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/

n this season when the veil between the spirit world and the physical world is thin, may you find comfort in remembering those who have made that crossing. #samhain #allsaintsday #DiaDeMuertos

You can still register for our conversation with Bill McKibben at our Oct. 28 General Meeting. Register at thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-a-conversation-with-bill-mckibben/

Wishing peace, light, and good fortune to all who celebrate Diwali!

The latest version of TAF's News & Views previews upcoming General Meetings and includes pictures from Sun Day across the country. Read it on Substack! thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/october-2025-news-and-views

You can still register for this evening's session of The Work that Reconnects on our website! thirdact.org/faith/events/the-work-that-reconnects-going-forth

Read Bill McKibben's special report to Third Act Faith members in this special Going Deep essay. Hear more from Bill at our October General Meeting: thirdact.org/faith/events open.substack.com/pub/tfaith/p...

Wishing our Jewish friends Chag Sameach as Sukkot begins!

Celebrating the patron saint of nature and the environment with our Christian friends!

In this month's Going Deep essay, TAF member Jessica McArdle looks at defiance as a faithful response to the current times, as demonstrated on Sun Day. Read it at tfaith.substack.com or on our website at thirdact.org/faith/2025/09/28/defiance-lived-out/

As Yom Kippur begins at sundown this evening, we wish our Jewish friends an easy and meaningful fast.

It's Sun Day weekend! We hope you're ready to turn out and celebrate solar energy. #sunday2025

Our latest issue of News & Views has last-minute reminders about Sun Day and news about what comes next. Read it on Substack! thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/september-...

With just one week to Sun Day, we encourage you to join the launch call on Monday, September 15, with Bill McKibben and GreenFaith Executive Director Fletcher Harper, among others. Read details and find the registration in on Substack. thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/countdown-...

Our next Sacred Listening Circle is Tuesday evening, September 9, an opportunity to share whatever emotions these times stir up in you. Register on our website at thirdact.org/faith/events/sacred-listening-circle-4 .

With two weeks till Sun Day, visit thirdactfaith.substack.com for our latest countdown task!

Pastor Jeff Spencer shared that Niles Discovery Church, a Sunbeam Congregation, is hosting a Sun Day event on September 20 for leaders of faith communities in Fremont that are considering adding solar. On Sunday, September 21, the church will host an EV Car Show. Let us know what you have planned!

In this month's Going Deep essay, TAF Communications Director Jane Ellen Nickell reflects on solar energy, using one of the poems submitted by our members for our collection of Sun Day Resources. #sunday2025. tfaith.substack.com/p/great-ball-of-fire

We are three weeks out from Sun Day, and our Countdown task is to start spreading the word about your Sun Day plans! Check out our latest Substack message to find links to media resources. thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/countdown-to-sun-day-7dd

We're one month out from Sun Day, so as you think about media attention, read how Third Actor Patty Werner built a broad coalition to plan a social media “flash mob" at thirdact.org/faith/2025/08/15/third-actor-plans-social-media-flash-mob. Share your ideas for promoting Sun Day in the Comments!

Today's issue of News & Views is full of Sun Day updates from Third Act Faith and Third Act Central. Read it on Substack! thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/august-202...

You can still register for today's General Meeting. Instead of having guest speakers, we'll update you on Sun Day plans and resources and provide an opportunity for us to hear from you. Register on our website! thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-focus-on-members/

As we continue our Countdown to Sun Day, this week we invite you to check out our online Sun Day Liturgy and consider howyou might use it in your own Sun Day observance. substack.com/home/post/p-...

To help you ground your Sun Day action in spiritual reflection, TAF members Martin Wagner and Jessica McArdle have created a 30-minute online liturgy. You read about it or watch it on our website or our YouTube channel! #sunday2025

Our next General Meeting will be Tuesday, August 19, and will feature time to hear from you, our members! Read details and register here: thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-focus-on-members Hope to see you then!

Our next Coffee Klatch is on Thursday, August 14 at 10am PT/1pm ET. No need to register for this informal chat with other Third Act Faithers. Find the link at thirdact.org/faith/events and join us in the Zoom Room!

This week's Sun Day task is to use our email templates to invite your congregational or denominational leaders to take part in Sun Day. Find them here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... #sunday2025

The EPA agency has opened a public comment period about their plans to gut climate change regulations and the scientific evidence behind the "endangerment finding." Act now to submit written comments by September 15 or participate in virtual EPA public hearings in August. Read more here!

For our "Going Deep" series this month, we invite you to check out the Forum of Religion and Ecology's (FORE) interview with TAF's own Rev. Dr. Jim Antal. tfaith.substack.com/p/faith-in-a...

If you are hosting a Sun Day event, check out these toolkits to help plan and promote your event! Sun Day Host Toolkit: docs.google.com/.../1gv67VJo.... GreenFaith’s Faiths 4 Climate Justice Mobilization Toolkit: docs.google.com/.../1a7lyHo6.... #sunday2025

Join us on August 5 for our next session of "The Work That Reconnects," as Martin Wagner leads us through these practices that build strength and resilience, developed by his beloved teacher, Joanna Macy, who died July 19. Read more and register at thirdact.org/faith/events .

It's Week 8 of our Countdown to Sun Day, and your task is to share a comment about what you would like to see added to our online collection of resources for Sun Day: thirdact.org/faith/2025/07/25/religious-spiritual-resources-for-sun-day

You can still register for this evening's General Meeting at thirdact.org/faith/events/gm-sustainable-homes-and-communal-solar/ !

Check out Bill McKibben’s post about his upcoming book “Here Comes the Sun,” which makes the case for solar energy: billmckibben.substack.com/p/shameless-self-promotion Consider pre-ordering a copy, and share other books in the Comments to help us prepare for Sun Day!

Read the latest updates from TAF and other news in the July issue of News & View. View it on Substack. thirdactfaith.substack.com/p/july-2025-news-and-views

As we countdown to Sun Day in September, this week's task is to see if Third Act has a regional working group (thirdact.org/working-groups/find) in your area and reach out about how you can become involved in events they’re planning. #sunday2025

To make the most of your Sun Day events, join Third Act's training on media outreach on Monday, July 14, with Bill McKibben and public relations expert (and Third Actor!) David Fenton. Read details and sign up here: thirdact.org/events/media-outreach-training-sharing-your-story-in-the-public-square/

Our next General Meeting, on July 22, will help you get up to speed on all things solar, as our guest speakers share about their own experiences of getting off fossil fuels. Read details and register on our website: thirdact.org/faith/events...

Our Countdown to Sun Day continues. This week's task: Talk with your congregation or spiritual community about Sun Day and plan how you will observe it, using our online resources (thirdact.org/faith/2025/05/23/religious-spiritual-resources-for-sun-day/). Share a comment about what you're planning!

On this 4th of July we are recommitting to fight for our democracy!

In our latest Going Deep essay, Trisha Tull explains how she and her family, and their congregation, transitioned to renewable energy. Read it on Substack or on our website (thirdact.org/faith/2025/07/03/changing-paradigms-systems-and-stoves)

Our next Sacred Listening Circle is on Tuesday, July 8, when you're invited to gather with others to share the grief and anger you may be experiencing in these challenging times. Visit our website for details and to register. thirdact.org/faith/events...

We're counting down the weeks to Sun Day with a weekly task. This week, add a comment sharing a poem or short reading that celebrates the power and beauty of the sun. #sunday2025

You can still register for our General Meeting on June 24, as a panel of religious environmental leaders talk about how to engage congregations in Sun Day! thirdact.org/faith/events/general-meeting-engaging-congregations-around-sun-day/