This document provides information about the Alliance for Sustainability, an organization that works with faith communities in Minnesota to promote sustainability. It lists various faith community, interfaith, scientific, and education partners of the Alliance. It also outlines resources and programs available to faith communities to help them reduce their environmental impact and educate their members, including assistance with creation care teams, guest speakers, films, and toolkits on waste reduction and energy efficiency.
Rev. Bob McDowell
Accompanist: Joyce Andrews
Feb 26, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 4, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 11, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 18, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 25, Palm Sunday, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 29, Maundy Thursday, 7pm, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 30, Good Friday, 10:30am, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 1, Easter Sunday, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 8, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 15, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 22
Community Matters - Ideas to help Churches work with their Local Communities PX6
This document discusses how churches can work with their local communities to promote sustainable development. It provides examples of partnerships between churches and local authorities, environmental organizations, and other community groups. The document also shares stories of specific community projects churches have undertaken, such as clean-up events, community gardens, and environmental education. The overall message is that churches are well-positioned to help address local social and environmental issues through grassroots initiatives and collaboration with other local organizations and leaders.
St. john's mag june 2021 - 36 pages - colour - webChris Lyne
This document contains information about upcoming events at a parish including a parish fun day with BBQ and cricket match on June 27th. It also provides updates on Covid-19 restrictions and encourages parishioners to evaluate their financial contributions to the church. The vicar notes that the church relies on fundraising and rentals to balance its budget which is untenable, and asks parishioners to consider what God is worth to them each week financially. Finally, it announces an afternoon tea and choral evensong in remembrance of Stella Chandler.
The document discusses various local and global outreach ministries of The Crossing Church. It provides brief descriptions of 16 projects focusing on areas like feeding the homeless, helping abused families, assisting prisoners, and serving the underprivileged. It encourages readers to volunteer, donate, or pray for these efforts to spread the gospel and bring practical aid to communities in need.
Acorns To Oaks: Ideas And Activities For Children’s Work PX6
This document provides ideas and activities for children's environmental work in churches. It includes stories from several churches that have undertaken environmental projects with children, such as making an eco-house, recycling activities, and making a churchyard more wildlife friendly. The document provides suggestions for incorporating environmental topics into children's programs, worship services, and outreach. It also includes stories, facts, and indoor and outdoor activity ideas related to caring for God's creation.
This document is a flyer from Northwestern Publishing House (NPH) that promotes various Christian resources including Bible study materials, books, music, and software. It provides descriptions and prices for several "prize picks" or bestselling items from NPH that could be useful for church leaders, Bible study, personal enrichment, and music. It encourages visiting NPH's website or retail store to learn more about the products or to order materials.
The document provides information about new pastors on the Intermountain District of the Church of the Nazarene. It introduces Andrew and Amanda Sinift, who have begun their ministry at the Vale Church in Oregon. It also introduces Pastor Brian and Wendy Knight, who have returned to the Intermountain District to pastor the Emmett Church in Idaho after 5 years in Wyoming. Both couples are welcomed to the district.
The document is a newsletter from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church that provides updates from the pastor on various church activities and programs. It discusses the appointment of a new Sunday school superintendent, plans for a photo directory and new hymn music, and upcoming youth programs. The pastor expresses excitement about the signs of the Holy Spirit's work in the church and encourages sharing the gift of community with others.
Rev. Bob McDowell
Accompanist: Joyce Andrews
Feb 26, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 4, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 11, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 18, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 25, Palm Sunday, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 29, Maundy Thursday, 7pm, Rev. Bob McDowell
Mar 30, Good Friday, 10:30am, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 1, Easter Sunday, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 8, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 15, Rev. Bob McDowell
Apr 22
Community Matters - Ideas to help Churches work with their Local Communities PX6
This document discusses how churches can work with their local communities to promote sustainable development. It provides examples of partnerships between churches and local authorities, environmental organizations, and other community groups. The document also shares stories of specific community projects churches have undertaken, such as clean-up events, community gardens, and environmental education. The overall message is that churches are well-positioned to help address local social and environmental issues through grassroots initiatives and collaboration with other local organizations and leaders.
St. john's mag june 2021 - 36 pages - colour - webChris Lyne
This document contains information about upcoming events at a parish including a parish fun day with BBQ and cricket match on June 27th. It also provides updates on Covid-19 restrictions and encourages parishioners to evaluate their financial contributions to the church. The vicar notes that the church relies on fundraising and rentals to balance its budget which is untenable, and asks parishioners to consider what God is worth to them each week financially. Finally, it announces an afternoon tea and choral evensong in remembrance of Stella Chandler.
The document discusses various local and global outreach ministries of The Crossing Church. It provides brief descriptions of 16 projects focusing on areas like feeding the homeless, helping abused families, assisting prisoners, and serving the underprivileged. It encourages readers to volunteer, donate, or pray for these efforts to spread the gospel and bring practical aid to communities in need.
Acorns To Oaks: Ideas And Activities For Children’s Work PX6
This document provides ideas and activities for children's environmental work in churches. It includes stories from several churches that have undertaken environmental projects with children, such as making an eco-house, recycling activities, and making a churchyard more wildlife friendly. The document provides suggestions for incorporating environmental topics into children's programs, worship services, and outreach. It also includes stories, facts, and indoor and outdoor activity ideas related to caring for God's creation.
This document is a flyer from Northwestern Publishing House (NPH) that promotes various Christian resources including Bible study materials, books, music, and software. It provides descriptions and prices for several "prize picks" or bestselling items from NPH that could be useful for church leaders, Bible study, personal enrichment, and music. It encourages visiting NPH's website or retail store to learn more about the products or to order materials.
The document provides information about new pastors on the Intermountain District of the Church of the Nazarene. It introduces Andrew and Amanda Sinift, who have begun their ministry at the Vale Church in Oregon. It also introduces Pastor Brian and Wendy Knight, who have returned to the Intermountain District to pastor the Emmett Church in Idaho after 5 years in Wyoming. Both couples are welcomed to the district.
The document is a newsletter from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church that provides updates from the pastor on various church activities and programs. It discusses the appointment of a new Sunday school superintendent, plans for a photo directory and new hymn music, and upcoming youth programs. The pastor expresses excitement about the signs of the Holy Spirit's work in the church and encourages sharing the gift of community with others.
The newsletter discusses Immanuel Lutheran Church's efforts to save energy and money through various conservation measures. It encourages readers to receive the newsletter electronically to reduce printing and mailing costs. The newsletter also provides updates on church groups and upcoming events like the annual meeting and a human rights celebration. Immanuel Lutheran Church is celebrating its 135th anniversary since its founding in January 1875.
The document provides updates from Woodinville Community United Methodist Church (WCUMC). It summarizes a message given by a missionary from Nepal, Nar Lama, about the struggles and triumphs of their mission work. It also announces upcoming church events like a Prime Timers dinner on downsizing, an outdoor adventure to Ebey's Landing, and a new Sunday school class on developing a biblical worldview. Additionally, it provides updates on supporting local charities like the Woodinville Storehouse food bank.
The CEO provided a year-end report summarizing 2021 accomplishments and initiatives at the JCC. Key points included expanding the early learning center, membership and camp attendance growth, securing over $2 million in grants, strengthening Jewish cultural and wellness programming through community partnerships, and planning upcoming fundraising events and programs for 2022. Overall it was a productive year despite challenges, with positive financial variances and progress on strategic priorities.
This document provides information about the staff, finances, and upcoming events at Southside Brownwood church. It lists the pastoral staff, recent financial contributions, and weekly attendance numbers. The document also announces several upcoming youth, women's, and general events including a car wash, garage sale, Bible studies, and Vacation Bible School. It concludes by providing contact information for the church and a form for visitors to request more information or prayer.
