From the melting permafrost that threatens churches in Alaska to the wildfires that ravaged California this past year, to the U.S. South where hurricanes are becoming stronger and more deadly, communities around the globe are already feeling the rising impacts of global climate change. The Face of God is a film about God and nature, faith and climate change, and the experience of communities around the world facing and experiencing changes in their lives now. This is also a film about beauty, ecology, theology, sanctity, our relationship to the natural world, love, asceticism, and always it is about the radiant living icon of the face of God in creation. The film showcases important Christian voices, scientists, politicians, lay leaders, theologians, and communities around the world, and gathers the witness of the whole church on the defining issue of our time.  Join us online each week to view segments of the film and discuss them. Can’t make it every week?  Join as you are able.  Register on www.eventbrite.com. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more details.

An opportunity to participate in stewardship work for registered volunteers–if you are not already a volunteer, please check out Armand Bayou Nature Centers’ website for more information.

Help restore the prairie by potting and planting native plants and forbs every Friday, rain or shine. You do not need to attend every Friday.

Looking for a place to get your children outdoors? ABNC’s EcoClasses will allow your child to explore, discover and observe (STEM). Join them for some great nature experiences! Check out their website at abnc.org for details or call 713-274-2668 to reserve your spot.

EcoTots are for children 18-36 months with an adult every Friday.
EcoKids are for children ages 3-6 every Wednesday and Friday.
EcoSchoolers are for homeschool children ages 7-10 every Wednesday and Friday.    EcoAdventurers are for children ages 11-14 every Wednesday.

Please bring a Snack, Refillable Water Bottle, mask, closed toe shoes and dress for the weather.

26th Annual Birding Classic

The biggest, longest, wildest bird watching tournament in the U.S.!

Registration deadline: April 1, 2022

What is the Birding Classic? Who can join the fun?

• All levels and ages of birders are welcome to join this Texas bird watching event during the amazing spring migration.
• There’s a tournament category for everyone – from the beginning backyard birder to the competitive lister!
• Registration fees raise money for Texas bird and birding conservation project grants.
• Gather your team, register, and go birding – it’s truly that simple.

Archway Gallery presents For the Love of Earth, a group exhibition featuring works by all Archway Gallery artists, in  celebration of Earth Day 2022. The exhibition will be on view April 2 through  May 5, 2022. 

Many of the artists will be present at the gallery to visit with guests during the opening reception on Saturday, April 2, from 5 – 8 p.m. There will be a group Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.  

For thousands of years humans have used art to express their experiences in the natural world. Today that natural world is  changing under the weight of industrialization and other human activities. Earth’s ecosystems are collapsing before our very  eyes, and artists, just like everyone else, are feeling the effects, both physically – suffering floods, fires, tornados, and  hurricanes – and emotionally. Scientists have been warning of climate change and impending disasters for decades, and we  are now seeing the results of our collective inattention. If Earth is to be preserved as a habitable, sustaining home for future  generations, it is up to us to act now. This is the only home we have.  

Archway artists believe that art has a powerful voice and with it, they hope to raise awareness of the need to take collective  action and inspire hope that our species can undergo the renewal necessary to save our home. This exhibition challenges the viewer to consider the fragility of our planet and all living things on it and to take actions which will bring beneficial  change. The state of our natural environment presents complex problems that require us to change our behaviors. We live  in a finite world with finite resources, and a global population that has increased almost threefold in the last 75 years. As  climate activist artist John Akomfrah said in an interview with ICA Boston, “This is not the 18th century anymore—it’s not  unlimited landscapes and unlimited space to explore ad infinitum, wasting away, trashing away as we go along.” We are all  children of this Earth and need to take care of our beautiful inheritance so that we can pass it on to future generations.  

Exhibition April 2 – May 5, 2022 

Opening Reception  

DATE: Saturday, April 2, 2022 

TIME: 5 – 8 p.m., with Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m. 

LOCATION: Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy, Houston, TX 77006 

Complimentary Valet Parking  

Top image: Margaret Miller, “Help Me I’m Melting”