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Read more about the article Some Positive News About Plastic Pollution and More Useful Environmental Newsletters

Some Positive News About Plastic Pollution and More Useful Environmental Newsletters

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:May 18, 2023
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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The UN Environment Programme (Unep) has released a report saying that Global plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040. The Guardian reports that “The changes needed are major,…

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Read more about the article Plastic Pollution Is Even Worse Than We Thought

Plastic Pollution Is Even Worse Than We Thought

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:May 4, 2023
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Social Justice and Outreach
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It’s too late, our bodies are already full of micro and nanoplastics. As Mark O’Connell writes in the New York Times: “There is plastic in our bodies; it’s in our…

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Read more about the article Students in Louisville Loved a “Caring for Creation” Post

Students in Louisville Loved a “Caring for Creation” Post

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:May 4, 2023
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Social Justice and Outreach
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St. Stephen’s office received a thank you for one of the “Caring for Creation” posts, “What’s So Bad about Plastic?”, that the Old Louisville Student Conservation Association found especially useful…

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Extinction

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:October 7, 2021
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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There have been five mass extinctions in the history of our planet where more than 75% of species are lost. There were many causes—continental drift, asteroid impacts, simultaneous volcanic eruptions,…

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Read more about the article I Bought an Electric Car

I Bought an Electric Car

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:September 17, 2021
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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Readers can tell by past articles that I believe that individual efforts for Creation Care can make a difference. Of course, governments need to make the greatest difference with policies…

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Heat Wave

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:July 16, 2021
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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I'm in Santa Cruz, California, vacationing with my family. At the end of last week, the National Weather Service was posting warnings of a new heat wave for the state,…

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Read more about the article It’s Still Plastic Free July

It’s Still Plastic Free July

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:July 9, 2021
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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You can still do your part to reduce the world's plastic glut by signing up for the official Plastic Free July newsletters with tips on avoiding single use plastic and…

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Read more about the article Celebrating Earth Day (with a Chorus of Cicadas)

Celebrating Earth Day (with a Chorus of Cicadas)

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:April 8, 2021
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It may be a quiet spring now, due to remaining COVID restrictions, but it will soon get very raucous in Central Ohio. Millions of Cicada’s are waking from their 17…

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Read more about the article The New “Big Lie”

The New “Big Lie”

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:February 25, 2021
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Our heart and help goes out to the Texans who had to suffer through the winter disaster. As for some of their politicians, it’s a different matter. After initially admitting…

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Read more about the article 2020: An Environmental Retrospective

2020: An Environmental Retrospective

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:December 31, 2020
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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An environmental review from The New York Times, some positive views from Grist and Bill McKibben, and some ideas on how to be a proactive environmentalist in 2021

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Parking

We have a small lot that fills up quickly on Sunday mornings. Overflow parking is available in the ARPS Garage on College Road, kitty-corner from the church.

Worship Times

We require vaccination against Covid-19  for attendance at in-person services. Unvaccinated people are welcome to join us online.

8:30 AM In-person and on Zoom. If you plan to join us on Zoom, please click here to join the service.

10:30 AM In-person and streaming to Facebook and Youtube. Please click here to find links to the service on Facebook and Youtube.

Midday Prayer We meet in the sanctuary at 12:15 on Wednesdays, and have lunch together after the service.

Centering Prayer on Wednesdays at 8:00 AM. To join, click here. To learn more about Centering Prayer, click here.

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30 West Woodruff Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: 614-294-3749
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