From November 2025:
2025 Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service 6:30pm Monday, 11/24/25
For any of you so inclined or interested, please consider attending the 2025 Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service (Monday, November 24th, 2025, 6:30-7:30pm at Our Lady Queen Of Peace Parish, 401 S Owen Dr, Madison, WI 53711) hosted by a coalition of Madison area churches across the denominational spectrum.
Details at https://www.collaborationproject.us/thanksgiving. Moments of intention and reflection such as this nurture the gratitude attitude that helps sustain spirits in our challenging times.
Quarterly Meeting 11/6 Features Climate Advocacy Opportunities
Join us for our next quarterly Zoom meeting on November 6, 2025, at 7:00 pm, to hear about Climate Advocacy Opportunities.
Although we may start with thoughts and prayers as we learn about creation care, environmental issues, and climate change, we may feel called to do more. As both people of faith and citizens of a struggling democracy we have an opportunity, and even an obligation, to petition our government for responsible moral action. This includes protecting our common home -- our country, our planet and its environment, including climate.
We will have speakers from three great organizations offer information about a variety of ways to do so:
Citizens Climate Lobby. Steve Lewis, Co-lead of the CCL-Madison chapter will share about opportunities with this international non-partisan group to build the political will for a livable climate.
350 Wisconsin. A representative from this statewide affiliate of the global climate action organization 350.org will share ways people can join with them to advance climate awareness, progress, and justice.
Wisconsin Conservation Voters. Ian Schmitt-Ernst, WCV Southeast Organizer, will share ways to promote care for the environment with them. This includes "Conservation Voters Lobby Days" which provides training and meetings with State Assembly and Senate offices.
Please mark your own calendar for this upcoming meeting 7:00pm-8:30pm and invite others in your congregations and networks of shared concern to do likewise. We look forward to learning together fresh ways to get involved and make an impact!
The zoom link for this educational and informative meeting will be:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87425030637?pwd=AVv7f3dYx0GtFRPiizmOSK4IIdY89i.1
(Meeting ID: 874 2503 0637 Passcode: 209502)
From September 2025:
Sun Day is coming up!
There are a number of Sun Day (actually Sun Month) events going on in the Madison area! (See the full list at https://sunday.earth/events) We know a number of these people and tour locations, and I suspect they will all be really excellent, both fun and interesting, so I hope everyone can pick a couple to go to. These are great events to invite friends, extended family, and other members of your congregation to.
Here are two events which Faiths Connect for Climate Action (FCCA) is co-sponsoring as our fall in-person gathering. We hope to see you at one or both of them!
Friday Sept. 19: An East Side Solar Walking Tour meets at Garver Feed Mill at 5 pm and concludes at about 6:30 pm, followed by an optional happy hour at Garver. Michael Vickerman will lead this tour which showcases a variety of solar installations, including residential systems on apartments, and local nonprofits like the Goodman Center and Olbrich Gardens. The tour is about a mile long, on hard surfaces. Rain date is Sept. 26.
Also Friday Sept. 19: Storytelling Soirée at 2314 E. Dayton St., Madison, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m (feel free to come over after the solar tour finishes). Enjoy stories inspired by the sun from folktales, myth, and personal experience, followed by sharing your stories at an open mike. There will be time for socializing and conversation; light refreshments and beverages will be served. Stories are for adults and teens, children welcome. Free, donations welcome*. Limited seating - Please bring a lawn or folding chair.
*All donations will be sent to the Native American Rights Fund (https://narf.org/) helping the Bad River people fight against the Line 5 Pipeline.
More Local Sun Day Events
(This is not a complete list, for that go to https://sunday.earth/events)
Sunday, Sept. 21: Solar for Homeowners And Renters Presentation by Carol Phelps at Middleton Community Church (645 Schewe Road, Middleton, WI) from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The public is welcome. Find out how you can support and encourage our transition to clean energy, whether you have a great roof for adding solar yourself, or whether you need other choices, because solar isn't an option on your home.
Sunday, Sept. 21: Sun Day Free Concert & Celebration at Westmoreland Park (4114 Tokay Blvd, Madison) 1-5 pm. Free family friendly event celebrating all things solar and renewable. It will feature live music, face painting, food, educational booths, solar demos, activities, and community.
Sunday, Sept. 28: The Wisconsin Climate March will take place on the Library Mall (715 State St.) from noon-4 pm This march, sponsored by organizations like the Sierra Club, 350 Wisconsin, Third Act, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, RENEW Wisconsin, EcoLatinos, Union of Concerned Scientists, and many other climate & environmental organizations, will create a sense of community and shared purpose amongst like-minded individuals who care about our environment. We want to send a message to Wisconsin’s decision-makers to protect the environment, science, and justice for all.