The Kericho, Kenya Foreign Mission Projects has been operating since 2004 and has accomplished several initiatives to support communities in Kericho, Kenya. This includes establishing the Kipsitet Baptist Church Medical Clinic in 2006 to provide healthcare to over 550,000 people living over 560 miles from the nearest facility. The project coordinates fundraising activities to purchase medications and support additional programs like a widows group, job training center, food and shoe distributions. The annual budget to operate these programs and maintain the clinic is approximately $20,000 for medications and $3,000 for staff salaries.
Tumbletown is a children's soft play area, parents retreat, and cafe located under the church hall of Murwillumbah Baptist Church. It provides a space for children to play independently while parents can relax and socialize. The facility is staffed by volunteers and offers refreshments. Since opening, Tumbletown has attracted many young families from the community and generated enough funds to hire a full-time pastor. It also creates opportunities for outreach through playgroups, Bible studies, and other church-run programs. A seed grant from Baptist Community Services helped improve some initial facilities and launch new community activities. Tumbletown has been successful in both outreach and supporting the financial needs of the church.
This document provides a guide to relocating to the Twin Cities area, including information on neighborhoods, lifestyle, healthcare, culture and education. It highlights 10 great neighborhoods to consider and provides details on things to do in the area like parks, museums, theaters and more. The guide also includes a section on the religious diversity in the Twin Cities and places of worship for various faiths.
harpeth history 1999 through flood recoveryDavid Jones
David Jones was installed as the new pastor of Harpeth Presbyterian Church in 1999. In the following years, the church undertook various repairs, updated systems, and grew its membership and programs. Notable events included mission trips for youth, establishing a rotation model for Sunday school with murals and specialized classrooms, and generously supporting community organizations. Longtime members Mary Smith and Mary Gorman quietly provided support through activities like cooking, visiting the sick, and greeting people with smiles.
Woodlake Church is expanding to open a new satellite campus in South Tulsa to accommodate its growing congregation and to reach more people in the community. The new campus will have 26,000 square feet for worship, children's ministry, and community spaces. It will include a cafe, play area, and parking for 200 cars. The church is asking members to pray for the expansion, volunteer their time, and donate financially to make the new campus a reality.
Two congregations in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota - Redeemer Covenant Church and La Bendicion Spanish-speaking church plant - partnered to start a summer soccer camp called Kickin' Kids as a way to connect with their diverse, multi-ethnic community. The free camp was a success, drawing over 80 children. It helped foster relationships between the churches and provided a safe activity for neighborhood kids. The camp will expand this year with additional age groups and devotional lessons, having realized its potential to build community and share the gospel through the common language of soccer.
This document discusses how food production, processing, transportation, retail, consumption, and disposal contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. It provides a breakdown of the sources of emissions at each stage of the food system, noting that agricultural production accounts for 60% of emissions. The document also examines the climate impacts of different types of diets, farming practices, and food transport methods. It recommends strategies to reduce emissions such as shifting to grass-fed animal products, composting food waste, and reducing transportation distances.
This document discusses energy efficiency programs and opportunities for farms. It provides an overview of Alliant Energy, which serves over 1,000 cities and towns in its territory. Alliant offers free farm energy audits and rebates to help farmers identify and implement energy efficient equipment upgrades. The document then discusses common on-farm energy uses, when to invest in efficiency, key equipment to examine, and how energy audits can document savings opportunities from switching to higher efficiency lighting, ventilation systems, and other equipment.
This document provides an overview and summary of a community solar garden presentation. It includes an agenda that covers energy efficiency, renewable energy options in Minnesota, questions, and opportunities to speak with experts. The presentation discusses the benefits of energy efficiency, defines community solar gardens, and explains how individuals can subscribe to receive credits on their electric bill by purchasing a portion of energy from a solar garden. It also compares subscribing to a solar garden versus purchasing green pricing energy from a utility.
This document outlines the steps for developing a community wind project. It discusses forming a project team, conducting feasibility studies on wind resources and site selection, and developing a project plan. It also describes acquiring land through leases or easements, obtaining permits and approvals, financing the project, and constructing the wind farm. The goal is to develop a locally-owned, commercial-scale wind project that provides economic and social benefits to the local community.
This document outlines the potential pros and cons of a digester system for Jer-Lindy Farms. The pros include potential revenue from electricity sales, carbon credits, and reduced storage and hauling costs. It can also improve odor, reduce pathogens, provide organic bedding and fertilizer, and enhance the farm's community image. However, the cons include high costs, reliability issues, and increased management and maintenance needs. The document also discusses potential uses for separated solids and digester gas, such as sales to nurseries, farms or for fuel cells or liquid fuel production.
Dero Bike Racks upgraded their lighting through Energy Smart to save on costs and help the environment. The lighting upgrade was estimated to save $3,300 annually with a payback period of less than 2 years. Xcel Energy also provided a $5,822 rebate for the project. The One-Stop Efficiency Shop conducted a free lighting audit and the upgrade process was completed in early 2009. The new lights have improved the lighting quality in the sales office and paint booth.
This document summarizes Minnesota Power's conservation and efficiency programs and collaboration efforts. It discusses the Conservation Improvement Program mandate requiring utilities to invest in conservation. It provides details on Minnesota Power's annual conservation spending and energy savings. It then describes several current collaboration projects between Minnesota Power and other utilities, including new construction programs, residential energy audits, rebate programs, and education/training initiatives on topics like solar, small wind, and watt hour meters.
This document discusses strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. It presents four approaches: driving less through gas taxes or mileage taxes; improving fuel efficiency of vehicles through standards; making vehicles cleaner through emissions standards; and using cleaner fuels through policies like renewable fuel standards. It notes these approaches are difficult to directly measure and require models and averages. The document then discusses factors around accurately scoring GHG emissions, including system boundaries and models. It introduces a policy linkages model to analyze how policies could influence decisions and ultimately outcomes related to the economy, energy use, emissions and jobs.
YEA! Minnesota is a student-led organization that connects, engages, and empowers youth to create just and sustainable communities. The organization works to address environmental issues like climate change, water and air pollution, and loss of biodiversity. YEA! Minnesota meets every other month for students from different high schools to collaborate on solutions. Students can also join specific committees that focus on communications, advocacy, education, and taking action on sustainability issues. The organization provides opportunities for youth to get involved in climate activism and affect policy change.
The newsletter discusses Immanuel Lutheran Church's efforts to save energy and money through various conservation measures. It encourages readers to receive the newsletter electronically to reduce printing and mailing costs. The newsletter also provides updates on church groups and upcoming events like the annual meeting and a human rights celebration. Immanuel Lutheran Church is celebrating its 135th anniversary since its founding in January 1875.
The document provides updates from Woodinville Community United Methodist Church (WCUMC). It summarizes a message given by a missionary from Nepal, Nar Lama, about the struggles and triumphs of their mission work. It also announces upcoming church events like a Prime Timers dinner on downsizing, an outdoor adventure to Ebey's Landing, and a new Sunday school class on developing a biblical worldview. Additionally, it provides updates on supporting local charities like the Woodinville Storehouse food bank.
The CEO provided a year-end report summarizing 2021 accomplishments and initiatives at the JCC. Key points included expanding the early learning center, membership and camp attendance growth, securing over $2 million in grants, strengthening Jewish cultural and wellness programming through community partnerships, and planning upcoming fundraising events and programs for 2022. Overall it was a productive year despite challenges, with positive financial variances and progress on strategic priorities.
