Welcome to the content hub for our new land-based ministry project. We hope that in coming months we will collect much more material about ways to engage in ministry that sees the land on which we live, work, and worship as central to our common life.
We are thrilled to introduce our fall education series, Seeds of Justice.
Please share this information with your friends, family, and anyone else who might be interested. People of all faiths and no faith are equally welcome. We encourage other churches, organizations, and homes to take similar steps toward listening deeply to those whose stories often go unheard. Education and awareness are key to building a community of love, respect, and justice.
Thanksgiving
We are incredibly grateful for the parishioners who championed this effort and are working hard to make information about this project as accessible as possible. Special thanks also go to a generous ministry development grant from Episcopal Community Services.
Grant From Episcopal Community Services
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin received a generous $5,000 Episcopal Community Services grant based on an application entitled “Land-Based Ministry: Growing a More Equitable, Participatory, and Inclusive Community.” Land-based ministry considers the land on which we live, work, and worship to be a key component of the church’s mission of reconciliation and justice. One component of the project we envision is our education series, “Seeds of Justice,” which you can read about below in our Education Opportunities.
To read more about our grant from the Episcopal Community Services, please
click here.Newspaper Articles
Click below to read some articles published in the Davis Enterprise, written by members of our congregation.
Commentary: Protect Our Public Resources By Alessa Johns
Other Letters and Articles
Click here to view: A letter from Peggy Froehlich to the Yolo Planning Commission and Yolo Board of Supervisors.
Getting Involved: Climate Action
One of our members, Juliette Beck, is attending COP26 People’s Summit and wrote a fascinating article about the event. She says “[we are] here to attend the hybrid, in-person and online, COP26 People’s Summit, a week of action, education, and strategizing on ways to rapidly and justly transition off fossil fuels, recognizing the particular responsibility of industrialized countries such as the United States, which has contributed nearly 40 percent of historical greenhouse gas emissions.” To read more about the summit, please see the link below.
The Seeds of Justice Series is funded by a grant from Episcopal Community Services. Thanks also to our partners at Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice and the Yolo Climate Emergency Coalition.
