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Closer Look |
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Greening the church
(6/1/2005) From grassroots “green building” projects to international conferences, Episcopalians are seeking ways to integrate their faith with care for the environment. Interest is growing, as are efforts to link members and organizations within the environmental movement with each other and with other faith groups.
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Successful interfaith activism
(6/1/2005) For years major manufacturers in Hudson County processed chromite ore into chromate chemicals, which are used in paints, chrome plating, leather tanning and other industrial processes and products. The production process left millions of tons of chromate chemical waste that later became fill at schools, homes, playgrounds and other Hudson County building sites, predominately in densely populated Jersey City, home mostly to low-income African Americans.
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A cup of activism
(6/1/2005) A growing number of congregations and individuals are buying fair-trade, organic, shade-grown coffee. This means coffee growers in developing countries receive a fair wage for their product, which is grown in an environmentally friendly and sustainable fashion.
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Faithworks |
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Clean Sweep for Mother Nature
(6/1/2005) Nine faith communities – Episcopal, Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist, Baha’i, Jewish, Unitarian Universalist and Zen Buddhist – co-sponsored Clean Sweep with two environmental groups, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s Office of Faith-Based Initiatives. A $15,000 Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Justice Grant helped fund the project.
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Since you asked...
(6/1/2005) Terry Parsons, stewardship officer for Congregational Development at the Episcopal Church Center, responds:
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Haven on Earth
(6/1/2005) Elder Haven, a collaborative effort between the church and the Mojave Valley Volunteer Hospice, opened in October 2004. It provides free transportation, senior activities and a hot meal two days a week to socially isolated seniors. Eventually, the goal is to expand.
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Active Voice |
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Being in harmony with creation
(6/1/2005) Our focus on the environment moves us not simply to admire and rejoice in the beauty that surrounds us, but also to recover and renew our gratitude and reverence for the wonder of creation of which we ourselves are a part. In so doing, may we indeed be faithful stewards of the world God has given into our care.
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Being right, or belonging
(6/1/2005) In our profound belief that we must be right, we might lose something very precious: the ability to discern what is right together, as a body.
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The parting of friends
(6/1/2005) The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Kansas will be poorer in spirit without Christ Church. And Christ Church will be poorer in spirit — not in every way, but in a way that matters.
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Letters to the Editor
Episcopal Life welcomes letters and will give preference to those in response to stories. Letters should be no longer than 250 words and must include the writer’s name, address, phone number for verification. Pictures are welcome. Send to Letters, Episcopal Life , 815 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017; or e-mail to letters@episcopal-life.org. All letters will be edited for brevity and clarity.
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