This document provides information about the staff, finances, and upcoming events at Southside Brownwood church. It lists the pastoral staff, recent financial contributions, and weekly attendance numbers. The document also announces several upcoming youth, women's, and general events including a car wash, garage sale, Bible studies, and Vacation Bible School. It concludes by providing contact information for the church and a form for visitors to request more information or prayer.
The Kericho, Kenya Foreign Mission Projects has been operating since 2004 and has accomplished several initiatives to support communities in Kericho, Kenya. This includes establishing the Kipsitet Baptist Church Medical Clinic in 2006 to provide healthcare to over 550,000 people living over 560 miles from the nearest facility. The project coordinates fundraising activities to purchase medications and support additional programs like a widows group, job training center, food and shoe distributions. The annual budget to operate these programs and maintain the clinic is approximately $20,000 for medications and $3,000 for staff salaries.
Tumbletown is a children's soft play area, parents retreat, and cafe located under the church hall of Murwillumbah Baptist Church. It provides a space for children to play independently while parents can relax and socialize. The facility is staffed by volunteers and offers refreshments. Since opening, Tumbletown has attracted many young families from the community and generated enough funds to hire a full-time pastor. It also creates opportunities for outreach through playgroups, Bible studies, and other church-run programs. A seed grant from Baptist Community Services helped improve some initial facilities and launch new community activities. Tumbletown has been successful in both outreach and supporting the financial needs of the church.
This document provides a guide to relocating to the Twin Cities area, including information on neighborhoods, lifestyle, healthcare, culture and education. It highlights 10 great neighborhoods to consider and provides details on things to do in the area like parks, museums, theaters and more. The guide also includes a section on the religious diversity in the Twin Cities and places of worship for various faiths.
harpeth history 1999 through flood recoveryDavid Jones
David Jones was installed as the new pastor of Harpeth Presbyterian Church in 1999. In the following years, the church undertook various repairs, updated systems, and grew its membership and programs. Notable events included mission trips for youth, establishing a rotation model for Sunday school with murals and specialized classrooms, and generously supporting community organizations. Longtime members Mary Smith and Mary Gorman quietly provided support through activities like cooking, visiting the sick, and greeting people with smiles.
Woodlake Church is expanding to open a new satellite campus in South Tulsa to accommodate its growing congregation and to reach more people in the community. The new campus will have 26,000 square feet for worship, children's ministry, and community spaces. It will include a cafe, play area, and parking for 200 cars. The church is asking members to pray for the expansion, volunteer their time, and donate financially to make the new campus a reality.
Two congregations in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota - Redeemer Covenant Church and La Bendicion Spanish-speaking church plant - partnered to start a summer soccer camp called Kickin' Kids as a way to connect with their diverse, multi-ethnic community. The free camp was a success, drawing over 80 children. It helped foster relationships between the churches and provided a safe activity for neighborhood kids. The camp will expand this year with additional age groups and devotional lessons, having realized its potential to build community and share the gospel through the common language of soccer.
This document discusses how food production, processing, transportation, retail, consumption, and disposal contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. It provides a breakdown of the sources of emissions at each stage of the food system, noting that agricultural production accounts for 60% of emissions. The document also examines the climate impacts of different types of diets, farming practices, and food transport methods. It recommends strategies to reduce emissions such as shifting to grass-fed animal products, composting food waste, and reducing transportation distances.
This document discusses energy efficiency programs and opportunities for farms. It provides an overview of Alliant Energy, which serves over 1,000 cities and towns in its territory. Alliant offers free farm energy audits and rebates to help farmers identify and implement energy efficient equipment upgrades. The document then discusses common on-farm energy uses, when to invest in efficiency, key equipment to examine, and how energy audits can document savings opportunities from switching to higher efficiency lighting, ventilation systems, and other equipment.
This document provides an overview and summary of a community solar garden presentation. It includes an agenda that covers energy efficiency, renewable energy options in Minnesota, questions, and opportunities to speak with experts. The presentation discusses the benefits of energy efficiency, defines community solar gardens, and explains how individuals can subscribe to receive credits on their electric bill by purchasing a portion of energy from a solar garden. It also compares subscribing to a solar garden versus purchasing green pricing energy from a utility.
This document outlines the steps for developing a community wind project. It discusses forming a project team, conducting feasibility studies on wind resources and site selection, and developing a project plan. It also describes acquiring land through leases or easements, obtaining permits and approvals, financing the project, and constructing the wind farm. The goal is to develop a locally-owned, commercial-scale wind project that provides economic and social benefits to the local community.
This document outlines the potential pros and cons of a digester system for Jer-Lindy Farms. The pros include potential revenue from electricity sales, carbon credits, and reduced storage and hauling costs. It can also improve odor, reduce pathogens, provide organic bedding and fertilizer, and enhance the farm's community image. However, the cons include high costs, reliability issues, and increased management and maintenance needs. The document also discusses potential uses for separated solids and digester gas, such as sales to nurseries, farms or for fuel cells or liquid fuel production.
Dero Bike Racks upgraded their lighting through Energy Smart to save on costs and help the environment. The lighting upgrade was estimated to save $3,300 annually with a payback period of less than 2 years. Xcel Energy also provided a $5,822 rebate for the project. The One-Stop Efficiency Shop conducted a free lighting audit and the upgrade process was completed in early 2009. The new lights have improved the lighting quality in the sales office and paint booth.
This document summarizes Minnesota Power's conservation and efficiency programs and collaboration efforts. It discusses the Conservation Improvement Program mandate requiring utilities to invest in conservation. It provides details on Minnesota Power's annual conservation spending and energy savings. It then describes several current collaboration projects between Minnesota Power and other utilities, including new construction programs, residential energy audits, rebate programs, and education/training initiatives on topics like solar, small wind, and watt hour meters.
This document discusses strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. It presents four approaches: driving less through gas taxes or mileage taxes; improving fuel efficiency of vehicles through standards; making vehicles cleaner through emissions standards; and using cleaner fuels through policies like renewable fuel standards. It notes these approaches are difficult to directly measure and require models and averages. The document then discusses factors around accurately scoring GHG emissions, including system boundaries and models. It introduces a policy linkages model to analyze how policies could influence decisions and ultimately outcomes related to the economy, energy use, emissions and jobs.
YEA! Minnesota is a student-led organization that connects, engages, and empowers youth to create just and sustainable communities. The organization works to address environmental issues like climate change, water and air pollution, and loss of biodiversity. YEA! Minnesota meets every other month for students from different high schools to collaborate on solutions. Students can also join specific committees that focus on communications, advocacy, education, and taking action on sustainability issues. The organization provides opportunities for youth to get involved in climate activism and affect policy change.
The document discusses strategies for ramping up residential energy efficiency through home energy audits and programs. It outlines how audits educate homeowners and identify cost-effective improvements. Effective targeting of efficiency programs uses utility and property data to reach underserved markets. Creating more efficiency involves simplifying administration, combining marketing, and scaling up programs. Financing mechanisms like low-interest loans can make improvements affordable. Maintaining quality is important through proper diagnosis, installation, and customer service.
Nick Weis, Director of Engineering & Technology at Crystal Cabinet Works, Inc., presented on the company's energy savings initiatives over the past 6 years. Some key projects included retrofitting lighting, installing heat recovery systems, switching to a wood-fired boiler, upgrading air compressors, and adding energy efficient motor controls. These projects helped reduce energy costs and increased paybacks. Overall, the company saw annual savings of over $75,000 through various energy saving measures.
This document summarizes sustainability initiatives in the city of Mahtomedi, Minnesota. It describes how Mahtomedi has worked to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use through municipal projects, community education programs, and partnerships between local organizations. Key efforts include the city signing international climate agreements, developing a green public works building, pursuing renewable energy sources, starting a community garden, and establishing recurring sustainability events. The document stresses the importance of ongoing collaboration across the community to make progress on sustainability goals.
