From: Sarah Webb forwarded by Jane Clark
Cool Congregations Coffees: Iowa City and Cedar Falls

Coffee and conversation! In Iowa City on Tuesday, October 5 and in Cedar Falls on Thursday, October 7. This is an opportunity for area congregations to continue the conversation begun through the Cool Congregations program about caring for the earth in the context of a faith community.  The first half hour is time to share updates on individual congregational activity, followed by one hour of special guest speakers and conversation. Open to all persons interested in hearing what the faith community in Iowa is doing to care for the earth. Contact [log in to unmask]  for more information.

Tuesday, October 5th
Cool Congregations Coffee
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
320 E. College St.
Iowa City, IA 52240

Special guest speakers:
Meet the new Iowa IPL executive director, Rev. Susan Guy, ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), with an M. Div. from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her experience includes ministering in congregational settings, as well as working in non-profit settings on social justice issues. She is excited that her family’s participation in Cool Congregations resulted in an 11% reduction in their carbon footprint in the first year!

Susan Salterberg, program manager for UNI's Center for Energy &  Environmental Education, will introduce a new initiative called, Reclaim Your Holidays: Practical Ways to Create Meaning. She is seeking one-three congregations willing to pilot a program with her in fall of 2010. Funded by the REAP Conservation Education Program and the Iowa DNR Solid Waste Alternatives Program.

Rev. Clint Twedt-Ball will address how to faithfully engage our congregations in voicing our concerns about climate and energy legislation to our elected representatives. He is the United Methodist Church statewide director of the Board of Church and Society and the co-director of the Matthew 25 Ministry Hub in Cedar Rapids and the Block by Block program.

Thursday October 7
Cool Congregations Coffee
7:00 - 8:30 PM
St. John’s Lutheran Church
715 College Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Special Guest Speakers:
Meet the new Iowa IPL executive director, Rev. Susan Guy, ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), with an M. Div. from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her experience includes ministering in congregational settings, as well as working in non-profit settings on social justice issues. She is excited that her family’s participation in Cool Congregations resulted in an 11% reduction in their carbon footprint in the first year!

Carole Yates for UNI's Center for Energy &  Environmental Education, will introduce a new initiative called, Reclaim Your Holidays: Practical Ways to Create Meaning. She is seeking one to three congregations willing to pilot a program with her in fall of 2010.

The Green Team at St. John's Lutheran will be giving a tour of the energy efficient improvements they have made to their facility, including their recycling program. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp