Tag: Urban Tree connection

Walking with the Spirit of Peace

May 4, 2016.Reading time 14 minutes.

John 14:23-29 On Sunday, May 1st, more than 400 hundred people from the Greater Philadelphia area participated in the annual Interfaith Peace Walk. I walked, as I have the past 5 years. Some have asked me: what is the point of such a walk? I appreciate the question, as it usually comes from a place […]

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Interfaith Encounters Day 4

March 13, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

Our day began with Sue Witte and the folks from Urban Tree Connection! And…what amazing weather! Urban Tree Connection  is a nonprofit organization that engages children and adults from some of Philadelphia’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods in community-based, urban-greening projects. UTC believes that community-based urban greening is a great way for residents of all ages to […]

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