Faith communities in the Piscataqua region, inspired by their teachings and moved by the growing evidence of human impacts on the planet, are asking: What could we do better together? Representatives of many faith communities are meeting monthly on third Tuesdays to share their experiences and questions and find ways to increase sustainable choices in their communities. If you are interested in joining them, email InterfaithSustainability@gmail.com
Events are open to the public and posted at www.thepsi.net/ISTcalendar.htm
Send calendar items to judymil@comcast.net
Next IST meeting February 16th at Noon at Dover Friends Meeting House. Email InterfaithSustainability@gmail.com or judymil@comcast.net for additional information.
Create a Peaceful World by Sustaining our Future Series
7pm Wednesday nights, Dover Friends Meeting, 141 Central Ave, Dover, NH.
Feb.10: Pastor Reflects on 9 Days at the Copenhagen Conference - Roger Burkhart, delegate of NH United Church of Christ
Feb. 17: Flow Ð an award winning documentary about the world water crisis.
Feb. 24: What Kind of Water Are You Drinking? Ð a Comparison of Six Towns.
Durham: Fil Glanz Dover: Carmen- Buford- Paige
Newmarket: Bill Woodward Exeter: Robin Willits
South Berwick: Heidi Porter Rochester: Eliz. & Richard Knight
Portsmouth: to be announced
2010 Series of Sustainability Services at Seacoast Churches and Synagogues
March 19, Friday, 7:30pm: Temple Israel Sabbath Service. Our topic: The spring equinox: sustainability, recycling and reducing our energy use.
March 21, Sunday, 11am-12:00 noon: Temple Israel, Bert Cohen will talk about Seeing the Forest from the Trees: A Systems Approach to Sustainability. All are welcome.
April 25, Sunday: South Church Earth Day Service
May 16, Sunday (tentative date): Kittery Point Congregational Church Sustainability Service
Sampling of Past Events
January 17, 2010, Sunday, 2:30-4pm: Film segments and discussion: Renewal: Stories from America's Religious-Environmental Movement http://renewalproject.net Location: Fellowship House, 1037 Main St., Eliot, Maine All are welcome, no charge. FMI: secretary@bahaisofeliot.org
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Sat. Nov. 14, 5:00 pm Ð 50-Mile Thanksgiving - This year, Slow Food Seacoast's popular Thanksgiving event comes closer to home. The "100-Mile Thanksgiving" of past years is being updated to reflect our community's progress in finding and developing more of our own local food resources. In recognition of these positive changes, this year's Thanksgiving celebration of regional foods is titled "50-Mile Thanksgiving: Closer to Home." The event takes place at South Church, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Portsmouth at 292 State St., and is co-sponsored by Slow Food Seacoast and the Church's Green Sanctuary Team, with support from RiverRun Bookstore. This year the event takes an exciting new format, featuring a 7:00 PM talk on urban farming by Novella Carpenter, author of the book "Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer." $10 donation for adults, children under 12 free for supper and book talk, food donation for book talk only. Reservations required for supper(limited space). RSVP at slowfoodseacoast@gmail.com. Information: www.slowfoodseacoast.org, Judy Miller at judymil@comcast.net, 603-433-8572.
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SEACOST SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT - held Nov. 7, 2009
Sponsors included the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Dover Friends Meeting, the Green Sanctuary Committee of the Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Seacoast Peace Response, the Interfaith Sustainability Team, and the Seacoast NAACP.
For more information, please contact 603-580-1934 or 207-384-0048.
Seacoast Sustainability Summit - Faith Track Handout Ð 2009 Ð Please email individuals for details
Download here (pdf updated 11/17/09)