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Connecticut's Interfaith Power and Light Affiliate

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Our Summer Newsletter is now on

With articles on:

Sustainable Education: Why We Need It and What It Looks Like by Bill Upholt;

Restoring Connections to Nature in Religious Education; by Frances Sink;

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Our Mission is to engage people from every faith tradition in prayer, dialogue, education and advocacy in celebration of the sacredness of creation.

We encourage faithful living that reflects a right relationship between humankind and the environment

Our Vision is to help religious communities reclaim their ancient traditions and live as faithful stewards of life.

 

Director, Andrea Cohen Kiener

receives Climate Change Leadership Award

from John Mengacci, Undersecretary of Office of Policy and Management

Award winning This Old House of Worship program is offered free of charge to communities between now and February 2011!

 

 

 

How Can I Help Care for Creation?

Down load "Many Small Steps" to soften your environmental impact;

Support clean renewable energy sources on

your electric bill;

Rebate incentives are available for folks working together to promote clean energy.

 

Advocate for a Safer Chemical Policy

Click here to support interfaith principles for a life-affirming chemical policy.

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Click here to join or donate to IREJN

 

How Can My Congregation Help Care for Creation?

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Learn How to Audit Your facility

This Old House of Worship is our award winning congregational energy auditing class. Click here for the class outline and the Frequently Asked Questions. Join over 100 other congregations as trained energy stewards by participating in a This Old House of Worship Class.  Read what others have said about This Old House of Worship. Classes are forming around the state for 2010 - with financial support from Northeast Utilities' Conservation and Load Management Fund..

 

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Educate Yourself

Our beautiful resources for Congregational Care of creation include DVD's, speakers, power points, expert presenters, ideas for outdoor education, recipes for a healthy spa day and more.  Contact our office to find resources for your program.

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Start an Earth Ministry Team and

join IREJN

Network with other faith leaders, community organizers, entrepreneurs and others to inspire and activate earth stewardship

at our exciting gatherings

This Just In:

CT's utilities will support our

This Old House of Worship

energy auditing class for congregations through

February of 2011. 

Call our office today to bring this program to your community.

Classes forming now in New Britain, coming soon to YOUR TOWN.

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Our Food and Faith Conference, January 26,2010 was a resounding success - over 100 of us enjoyed regional food and 4 fantastic speakers.

Click here for a CT Cares video of the conference:

Click here to be added to the Food and Faith Listserve.

 

Soil specialist, Cynthia Rabinowitz

teaches us how to do container gardening

in obsolete West Hartford recycling bins

 

 

PO Box 270147

West Hartford 06127

Interreligious Eco-Justice Network

484 Farmington Avenue

  Hartford CT 06105

860-231-8554

info@irejn.org