Grab your favorite beverage and join us for our next Coffee Klatch, mid-day this Thursday. Register online for this informal conversation with other TAF members! actionnetwork.org/events/third...

In the next session of Joanna Macy's "Work That Reconnects" on Tuesday, June 9, we will explore practices to expand our perspectives on time in ways that can help us better meet this moment with creativity and equanimity. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/the-w...

Wishing our Muslim friends a meaningful celebration of Eid al-Adha!

We wrap up our series on Interfaith Friendships Tuesday, May 19, as we invite you into the conversation. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/third...

Our next Coffee Klatch is this Thursday, May 14 at 10 am PT/1 pm PT. Sign up for this opportunity to meet other members of Third Act Faith! actionnetwork.org/events/third...

Join Martin Wagner for our next Sacred Listening Circle, a chance to process the many emotions these stressful times bring up for us. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/sacre...

We just posted an issue of Going Deep with a write-up of our conversation with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, including her experience greeting the Buddhist monks who ended their Walk for Peace at the National Cathedral. It's also on our website (thirdact.org/faith)! open.substack.com/pub/tfaith/p...

Check out our latest Going Deep essay by Debra K Rienstra, about how our interconnection can help us through these stressful times. open.substack.com/pub/tfaith/p...

On this Earth Day, may new images from Artemis II renew our commitment to the pale blue dot we all call home.

You can still register for our conversation with Bishop Marianne Edgar Budde on Tuesday, April 21, as we welcome this national leader to our series on interfaith friendships. Read more and register online: thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-bishop-mariann-edgar-budde/

Our next session of Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects is this Tuesday, April 14. You can register on our website: thirdact.org/faith/events...

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and join our next Coffee Klatch on Thursday, April 9! Register online for this informal gathering with no agenda but to connect with other members of Third Act Faith. thirdact.org/faith/events...

Wishing our Christian friends hope and renewal on this Easter!

Wishing our Jewish friends a meaningful Passover, which begins at sunset this evening and continues for seven days.

If you missed our conversation about people who identify as spiritual but not religious with Bethsaida Ruiz and Joshua Gorman of the Thrive Network, you can watch the entire meeting on our YouTube page. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYSz...

This essay by Jim Antal, from a talk he gave recently in San Mateo, California, holds up the actions of the people of Minneapolis as a model for the climate movement. An abbreviated version is on our website.

Wishing our Muslim friends Eid Mubarak as Ramadan ends this evening.

Join us Thursday for our next Coffee Klatch, an informal mid-day gathering to get to know other members of Third Act Faith. Register online! thirdact.org/faith/events...

Our next Sacred Listening Circle is this evening. Sign up online to join this sacred space where you can process whatever emotions these times bring up for you. thirdact.org/faith/events...

Our latest issue of News & Views is now available on Substack! Please note that the emailed version contained some errors, including a missing link. This link is to a corrected version. open.substack.com/pub/thirdactfaith/p/march-news-and-views-1bc?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

As our Jewish friends celebrate Purim, we remember Esther's courage in standing up to injustice.

This year the beginning of Lent coincides with the start of Ramadan. As Christians and Muslims enter these seasons of reflection and fasting, we wish them clarity, comfort, and hope.

Remembering with love all of those who are engaged with us in the fight to safeguard climate and democracy!

You can sign up for our midday Coffee Klatch, Thursday on Zoom, an informal gathering with other Third Act Faith folks! thirdact.org/faith/events...

The next Hope & Joy session is a conversation with John Grim of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology - a great follow-up to our conversation about Indigenous worldviews with Randy Woodley. thirdact.org/events/hope-joy-series-lifeways-cosmovisions-and-a-giving-world-a-conversation-with-john-grim/

Our series based on Joanna Macy's "The Work That Reconnects" continues this week with a session on "Honoring Our Pain for the World." Join us Tuesday, February 10, for this timely and important experience. thirdact.org/faith/events/the-work-that-reconnects-honoring-our-pain-for-the-world/

Read about our conversation with Randy Woodley and other news in our latest issue of News & Views! open.substack.com/pub/thirdact...

We regret that our February 24 General Meeting with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has been canceled. We hope to schedule her another time, but her busy schedule does not permit her to be with us at this time.

We had a great conversation about Indigenous worldviews and activism with Randy Woodley at our January 27 General Meeting. If you missed it, or want to revisit it, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/oINjJiOL2ik

Our January General Meeting about Indigenous voices, featuring Randy Woodley, is coming up this Tuesday (Jan. 27). You can still register online! thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-randy-woodley/

The Yale Forum on Religion & Ecology hosts a conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim about the Living Earth Community, a digital platform that situates humans in the vast, evolving universe. Register for this free Zoom meeting on Wed, Jan 28. www.tickettailor.com/events/there...

On this day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. we recommit ourselves to his vision of peace, nonviolence, and racial equality.

Faith leaders are invited to an in-person gathering in Minneapolis on January 22 and 23, to stand with the community in resisting ongoing actions by ICE and seeking justice for Renee Good and her family. www.marchminnesota.org

The January News & Views newsletter is now available on Substack. Check it out for our latest news! thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/january-2026-news-and-views

Third Act Faith hosts its monthly Coffee Klatch on Thursday, January 8. Register online to join this informal time of conversation, hosted this month by TAF Co-Facilitator Kathleen Dickson. thirdact.org/faith/events...

As we turn the calendar page, we wish you peace and hope in the new year.

Our editor was enjoying Christmas a bit too much and forgot to post on Dec. 25, so just in time for the third day of Christmas, our warmest wishes for all who celebrate this holiday!

On this the shortest day of the year, we wish Yuletide greetings to our Pagan friends.

Our December newsletter is now available on Substack!

Wishing our Jewish friends hope and peace as they celebrate Hanukkah.

Our friends at GreenFaith are hosting a virtual gathering of singing, sharing, and storytelling, on the Solstice: Wednesday, December 17, at 5pm PT / 8pm ET

Our final Coffee Klatch of 2025 is Thursday, so register online and join us for this informal conversation. thirdact.org/faith/events...

Join Martin Wagner this Tuesday for another session exploring Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects. All are welcome, whether you've attended previous sessions or not. Read more and register on our website! thirdact.org/faith/events...

Check out our monthly News & Views on Substack for all the latest news about Third Act Faith! thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/november-2...

Our next General Meeting launches a series on interfaith friendships. Join us November 18 for a short film and panel discussion with Kosen Gregory Snyder, Rev. Cameron Trimble, and Imam Jamal Rahman. Read details and register at thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-interfaith-friendships .

If you haven't already, please take this brief 4-question poll about how you read our newsletters, to help us better communicate with our members! open.substack.com/pub/thirdact...

Third Act Faith thanks all veterans for their service and their sacrifice.

"Going Deep" features reflections on the loss of three religious leaders in the environmental movement. Read Martin Wagner's tribute to his friend and teacher Joanna Macy on our website, and on Substack (tfaith.substack.com). thirdact.org/faith/2025/10/30/joanna-macys-final-teaching/