The Season of Creation, September 1st through October 4th, is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation. The Social Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real has planned two offerings to engage the faith-rooted foundations of Creation Care.

Genesis 2:15 Conference: Spiritual Foundations of Creation Care and Creation Justice

September 20, 2025 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Salinas

Refreshments from 9:30am. Program 10am – 3pm.

Genesis proclaims a clear and sacred call: Tend and keep the garden. Be caretakers of all God has made. What does this mean in our contemporary world where intersecting crises – social, political, economic, and ecological – demand urgent, faithful attention? Payton Hoegh, Program Director for the Center for Spirituality in Nature, is our keynote speaker for a day of thoughtful dialogue, spiritual connection, and contemplative practice to examine and engage the faith-rooted foundations of Creation Care and the powerful ways ecological healing intersects with all issues of justice. Join in discussions of how other churches have taken action. Plan for your own action as an individual or in community. Tend to your soul, connect in community, and imagine how we can heal, together.

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Keynote speaker, Payton Hoegh, is the program director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature. A transitional deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, his ministry ir rooted at the intersection of creative community building, contemplation, ecology, agriculture, advocacy, justice, and equity. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Claremont School of Theology and is a certified California Naturalist. Payton writes extensively, including contributing two sessions fort the Episcopal Church’s Love God, Love God’s World curriculum, and presents on various topics related to spiritual ecology, faith and environmental action, and nature-attuned mindful practice.

Prayers for Creation

Noon Wednesdays in the Season of Creation begins September 3rd.
Please consider joining in prayer for our Planet and for all those working to care for creation and to bring about creation justice. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84816733498?pwd=fcnneAo1V0VDyNIXq1OZOT2WYWazXe.