SFIC ONLINE BRIEFING FOR COMMUNITY AND FAITH PARTNERS

TOOLS & FUNDING RESOURCES TO GREEN CONGREGATIONS!

Thursday, July 6, 2023
8:30 am - 9:45 am

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It is in the DNA of communities of faith to not only preach and teach about respect for the environment, but, more importantly, to lead by example by being good stewards of the environment! This week's Online Briefing for Community & Faith Partners, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council, will focus on ways houses of worship and religious institutions can update their facilities to become more energy efficient and save on their energy bills. Additionally, the presentation, led by Sarah Paulos, Community Engagement and Programs Director of Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) National, and Gregory Stevens, Northern California IPL Director, will share important information regarding first-time federal funding available to nonprofits to support investment in energy efficiency and renewables, and inspire and mobilize people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change!
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR
READING OF SFIC STATEMENT

Michael G. Pappas, Executive Director

REFLECTIVE MOMENT

The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham, President Emeritus
The Regeneration Project

(Introduction of Guest Presenters and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
Sarah Paulos
Community Engagement and Programs Director
Sarah Paulos is the Community Engagement and Programs Director for Interfaith Power & Light. She was awakened to climate action with the proposal to build a huge coal-fired power plant in her community in Iowa. Her response was to create the Cool Congregations program to help members of her home congregation reduce their energy use and care for our common home. Cool Congregations is now a program of IPL supporting congregations across the country in reducing their energy use. Prior to IPL Sarah served for twelve years as the Program and Outreach Coordinator for the IPL affiliate in Iowa training green teams in Iowa and sixteen other states to conduct the Cool Congregations program.
Gregory Stevens
Northern California Director
Gregory serves as the Northern California Director of California Interfaith Power and Light. As a former Baptist preacher, long time labor organizer, and interfaith community activist they bring a creative mix of skills to our team as we seek to strengthen multi-religious responses to climate change. Gregory grew up in Tampa/St.Petersburg Florida, where their love for crawling critters, furry felines, and old oak trees solidified into political and social activism for planetary healing. They have a BA in Religion and Gender Studies from the University of South Florida, a MDiv from Claremont School of Theology, and a MA in Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. In their free time they enjoy overstuffed used bookstores, the smell and feel of giant Redwood Trees, watching documentaries about ancient cultures, and all things Unitarian Universalist.
CLOSING REMARKS

Michael G. Pappas, Executive Director
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