Please join diverse local religious leaders to celebrate our shared commitment to environmental sustainability and the integrity of creation. The program is sponsored by the Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, the Interfaith Center of New York, the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, and the Interchurch Center’s Committee on Ecumenical, Interfaith, and Community Concerns.
On Wednesday, October 1, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Native American, and Sikh faith leaders will lead a prayer service – recommitting, hand in hand, to moral and institutional responsibility to the Earth as our shared home. And on Friday, October 3, from 9:30 – 11:30 am, we will live out this commitment through an optional ecological service project in collaboration with the Riverside Park Conservancy.
The program coincides with the Season of Creation observed by many Christian denominations from September 1 through October 4 (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment), and marks the ten-year anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home. ICNY and our partners are honored to extend this traditionally Christian observance to New Yorkers of all faiths and none – recognizing the integrity of creation as a bedrock principle for interfaith collaboration.
No RSVP is required for the October 1 worship service – all are welcome! The service will also be livestreamed on the Interchurch Center’s YouTube channel.
Space is limited for the October 3 ecological service project however – please email info@geii.org to RSVP by September 25.