Reflections from driving collaboration and social within the enterpriseMatthew Hanwell
Matthew Hanwell is a former HR Director of Communities and Social Media at Nokia with over 20 years of experience in human resources and information technology. He has helped implement global systems like SAP and tools for performance management, compensation, and recruitment. More recently, he has focused on how collaboration, communities, and social media can transform ways of working and organizational culture within enterprises. He discusses challenges of balancing structure with autonomy and tools with human interactions to fully realize benefits of social approaches.
1) The document discusses numbers and data related to green jobs, such as predictions that President Obama's energy plan could create up to 5 million new green jobs over the next two decades.
2) It also provides statistics on the growth of renewable energy and green jobs between 2002-2006 and discusses how certain green occupations could boost 14 million jobs.
3) The document examines sources of numbers on green jobs including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and considers limitations of the available data.
The White Creek Wind Project is a 205 megawatt wind farm located in Klickitat County, Washington. It has 89 Siemens wind turbines that are expected to generate enough electricity to power 38,000 homes annually. The project took 15 months to construct and cost $364 million. It involved numerous contractors, law firms, financial institutions, and utilities to arrange the complex corporate and financial agreements needed to develop the project.
Over 70 neighborhood leaders gathered at Mayflower Church in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 to learn about community solar gardens, including key considerations and specific roles for neighborhoods. This presentation was given by Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs Statewide Director.
The Minnesota Department of Energy Resources promotes energy conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy. It provides technical assistance and financial incentives to Minnesota consumers and businesses. The Next Generation Energy Act of 2007 requires utilities to save more energy, generate 25% of electricity from renewables by 2025, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Minnesota uses a large amount of energy annually, with transportation and residential buildings being the top users. Conservation and efficiency are the best strategies to reduce fossil fuel dependence, affect climate change, and secure the state's energy future while new technologies are developed. Individual actions can make a difference on energy bills and environmental impacts.
Quick Resource Overview - Green Churches and Earth Care Z2P
This document provides an overview of resources for Episcopalians related to ecology, economics, and sustainability. It lists several networks, organizations, books, and investment options for learning about issues like climate change, economic justice, and community development. Key resources mentioned include the Episcopal Ecological Network, the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice, GreenFaith's green certification program, and three books by author Michael Schut on simpler living and faith-based approaches to money and food systems. Contact information is provided for further information.
This document provides guidance for starting a Faith and Environment group in a congregation. It recommends gathering interested people, focusing on an environmental topic, and discussing project ideas. Key initial steps include setting meeting dates and contacts. Successful group activities include an Earth Day leaf commitment drive, a blessing of the animals service, and hosting speakers on wildlife habitats or local food. Resources recommended are videos from the HOPE Conference, the Greening Your Congregation handbook, and utilizing experts within the congregation. Contact information is provided for the Bishop's Committee on the Environment for additional support.
This document provides a sampling of resources on religion and ecology, including web sites, journals, handbooks, and videos. It lists over 20 web sites from organizations such as the Episcopal Church, Evangelical Environmental Network, and National Religious Partnership for the Environment that provide educational and action materials. It also lists journals and handbooks on topics like caring for creation and the Earth Charter. Finally, it provides examples of educational video programs available on issues connecting God, the environment, and global warming.
This document is an educational resource produced by the American Anglican Council for Anglican laity regarding the current crisis in the Episcopal Church. It provides an introduction from the AAC President outlining how decisions by General Convention 2003 have divided the Anglican Communion over issues of authority and sexuality. The resource then presents facts, figures, timelines, frequently asked questions and resources to help laity understand the issues and how they can take action.
Slides presented at the 136th Session of the Synod of the Diocese of Ottawa; Friday, November 03, 2017.
Includes presentations:
PWRDF
Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Refugee Ministry
Embracing God's Future
Canon Sarah Hills: Canon for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral
All My Relations
Community Ministries
Property and Finance
Real Estate Working Group
Youth Internship Program
A Guide for United Methodist Church AmbassadorsRodney Bowen
2013 marks the 125th anniversary of The Permanent Fund which was established to provide a permanent source of funding for the ministries of The United Methodist Church. With your help, we can ensure it will continue to grow into the future. Between 2004 and 2010, The Permanent Fund contributed more than $3 million to provide a permanent source of funding for the ministries of The United Methodist Church and for missions around the world.This Ambassador Guide is designed to give you easy steps to assist us in educating members of The United Methodist Church about the critical role of The Permanent Fund and how they can be involved. http://www.umcglobalimpact.org
Slides from the 135th Session of Synod of the Diocesan of Ottawa.
Includes presentations:
Annual Appeal
Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Government Relations
Anglican Military Ordinate
All My Relations
Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY)
Rite of Reconciliation
Communications
General Synod
General Information and Resources - Green Churches and Earth Care Z2P
The document discusses the moral obligation of faith communities to care for the environment and combat climate change. It provides general information and resources for congregations to implement more sustainable practices. Specific steps are outlined, such as conducting an energy audit, using reusable dishes, purchasing fair trade products, landscaping with native plants, and forming environmental groups. Examples of initiatives undertaken by various churches are also mentioned, including installing solar panels, participating in clean-ups, and offering educational programs.
St. Christopher's Parish - Nonprofit + Solar = $avingsEnergize NY
“Pope Francis strongly urged the people to protect the environment, and I thought what could I do to protect this environment?” says Reverend Dr. Oonnoonny. “Installing solar at our church is another way of keeping His word in our practical life.”
Find out more http://commercial.energizeny.org
The new roof-mounted 36kW solar system provides 100% of the electricity for the Church and four other structures on the property, which total 181,000 square feet. The solar installation was made possible with a twenty-year, $150,800 Property Assessed Clean Energy loan from Energize NY with a 3.83% interest rate supported by Westchester County’s Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBS). With the Energize NY financing, St. Christopher’s was able to offset 100% of its electricity usage and repair the Church’s original, 50+ year old roof structure and is expected to save $3600 annually.
Full press release here: http://energizeny.org/images/uploads/St_Christophers_Press_Release_6-21-16.pdf
General Synod February 2019 digital and publishing fringe sessionThe Church of England
The document summarizes digital campaigns and resources produced by the Church of England in 2018 and plans for 2019. Some of the key points include:
- The #FollowTheStar Christmas campaign in 2018 reached over 7.9 million people on social media and distributed over 120,000 reflection booklets.
- Resources for Lent and Easter in 2019 will include the LentPilgrim and EasterPilgrim reflections available via booklets, email, app, audio and A Church Near You.
- The website A Church Near You had over 1.6 million page views during the Christmas period and plans are in place to improve the resource hub and add new features in 2019.
- Major projects for 2019 include supporting
Fresh Expressions Rural Vision Day March 2012 Diocese of Norwich@markheybo
This document provides information about resources and opportunities for ministry with children, young people, and families within the Diocese. It discusses the importance of an integrated, intergenerational church where difference is valued. It promotes the Horstead Centre which provides residential and activity programs for spiritual development. It also highlights partnerships between parishes and organizations like Youth for Christ, resources available at Diocesan houses, and the over 30 employed youth workers in the Diocese supporting parish ministry.
This document summarizes the findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Canada's former system of Indian residential schools. It discusses how the Commission listened to survivors' testimony for seven years to understand the "dark chapter" of the residential school system. The Commission called on Canadians to acknowledge this history and climb the "mountain" to healing relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous people. The document also notes early efforts by indigenous communities to establish their own day schools and argues for restoring relationships through a deeper understanding of history.
