Now the Green Blade Rises: Storytelling for the Healing of Creation

Saturday, April 17, 9am-12:30pm Central

We invite you for a morning of personal and biblical stories to strengthen the grassroots movement through the telling of personal and biblical stories, to strengthen the grassroots movement among the People of God to hear the cry of creation and heed God’s call to respond. All are welcome!

Registration is available here and is NO COST.
There is a suggested pay-what-you-can to continue supporting the EcoFaith Network grassroots work.

Featured Speaker:
Professor Barbara Rossing, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, Director of Environmental Studies Program

Storytellers:
Kevin Anderson – Director, Family Freedom Center, Duluth
Johanna Bernu – Fond du Lac member, 8th grade student
Ricky Defoe – Spiritual Elder, Pipe Carrier, Fond du Lac Member
Tom Uecker – Founder, Duluth Monarch Buddies
Alicia Green – Creation Care Team Member, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa
A story teller to be named centering on sustainable agriculture

Small group breakout sessions in which each participant has the opportunity to react, dream, consider future actions and tell their own stories

Now the Green Blade Rises Music videos as performed for the Moments of Arising videos, with musical arranger and director Paul Jacobson, and filmmaker Linda Kalweit

For questions, please contact EcoFaith Network Co-Leader, Rev. Kristin Foster, at 218-290-4694 or email ecofaith@nemnsynod.org.