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- Prayers for This Fragile Earth
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Prayers for This Fragile Earth, Our Island Home: In response to the oil disaster, we will offer a service that will include special prayers of the people written for the occasion, - Let us pray for a clean environment
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Let us pray for a clean environment
By Mallory McDuff
Special to the Observer
Everybody's doing it: Evangelicals, Episcopalians, Southern Baptists, Roman Catholics, Jews, Buddhists and Muslims. Prayer in response to the oil spill has become a form of social action for creation. If you haven't been invited to a prayer vigil in the past 100 days, perhaps you haven't checked your Facebook page, or you don't believe in having believers as friends.
- Power Wise Program from GIPL Update
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Thanks to recent federal and state funding, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light has even greater tools and resources to help your congregation use power wisely. - Holy Trinity Parish, Decatur Has Gone Solar
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Its so-called “solar array” on the south roof of Tisdale Hall includes 20 Suniva PV modules generating 4.7 KW of power. The system is connected back to the Georgia Power electrical grid and the power generated will offset a portion of Holy Trinity's monthly electrical bills - Faith leaders push for climate, energy legislation in the Senate
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Lately, when the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, president and founder of Interfaith Power and Light, preaches a sermon about the United States' dependence on fossil fuels and the possible shift toward renewable energy sources she turns to Luke chapter 5 and the metaphor that Jesus used when talking to the frustrated fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. - Organic Foods and Local Farmers
Thursday, February 25, 2010
A list from Holy Trinity's Green Team's Website giving the names of Organic Foods and Local Farmers. - Atlanta Parishes Win Three Awards at Gippy's
Friday, February 19, 2010
The Fourth Annual Gippy's Awards were held on February 18, 2010 at the Temple on Peachtree Street. - For More Green News
Thursday, January 07, 2010
For more news about our environment, click on the headline above
Calendar of Events »The Website of the Commission on Environmental Stewardship
Creation Keepers Workshop Sept. 18 at St. Francis, Macon
The Diocese of Atlanta Commission on Environmental Stewardship will host a workshop for parish Creation Keepers and others interested from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at St. Francis' Episcopal Church, 432 Forest Hill Road, Macon. Morning Prayer and an exploration of Franciscan spirituality and its meaning for creation will start the day. A $20 contribution per person is requested. RSVP to creationkeepers@episcopalatlanta.org.
Click here for agenda, directions, and more information.
Power Wise! - Energy Audits Look below to see a video of GIPL's Presentation on the Power Wise Program.
For a modest fee of $100 to $300, Power Wise will provide:
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Customized Energy Efficiency Plan
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Project Management
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Home Energy Audit Training Class
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Matching Grants of up to $25,000
Since 2003, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL)
has helped congregations save precious energy. Click here to see a video about GIPL, its programs, resources, and mission. GIPL is an excellent resource for Diocese of Atlanta parishes. Following GIPL's programs will lead to a better understanding about our environment, what we can do to lessen our impact, and save you money on paying utility expenses,
Green churches to receive federal funds
By Dana Clark Felty
Savannah Morning News
The historical Unitarian Universalist Church in Savannah could use some updates.
The roofs on three of the church's four buildings off Troup Square are nearing the end of their useful lives. Insulation in the attic is looking rough. And the lighting could be using up more energy than necessary.
The congregation can't afford to address all of the issues at once.
"We're just like anybody else. We've got a small amount of money and a whole lot of needs," said Rudd Long, a member of the congregation's building committee.
So, where to start? (Read more...)
GIPL's Executive Director, Alexis Chase's presentation to an interfaith gathering of clergy at St, Paul's Episcopal Church, Macon, GA
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