Matt Williams has over 20 years of experience in ministry, working to strengthen families and relationships through teaching and community outreach programs. As Director of Adult Ministries at Mountainbrook Community Church, he created classes, seminars and events focused on marriage, parenting, and premarital counseling. He is also an author and instructor for the Teenage Years Seminar, and has taught relationship courses through Walk Thru the Bible. His mission is to share God-given relationship skills to help strengthen connections between people and with God.
This document is a marketing plan titled "Reconnect Restore" prepared by Chariot PR for All Saints' Episcopal Church. It outlines goals, objectives, and tactics for fundraising events to support restoration projects at the historic church and cemetery. The plan's main events are a "Lunch and Bid" silent auction and free car wash aimed at raising funds and awareness. Objectives include having 100 people at the auction and 50 at the car wash, as well as securing news coverage. Tactics involve promoting the events through signs, flyers, and press releases to local businesses and media outlets. The plan seeks to address the church's needs for restoration funding and increased community involvement through these spring fundraising activities.
The document discusses the importance of estate planning and establishing wills, as 7 out of 10 Americans die without a will. It emphasizes that churches need to encourage members to continue giving to the church and its ministries through their estate after death, such as by establishing an endowment trust fund. The church should educate its members on the benefits of planned giving and maintaining a planned giving program to promote leaving enduring gifts to support the church's future ministries.
Go Green Bonus Resources: Creation Care and Conservation Z2P
This document provides a list of resources for Christians interested in caring for God's creation, including websites, periodicals, articles, books, and movies/DVDs. Some of the key websites listed are focused on educating and mobilizing Christians around environmental stewardship, such as CreationCare.org. Periodicals mentioned include Creation Care Magazine and Earth Keeping News. Example books listed are Saving God's Green Earth and Serve God, Save the Planet. The document contains over 50 resources for Christians seeking to learn more about their biblical call to be stewards of the environment.
In 2019, the Minnesota Legislature allocated funding to the Environmental Quality Board to study the potential for solar development on Minnesota’s Closed Landfill Program sites. Solar development on these sites would put underutilized, contaminated land to use generating clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating jobs and revenue. Siting solar on brownfields like closed landfills—called "brightfield" development—can also reduce development pressure on other lands, such as farmland and natural areas. The Environmental Quality Board delivered a report to the legislature in December 2020, and data about Closed Landfills Program sites is now available.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on pathways to electric vehicle adoption held in Moorhead, MN on May 15, 2019. The workshop included presentations on the current status of EVs in the market, available makes and models, dealing with dealers, adoption trends, range concerns, winter driving tips, and charging infrastructure. It also featured panel discussions with utilities on their EV programs and with other organizations on their roles in supporting EV adoption. Attendees were invited to tour electric vehicles outside following the workshop.
This presentation by Shane Stennes, Director of Sustainability at the University of Minnesota, was given at the MnSEIA Midwest Gateway to Solar Conference on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and details solar installation and procurement across the organization.
On Tuesday, December 5th nearly 30 hardy Minnesotans ventured out on one of the first really cold days of the season to join Northeast Clean Energy Resource Team (NE CERT) to learn about Hartley Nature Center’s solar plus battery storage project. While solar and storage are frequently discussed, there are few examples up and running in Minnesota that one can actually visit and learn from. Not only that, there are even fewer such systems that are done as retrofits to older solar arrays. Hartley’s project is an excellent example of both!
Presentations from the 10th Metro CERT Annual Resource and Networking Event on September 13, 2017. Learn more and see photos at https://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/over-100-people-celebrate-10th-annual-metro-cert-event
This presentation from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) offers a case study of a poultry farm in Minnesota switching to a wood chip burning furnace to heat their barns.
This presentation from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) covers: [1] Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE); [2] Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) program; and [3] US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program.
Biomass Opportunities for Agricultural Operations: Feed, Fuel, and BeddingUniversity of Minnesota
This presentation by the Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI) covers: [1] new and existing biomass product opportunities; [2] project examples; [3] utilizing biomass for thermal requirements; [4] alternative feeds; and [5] what's on the horizon.
In the fourth year of benchmarking, Minneapolis is releasing individual building results for public commercial buildings greater than 25,000 sq.ft. and private commercial buildings 50,000 sq.ft. and greater in size.
The document is a capstone project exploring consumer attitudes and actions regarding solar and wind energy adoption in Minnesota. It contains a literature review on previous research showing that environmental concern and economic motivations like reducing utility bills are top drivers for adoption, while high upfront costs and complexity are major barriers. The research also found that social learning from others who have adopted renewable energy can influence decisions. The project aims to understand Minnesota consumers and companies to help improve an online directory for finding solar and wind installers.
Presentation covers:
CITY-WIDE ENERGY GOAL& STATISTICS
SOLAR INITIATIVES
STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
RESOURCE RECOVERY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY MASTER PLAN R2E2
Efficiency Improvements & Upgrades
Biofuel Utilization
COMMUNITY ENERGY ACTION PLAN
FUTURE INITIATIVES
The NRRI Coleraine Laboratory was originally a US Steel research facility and now supports research at the University of Minnesota. It has engineering expertise in areas like mineral processing and pyrometallurgy. The lab contains various facilities for chemical analysis, mineral characterization, and processing tests from bench to pilot scale. In recent years it has expanded its capabilities to include alternative fuels research like biomass characterization. A new project aims to develop and demonstrate a technology for efficiently producing electricity from locally available biomass resources in Minnesota to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and utilize the state's forest resources.
Is a community solar garden subscription right for your local government?University of Minnesota
Community Solar Gardens can be an excellent opportunity for cities, counties, and other local governments to get involved in solar energy and engage community members. In this webinar, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) staff provide an overview of community solar and then dig into the details that will help you make decisions. More at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/webinar-community-solar-garden-subscription-right-your-local-government
This succinct document outlines all USDA Rural Development programs--across the areas of Housing, Rural Business & Cooperative, and Community Programs & Utility Services.
This presentation walks you through the dairy production process and opportunities for efficiency each step of the way. Learn more at http://mncerts.org/dairy
Annie Levenson-Falk with the Legislative Energy Commission presents about the 2025 Minnesota Energy Action Plan at four CERTs regional events to engage people about the state's energy future. Learn more at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/weigh-minnesota-2025-energy-action-plan.
Community Solar Gardens are centrally-located solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers. Could it work for you? Are you interested in going solar but unable to do so on your own? Perhaps you live in an apartment, have a shaded roof at home, or don’t have space at your organization. This presentation can help you learn more. For further resources, visit http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/solargardens.
Mayor Rita Albrecht shares information about the City of Bemidji's Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contract to do energy efficiency work across 9 city buildings and to install LED street lights. More information at http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/saving-energy-city-wide-bemidji-guaranteed-energy-savings-program.
This document discusses financing energy operations in schools through various clean energy programs and partnerships in Minnesota. It outlines challenges schools face with high energy costs, limited funds, and deferred maintenance. The Guaranteed Energy Savings Program allows schools to upgrade facilities with no upfront cost by using future energy savings. Schools have completed projects like lighting upgrades, HVAC improvements, and solar installations. The program provides technical assistance and guarantees annual energy savings.
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
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Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
1. Our Mission – Supporting projects that are ecologically
sound, economically viable, socially just and humane.
We empower congregations, communities and conscious
consumers to become sustainable using the Natural Step
Framework.
We welcome the participation of all faith communities in Minnesota in our network.
Learn more at www.afors.org
2. Faith Community Partners
• Catholic - Office of Social Justice of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Mpls
www.osjspm.org
• Jewish- Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas
www.minndakjcrc.org/
• Episcopal - www.env-steward.com/
• Lutheran - Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota www.lcppm.org and the
Lutheran Earthkeeping Network www.webofcreation.org
• Methodist – A new UMC network is now forming.
