides by Blessed Tomorrow, Creation Justice Ministries'
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(Multi-Faith) Sacred Grounds by National Wildlife Federation
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(Secular) How's My Waterway? by the Environmental Protection Agency
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(Secular) How to Set Up a Rain Barrel Step-By-Step by Get Busy Gardening
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(Secular) The 9 Best Rain Barrels, Tested and Reviewed by The Spruce
Toolkits
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(Christian) Water Stewards: A Toolkit for Congregational Care of Local Watersheds by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Multi-Faith) Holy Water: Protecting What Connects and Sustains Us- Film Series by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Multi-Faith) Toolkit for Faithful Stewards by Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake