Pray: Worship, Devotion & Faith-Based Education | |
A Conversation Exploring the Living Earth Community
Tuesday, February 10 | 2:00pm | Online | Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Discover a powerful new web-based resource rooted in the Earth Charter, offering practices and wisdom for living in spiritual and physical connection with all creation. Perfect for congregational study groups or individual reflection. Register Here
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Lenten Book Study: "Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You"
Tuesdays, February 24 – March 31 | 4:00-5:30pm | Online | The BTS Center
Join a six-week exploration of scripture and creation care using this field guide to the Bible. Perfect for small groups, confirmation classes, or adult formation programs looking to deepen ecological spirituality this Lenten season. As the guide reminds us: "If we discover or rediscover a boundless love for the earth, it will be like discovering fire for the second time." Cost: $45 per person (sliding scale available). Register and Learn More
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Jewish Ecopoetry – Spiritual Resilience Through Poetry
Tuesday, February 24 | 7:00 PM | Online | JCAN
Jewish ecopoetry is an expanding tool for spiritual resilience in the face of climate disaster and ecological collapse. Join JCAN co-founder Rabbi Katy Allen and ecofeminist writer Thea Iberall, along with other area ecopoets such as Carla Schwartz and Laurie Rosen for an evening of poetry, reflection, and response. Through prompts during the event, you will also write your own poem, no experience required. Register Here.
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One Home One Future Resource Hub
Ongoing | Online | Free resource collection | One Home One Future
Looking for free tools to deepen your congregation's creation care work? One Home One Future offers a comprehensive resource hub with 100+ guides, templates, and inspiration pieces organized by topic—from planning creation care worship services and preaching to building green teams, establishing community gardens, and implementing sustainable practices. It's an excellent online library that provides faith-rooted resources for a many aspects of the work for faith and climate. Explore here.
| | MassIPL Spotlight: Rev. Michael Reed at Crawford UMC | |
This past Sunday, MassIPL’s Executive Director offered the morning message at Crawford United Methodist Church in Winchester, MA. Speaking from within his own religious tradition, Michael wove together three stories from his life—spanning decades, cities, and a deepening faith—to reflect on a Christian vision of reconciliation, and how care for creation fits within a broader spiritual call to heal what has been broken.
If you would like to invite Michael or another MassIPL representative to speak, present, or offer a reflection for your congregation or community, please send an email to mreed@massipl.org.
| | Act: Cut Carbon and Care for Creation | |
"Let's Talk About Community Solar" Webinar
Tuesday, February 24 | 2:00-3:00pm | Online | Solar United Neighbors
Interested in solar energy but hesitant about installation costs? Learn how to get credit for solar energy without installing panels on your building. This accessible option can help congregations participate in the clean energy economy. Register and Learn More.
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Community Charge: Make EV Charging Accessible & Affordable
Tuesday, Mar 10 | 12:00 PM & Ongoing | Green Energy Consumers Alliance
Your congregation can now make it easier to drive clean! The Community Charge program offers a simpler, cost-efficient way to install EV charging stations through pre-negotiated contracts with vetted vendors at your house of worship or other site. It's a practical and powerful way for you and your congregation to live your values and support the transition to electric vehicles. Learn about Community Charge and register for their next webinar on March 10, 2026 on the GECA website. More here.
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2026 Mass Save Heat Pump Rebates—Updated Incentives
Ongoing | Mass Save
Mass Save has updated their heat pump rebate structure for 2026. Houses of worship can take advantage of commercial heat pump incentives for heating and cooling systems. Rebates are available for air-source and ground-source heat pumps, with additional bonuses for weatherization. Learn more on the Mass Save website.
We have an incredibly knowledgeable team of experts here at MassIPL that can walk you or your congregation through the options and advantages of heat pumps. Contact us for a free consultation or email us at info@massipl.org.
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Fuel Assistance & Weatherization for Income-Eligible Households
Through April 30, 2026 | Massachusetts Community Action Agencies
Spread the word to congregation members: the Fuel Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps income-eligible households pay heating bills, while the Weatherization Assistance Program provides no-cost home improvements like insulation and air sealing. Local Community Action Agencies administer these programs. Find Your Local Agency.
| | Energy Bills Are Rising. Clean Energy Isn’t the Culprit. | |
Energy bills in Massachusetts are climbing—but not because of clean energy or efficiency programs. The real driver is the growing cost of maintaining and replacing aging gas infrastructure, especially pipelines, which now make up most of what people pay on their gas bills.
This infographic breaks down why we’re paying more even as we use less energy—and why clean energy is part of the solution, not the problem.
| | | Mobilize: Advocate for a Faithful Climate Future | |
Make Your State House Fight for You: Climate Bills Briefing
Thursday, February 5 | 5:30-6:30pm | Online
Join leaders from Act On Mass, Sierra Club MA, and 350 Mass for a crucial briefing on how to leverage our democracy. Learn how transparency and constituent pressure have shaped recent climate victories—and how you can contact your representatives to ensure our state's climate omnibus bill (H.4744) protects environmental justice and clean energy. What you do in the next few weeks matters. Register here.
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AI, Data Centers & Environmental Justice Webinar
Friday, February 6 | 12:00-1:30 PM | Online | Mass Climate Action Network & Mass Power Forward
As AI expands, so do its demands for energy and clean water. This webinar examines how data center development impacts communities and the environment—including siting data centers in overburdened neighborhoods, worker displacement, and opaque data practices. Helpful for navigating technology's climate and justice implications. Register and Learn More.
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Upcoming Interfaith Lobby Days & Network Briefings
Various Dates | Online | Jewish Earth Alliance & Faith Communities
The Jewish Earth Alliance hosts semi-annual virtual lobby days where interfaith delegations meet with U.S. Senators' environmental staff. No prior experience needed—you'll receive talking points and a trained facilitator. The next network briefing is Tuesday, February 17 at 8pm ET. RSVP and register for updates.
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Job Posting: Director for Environmental Justice
United Methodist General Board of Church and Society | Deadline: February 23, 2026
The General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church seeks a highly skilled strategic professional to lead its Environmental Justice advocacy portfolio. You'll develop and implement legislative advocacy strategies and programs grounded in UM Social Principles, oversee program staff, and represent environmental justice positions with the U.S. Government, the United Nations, and other policy-making bodies—working alongside ecumenical and interfaith partners. Learn More and Apply
| | Inspiration: "A Litany for Peace" | | |
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As we are together, praying for peace, let us be truly with each other.
Let us pay attention to our breathing.
Let us be relaxed in our bodies and our minds.
Let us return to ourselves and become wholly ourselves. Let us maintain a half-smile on our faces.
Let us be aware of the source of being common to us all and to all living things.
Evoking the presence of the Great Compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and and towards all living beings.
Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life.
Let us pray that we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other.
Let us plead with ourselves to live in a way which will not deprive other beings of air, water, food, shelter, or the chance to live.
With humility, with awareness of the existence of life, and of the sufferings that are going on around us, let us pray for the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth. Amen.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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