• Unitarian - Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance - Eco Minds
www.muusja.org
• Presbyterians – Presbytery of the Lakes and Prairies – Environmental Stewardship
Committee www.ptcaweb.org
• UCC - United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Committee www.uccmn.org/
• Evangelical – Restoring Eden www.restoringeden.org
3. Interfaith and Ecumenical Partners
• Center for Spirituality & Sustainability of the Alliance for Sustainability
• Congregations Caring for Creation www.c3mn.net
• Web of Creation www.webofcreation.org
• MN Council of Churches, Healthy Homes, Healthy Congregations
www.mnchurches.org
Science and Education Partners
• Center for Energy and Environment/ www.mncee.org ,
www.mnenergychallenge.org
• One Sky – www.1sky.org
• Clean Energy Minnesota www.cleanenergyminnesota.org
• Minnesota Environmental Partnership www.meparthership.org
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.nextstep.state.mn.us
• Will Steger Foundation www.willstegerfoundation.org
Learn more at www.afors.org
4. Faith Community Partners
• Catholic - Archdiocesan Environmental Stewardship Team
www.osjspm.org/globalwarming
• Jewish- Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas
www.minndakjcrc.org
• Episcopal - Minnesota Episcopal Environmental Stewardship Commission www.env-
steward.com
• Lutheran - Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota www.lcppm.org/
• Methodist – A new UMC network is now forming.
• Unitarian - Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance - Eco Minds
http://lists.muusja.org/mailman/listinfo
• Presbyterians – Presbytery of the Lakes and Prairies – Environmental Stewardship
Committee http://presbyterytwincities.org/?page_id=87
• UCC - United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Committee www.uccmn.org
• Evangelical – Restoring Eden www.restoringeden.org
We welcome the participation of all faith communities in Minnesota in our network.
Learn more at www.afors.org
5. Support for your Creation Care Team.
A C3 coordinator or denominational
representative can meet with your team,
offer suggestions and resources. Find your
representative at www.c3mn.net Your
Faith Tradition.
6. LEARN about creation care
The Alliance for Sustainability and Lutheran Coalition for Public
Policy in Minnesota can provide your congregation -
Guest speakers for adult forums & youth groups on global warming,
energy, sustainability and why our actions are a matter of faith.
Current documentary films on global warming, energy and
sustainability.
Creation Care Statements from your Faith Tradition.
Learn more at www.c3mn.net
Click on “Greening Your Congregation” then “Educational Resources”
7. LEARN about creation care -
current films available
• We encourage you congregation to host a ‘global warming movie night’ this fall. Help
members of your congregation learn about global warming, as well as practical solutions for global
warming reduction. To reserve one or more of the films please call Congregations Caring for
Creation (C3)/ MN Interfaith Power and Light , 612-331-1099 x 1 or sign up on line at
www.c3mn.net
• “An Inconvenient Truth,” contains a good overview of the scientific evidence of global
warming, and an urgent appeal to take action now reduce further global warming in the future.
Available free of charge from www.c3mn.net & www.interfaithpowerandlight.org for congregations
that want to show the film during the first two weeks of October, 2006. Please reserve your film by
Sept 8 to receive your own free copy for your congregation to own (we will have additional copies of
the film to loan out if you miss the deadline.)
• “Global Warming: What you need to know” with Tom Brokaw, originally premiered
on the Discovery Channel on July 16 Discovery Channel – available free of charge from C3
• “The Great Warming” a Canadian Documentary which originally premiered on PBS
www.thegreatwarming.com (Stonehaven Productions is requesting that congregations receive an
offering at the screening and split the proceeds to cover distribution costs.
8. Eyewitness to Global Warming C3 Public Forums with
Polar Explorer Will Steger- details at www.c3mn.net
,
Spring 2006
Fall 2005
Faith Lutheran, Forest Lake
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St. Mark’s Cathedral
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- Easter Lutheran, Eagan
Hennepin Ave UMC
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Prince of Peace Lutheran,
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- MN Valley UU Fellowship,
Burnsville
Bloomington
- Presbyterian Church of
Apostles, Burnsville
- Transfiguration Catholic - Temple Israel, Minneapolis
Church, Oakdale
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic
Church, Minneapolis
- St. John Neumann Catholic,
Eagan
9. Eyewitness to Global Warming C3 Public Forums with
Polar Explorer Will Steger- details at www.c3mn.net
Fall 2007 Schedule
Tuesday, September 19th, 7pm, Bethel Lutheran Church, Northfield,
www.bethelnorthfield.org,
Thursday, September 28th 7pm, Christ the King Lutheran Church,
Bloomington, www.ctkb.org
Thursday, October 26th 7pm, Advent Lutheran Church, , Maple Grove
www.adventlutheran.com,
Sunday October 29th 12:30pm to 4pm, Pax Christi Catholic Community,
Eden Prairie, www.paxchristi.com
10. INVOLVE members of your congregation
The Alliance can provide your Congregation -
Sample materials for member action campaigns to conserve energy &
support clean, renewable sources of energy. Visit www.afors.org and
click on “Greening your Congregation.” 40 things you can do”
The Minnesota Energy Challenge - have your members measure
their Co2 footprint and pledge the conservation actions they will take
at www.mnenergychallenge.org
Promoting CFL light bulbs as a first step to conserve energy
Bike, Walk or Carpool Sunday/ Sabbath
Promote Wise Public Policy Solutions
11. The Green Congregation Program
www.webofcreation.org
• Getting Started
• Worship
• Religious Education
• Building and Grounds
• Home and Work
• Advocacy
12. The Green Congregation Program
www.webofcreation.org
• Inform your congregation’s leaders of your interest and
commitment, and encourage their involvement.
• Develop a Congregational Action Plan in the area of:
• o Worship
• o Education – children, youth, adults
• o Buildings and Grounds
• o Discipleship at Home and Work
• o Public Ministry
• Work with the appropriate committees to carry out the Plan.
• Promote your identity as a congregation that cares for creation.
• Meet regularly to follow the Action Plan and to develop new projects.
• Consider a project to benefit the larger community.
• Work to keep the life and activities of the Green Team active
13. Waste and Toxicity Reduction Tool
Kit for Congregations
www.rethinkrecycling.com/grants/grantee-resources/congregational-tool-kit
• This resource was created by Congregations Caring for Creation (C3) and the
Alliance for Sustainability. Information regarding waste and toxicity reduction
was provided by Hennepin County Environmental Services and Community
POWER to assist congregations with implementing a waste and toxicity
reduction campaign. Includes:
• Getting Started
• Calendar of Activity Ideas
• Activity Ideas for Congregations, Adults, Teens and Children
• Special Event Ideas
• Waste Reduction for Internal Operations
• Congregations Caring for Creation also created a Supplement Guide for this
tool kit, Resources for Faith Communities. This guide includes scripture
references, sermon and hymn ideas for the Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Baha'i,
and Unitarian Universalist faiths.
• Congregations in Hennepin County can receive a printed version of the tool kit
by calling 612-348-4168.
• For more information on this tool kit and on how to implement a waste and
toxicity reduction campaign in congregations, please contact: Alliance for
Sustainability / Sean Gosiewski at 612-331-1099 x 1 or sean@afors.org
14. SAVE money & energy in your congregation
• Sign up for a Free Lighting Audit with the One-Stop
Efficiency Shop to have a complete assessment of where
your congregation can save money and energy with more
efficient lighting, specific recommendations, referrals to
contractors, low cost financing and follow up inspections.
• Most congregations can pay for the improvements with 1
year’s worth of energy savings.
