Volunteer Planting Day at Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge

The Interfaith Power & Light -New Mexico and El Paso- Forest of Bliss committee has volunteered to plant coyote willows and salt grass plugs at Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge in the south valley of Albuquerque. The planting event is co-sponsored by the  Albuquerque Wildlife Federation.  To sign up to participate, send an e-mail to […]

Quintessence Concert: The Sacred Veil

Quintessence, an Albuquerque chorus directed by Matthew Greer, presents The Sacred Veil on Sunday, March 12 at 3 PM and Monday, March 13 at 7 PM at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2626 Arizona NE. The Sacred Veil takes us on the journey of Julie and Tony Silvestri, as they fall in love, build a family, and each […]

Quintessence Concert: The Sacred Veil

Quintessence, an Albuquerque chorus directed by Matthew Greer, presents The Sacred Veil on Sunday, March 12 at 3 PM and Monday, March 13 at 7 PM at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2626 Arizona NE. The Sacred Veil takes us on the journey of Julie and Tony Silvestri, as they fall in love, build a family, and each […]

Interfaith Engagement at the UN Water Conference 2023

Background: This month, UN Environment Programme (EP) Faith for Earth's newsletter is dedicated to SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) ahead of the UN Water Conference 22-24 March 2023 where representatives of faith-based organisations will be actively enagaging on Water & Health, amongst other issues. Interfaith networking event ahead of the UN Water Conference 2023 Co-hosted […]

40 Days of Caring for Creation: A Lenten Practicum (Session 4)

This Lent, join the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Arizona in taking decisive action! Featuring the Christian practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer, we will renew and improve our care of creation. Here’s a hard truth: One person’s dietary and lifestyle changes won’t reverse a drought or stop the glaciers from melting or […]

Our way into the future: An open heart to the whole universe (Session 2)

Four sessions on on  spirituality of the Earth, in person, at the Columban Mission Center, 816 Magoffin Avenue, El Paso, Texas The sessions will be led by Sister Odile Coirier, fmm, field organizer for New Mexico El Paso Interfaith Power & Light, and Beth Riehle, environmental activist and healer in El Paso. Other sessions on March […]

Naw Ruz (Bah’ai New Year)

Nowruz is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is the traditional Iranian New Year.

Labyrinth Prayer Walk to Save Oak Flat

The religious freedom case of the San Carlos Apache against the U.S. government (and by extension Resolution Copper) will be heard in 9th District Court, Pasadena CA, on March 21. Leading up to this second hearing, the protectors of Oak Flat (40 miles east of Phoenix) are going in convoy to Native communities on their […]

Earth & Spirit Conversations: Inspiration, Information, Conversation

Interfaith Power and Light invites you to our first Seasonal sharing. We will have a sharing quarterly around at the change of each season. We will begin the evening with Lisa Leahigh, a nurse for students at UNM, who is a Buddhist and studying eco-chaplaincy with Upaya Center, SF.  She will offer a short sharing […]

March and Vigil to Save Oak Flat

The religious freedom case of the San Carlos Apache against the U.S. government (and by extension Resolution Copper) will be heard in 9th District Court, Pasadena CA, on March 21. Leading up to this second hearing, the protectors of Oak Flat (40 miles east of Phoenix) are going in convoy to Native communities on their […]

Composting Demonstration

The Quivira Coalition & the Carbon Ranch Initiative will host a workshop  for anyone interested in learning how to build a no-turn, aerated static pile compost system This workshop will take place in-person in the town of Ocate, NM, north of Las Vegas. The majority of the workshop will be held outside, so be prepared […]

First Day of Ramadan

A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.  This year, Ramandan will be observed from March 22 to April 21.