• Call Kristen Funk 612-335-3487. kfunk@mncee.org or
Erik J. Ennen, 612-335-5823 eebnen@mncee.org
• Web site. www.mncee.org/oses.htm
15. SAVE money & energy in your
congregation
• CEE - Recommissioning Program, for
larger buildings, Martha Hewett 612-335-
5865 mhewett@mncee.org
www.mncee.org/frame_es.htm
16. SAVE money & energy in your
congregation
• Sign up for a comprehensive energy audit for your
building’s heating and cooling systems through Xcel
ConservationWise For $200 a certified Xcel energy
auditor would visit your congregation and assess areas for
potential energy savings both in terms of lighting and
heating and cooling. Low cost financing for energy
improvement projects is also available. Call Xcel Business
Solutions 1-800-481-4700 x 5 Email
BSC@xcelenergy.com Web - www.xcelenergy.com and
• Centerpoint Energy energy audits
http://mn.centerpointenergy.com/for_your_business/energy
_infomation/natural_energy_audit.asp
17. SAVE money & energy in your
congregation
• Minnesota Retired Engineer Technical
Assistance Program (MN RETAP)
provides free energy and waste audits for
congregations using retired engineers 612-
624-1300
www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/p2/retap.cfm -
• Implement your building efficiency plans.
18. Greening Your Capital Campaign –
renovation & construction
• Get involved at the earliest possible time
with your congregation’s building
committee or capital campaign committee
• Help them understand the basics of green
building – MN Sustainable Design Guide
http://www.msdg.umn.edu/
• Sustainable Building 2030
http://www.csbr.umn.edu/research/sb2030.html
• Free plan review available from Xcel
19. Greening Your Capital Campaign –
renovation & construction
• Free 1 time consultation - Center for
Sustainable Building Research at the U
of MN Viragita Singh 612-625-3447
singh023@tc.umn.edu www.csbr.umn.edu
• Consider a Green Architect – example –
Cuningham Group www.cuningham.com/
Brian Tempas, 612-379-5543
20. Become a carbon- neutral
congregation
• CEE staff can assist you to measure the
CO2 footprint of your congregational
building
• Ask members to pledge CO2 reductions at
home that will total up to offset the
congregational building’s foot print
• www.mnenergychallenge.org
21. Taking the Energy Challenge with a
congregation
• Take the MN Energy Challenge and set up your team at
www.mnenergychallenge.org
• Get MN Energy Challenge outreach materials (posters, pledge
cards, buttons, give-a-ways, etc.) from Neely Crane-Smith, 612-
335-5852 ncranesmith@mncee.org
• Set a goal for your congregation – put up a poster to show
progress toward meeting the goal (either number of new team
members or pounds of carbon dioxide saved)
• Engage members to take the challenge (on-line or paper version.)
Remind them to sign up to join your MN Energy Challenge team!
• Maintain visibility for the MN Energy Challenge – posters,
newsletter announcements, photos on the bulletin board
• Use Incentives when possible– CFLs, Blue Sky Guides
• Choose a specific action or couple of actions to be the center of
your Energy Challenge campaign, CFLs Eco Driving, etc.
22. Ways to sign people up
• Environmental Fair – Lap Tops with volunteers.
• Annual Meeting – distribute and collect paper
Challenge Forms.
• Volunteer with clip boards- paper challenge
• Mailing the challenge to members
• Pew pledge cards
• Link from congregational web site and e-
newsletter
23. Maintain Visibility
• Thermometer – how close to our goal?
• Posters, buttons
• Newsletter articles
• Announcements during worship
• Table for a month if possible
• Work through existing channels – youth
group, choir, women’s club
25. • Salvaged and replanted trees,
• The St. Joan of Arc of Arc Catholic
native/low-maintenance/drought-
Church's quot;greenquot; Parish Center in
resistant plantings, shading for west
Minneapolis, which opened in late
windows, and expanded green space
March 2001, is a model of what can be
accomplished when building decisions
Next Steps
are guided by an overall philosophy of
stewardship, economy and respect for • Installed 10kw Photo Voltaic solar
system on their roof.
the environment.
• Installed large slow moving ceiling
• Deconstruction services was employed
fan instead of air conditioning their
to dismantle the old building
worship space
The New Parish Center features
For further information -
• 50% improvement over the state energy www.nextstep.state.mn.us - case study
code
and www.stjoan.com
• Low flow faucets and toilets
26. • Most Successful MN Energy Challenge
congregation in MN
• Announcement from the Pulpit with newsletter
reminders
• Volunteers from the Eco Spirituality Committee
did tabling for the Energy Challenge at 2 services
each week for 2 months
• Also the most successful Green Power sign up
congregation through Windsource
27. Faith Lutheran Church (ELCA), Forest Lake
• Faith Lutheran’s “Air Care” program
promotes the use of cordless electric lawn
mowers instead of gas powered equipment-
available at a discount at www.faithfl.org
They have sold 50 mowers, reducing air
pollution the equivalent of 300,000 driving
miles.
• Remodeling & construction to their
campus has included geo-thermal heating
and cooling. This investment is expected
to reduce energy consumption by 50%.
• Rain gardens and porous paving to be
used to mitigate stormwater run-off.
• For more information www.faithfl.org
28. Plymouth Congregational
• Caring for Creation –
Transforming people and the
land that sustains them.
• Minnesota Energy Challenge,
• Writing numerous articles for
the Flame
• Annual sustainable living fair
• Planted a wildflower/rain
garden at Plymouth,
• Working on an environmental
policy statement,
• Field Trips
• http://www.plymouth.org/about/caring_
for_creation.php
31. Plymouth Congregational
• Very successful MN Energy Challenge congregation
• Had lap tops for MN Energy Challenge sign ups during
coffee hour
• Eco-coloring with kids
• Mailed the MN Energy Challenge to all members asking
them to complete and return them.
• For congregants doing the Challenge on line – they
reminded them to join their Plymouth Congregational
Team
• Large, ongoing Environmental Stewardship Team
32. Lutheran Church of the Reformation, St. Louis Park
• The Lutheran Church of the Reformation
traded their 1.1 acres of traditional mowed
grass adjacent to Highway 100 for prairie
grass, wildflowers, and burr oak trees to
restore the natural oak savanna
landscape native to the region.
• Replacing grass with indigenous prairie
grasses and wildflowers eliminates the
need for mowing, along with the harmful
air emissions produced by mowing and
landscape trimming equipment.
• The prairie restoration and rain garden
also enhances the water quality of nearby
lakes by naturally filtering out debris and
harmful runoff from parking surfaces.
• Details at www.reformationslp.org
33. First Universalist Church, Minneapolis
• The 2006 Earth Sunday theme was “Global
warming: listen to the animals.” Their youth
group led the worship service along with a
keynote speaker, live animal demonstrations,
and an information fair
• Selling Compact Fluorescent Bulbs and
Blue Sky Guides
• Encouraging families to buy green power
• Arranging for car pooling to church
• Environmental Library Collection
• Door-Knocking to help pass the MN
Renewable Electricity Standard
• Work on the UU national Study Action
Issue: “The Threat of Global Warming”.
• Details at www.firstuniv.org/justice.html
34. MN Valley UU Fellowship
• MVUUF is becoming a green sanctuary
through the national UU network
• Members sold 325 15w Compact
Fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to members
and helped seniors in a senior living complex
to install 300+ CFLs to promote energy
conservation.
• In December of 2005 they hosted a
Eyewitness to Global Warming Forum
with Will Steger giving his first hand account
of global warming and a climate scientist
talking about solutions.
• MVUU has been exploring creation care &
global warming in their worship services &
music.
• Details at www.mnvalleyuu.org
35. Temple Israel, Minneapolis
• Temple Israel’s Ner Tamid Task Force for
Sustainability mission is “To bring about
Tikun Olam, health, and sustainability, meeting
our needs today while assuring those of future
generations”.
• Temple Israel installed a 1.75 KW Photo
Voltaic solar system on their roof to provide
some of the electricity for their sanctuary and
to light their eternal flame (Ner Tamid)
• Installed an energy-star rated new boiler
system
• Switching to non-toxic cleaning products
• Temple Israel hosted a forum in April of 2006
on global warming with Will Steger and C3.
• Details at www.templeisrael.com
36. Basilica of St. Mary
• The Basilica’s Economic Stewardship Team
and parish Staff recently participated in a
training on Sustainability and the Natural Step
through the Alliance for Sustainability. As a
result, the congregations Economic
Stewardship Committee has become it’s
Sustainability committee and has developed
detailed action plans to conserve energy,
reduce waste and toxics and promote
renewables
• The Basilica will have an overall energy audit.
• Further info www.mary.org
37. Basilica of St. Mary
• The Basilica is joining
in the Minnesota
Energy Challenge with
a goal of empowering
1,000 parishioners to
sign up for the
Challenge.
• Using pledge card in
the pews
• Promoting CSA Farms
• Reducing waste at the
Basilica Block party.
38. Falcon Heights United Church of Christ
• Falcon Heights United Church of
Christ is purchasing wind power
through Xcel’s Windsource Program
• They created an energy-efficient
addition to their building, using
EnergyStar approved windows
and lighting, while making needed
improvements to the rest of their
facility.
• While they increased their available
space they experienced no increase
in their energy usage or bills.
• Further info - www.uccdove.org
39. Summit to offer feedback for the
future of Congregations Caring
for Creation
Sunday March 1 from 2:00 to
4:30pm at First Universalist
Church, 3400 Dupont Ave S.
Minneapolis
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, will
be the speaker.
Details at www.c3mn.net
40. Grant Opportunities for
Congregations
Minneapolis Climate Change Grants
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/sustainability
Community Power www.rethinkrecycling.org
Watershed Districts
CFL light bulb donations from local utilities
41. Congregations Advocating for Wise
State & Federal Policies
State Policy
Lutheran Coalition for
Public Policy in MN • www.fresh-energy.org
• www.mepartnership.org ,
Archdiocese
• www.jrlc.org
Environmental
• www.cleanenergyminnesota.org
Stewardship Committee
National Policy
• Patricia B. Benson:
www.1sky.org ,
Creation Care Coordinator
www.climateprotect.org
651-224-5499 or
• www.ucsusa.org
• 651-247-3213
• benson@lcppm.org
42. Global Warming is a matter of faith
and social justice
• Wealthy countries are
contributing to global
warming
• Poor countries experience
the impacts
• Future generations will
experience the impacts
• Inter-Generational Equity
• Species Extinction
43. Cities are working to meet state and
international CO2 reduction goals
• MN has committed to
achieving 15% CO2
reduction by 2015
• Many MN Cities have
signed the US Mayors
Pledge to reduce global
warming
• Cities directly control only
5% of their community’s
CO2 and methane foot
print
44. Tools Available to Cities to cut CO2
Community- Wide
• City Operations – buildings,
fleets, capital improvements,
recommissioning, behavior
• City Investments – streets, side
walks, infrastructure, trees
• City Policies – ordinances, land
use, zoning, increasing density
• City Programs – housing,
home rehab loans, economic
development, municipal utility
• Education – newsletters,
partnerships, etc.
45. Congregations can help their city to
reduce it’s CO2 foot print by
• Join hands with other local congregations
• Ask your city to green it’s operations
• Support zoning and land use that adds density to
create walkable, transit-friendly communities
• Help with community outreach to engage residents
and businesses to save energy
• www.mnenergychallenge.org/resources/government
46. Congregations in Edina helping
meet CO2 reduction goals
• City of Edina – Energy and Environment
Commission – Spring 2009 – will host a
Community-Wide Vision session using the
Natural Step with the Alliance for Sustainability
• Their Outreach Committee will bring together
volunteers from congregations, schools,
neighborhoods, chamber of commerce, service
clubs to brainstorm how they can help more
businesses and residents reduce their energy use.
• Participating congregations – Edina Community
Lutheran, St. Patrick’s, Shepherd of the Hills.
47. Shepherd of the Valley helping Apple Valley meet CO2 reduction goals
• The Center for Energy and
Environment and Great Plains
Institute are partnering with the
City of Apple Valley to mobilize
residents and businesses to
reduce their CO2 Foot print
• The Alliance is partnering with
Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran and the School for
Environmental Studies to
mobilize volunteers to help.
• Monday April 27 – 7pm
Introduction to the Natural Step –
at Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran www.sotv.org
48. St. Andrew Lutheran & Mahtomedi
• St. Andrew’s Lutheran -
Hosted Will Steger
Community forum with
900 in attendance
• Many members volunteer
with the Mahtomedi Area
Green Initiative
• Participating in the MN
Energy Challenge
• Distributing CFL Light
Bulbs
49. White Bear UU and Mahtomedi
• Did a green building
rennovation
• Global Climate
Crisis Committee.
Speaker series 3rd
Wednesdays.
• Active with MAGI
50. Twin Cities Sustainable
Communities Conference
• Thursday, March 19, 2009
Noon to 9:30 pm
• Keynote Mayor Ken Melamed,
Whistler, BC
www.whistler2020.ca
• Project resources for
congregations, schools and
neighborhoods
• Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for
Community, 179 Robie St E, St. Paul,
MN 55107
• Please register at
www.afors.org
51. Twin Cities Sustainable Communities Conference
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Local Government Workshops - Noon to 6 pm
• Model Ordinances for Sustainable
Development,
• More than Storm Water Management,
• Cycloplan,
• Zero Waste Ordinances,
• Business Outreach Tools,
• Green Step Cities,
• Community Engagement Tools,
• Local Government Resources for Energy
Efficiency,
• Sensible Communities Legislation,
• Integrating Watershed Planning into
your Comprehensive Plan
52. Twin Cities Sustainable Communities Conference
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - Neighborhood Conference 5 to 9:30 pm
Project Workshops for Congregations
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy – CEE, Metro CERTS
• Biking/ Walking/ Transportation/
Sensible Communities – TLC, MCEA
• Greening, Rain Gardens, Storm
Water, Open Space – Metro Blooms,
Energyscapes
• Outreach for Healthy Families, Green
Gatherings and Waste Reduction – Do
it Green
• Organizing for Green Jobs - HIRE MN
Coalition, EJAM, One Sky
• Green Careers: Finding Jobs in the
Growing Green Economy - Barbara
Parks
53. Geographic Follow-Up Sessions-
March/ April/ May 2009
• Learn about your city’s sustainability efforts. Share Ideas
with adjacent Cities. Brainstorm next steps.
• East Metro Thurs March 26, 6:30 pm, Transfiguration
Church, 6133 15th Street N Oakdale MN 55128
www.tranny.org
• North Metro Thurs April 16, 6:30 pm, Family Service
Center.- 803 Old Hwy 8 NW - New Brighton, MN 55112
www.ci.new-brighton.mn.us
• West Metro Mon May 4, 6:30 pm, Church of St.
Patrick 6820 St. Patrick's Lane Edina, MN 55439
www.stpatrick-edina.org
• South Metro Thurs May 7, 6:30 pm, Eagan Community
Center 1501 Central Pkwy Eagan, MN 55121
www.cityofeagan.com
• Please pre-register at www.afors.org
54. For more information
Sean Gosiewski, Program Director
Alliance for Sustainability
612-331-1099 x 1
sean@afors.org
www.afors.org
www.yeamn.org