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QUIK-CLICK GUIDE
COOL CATHOLICS
WORKSHOP
WHAT ARE COOL CATHOLICS?
WHAT DO COOL CATHOLICS DO?
HOW
CAN I GET INVOLVED?
MORE
INFORMATION
“At its core, global climate change is not about economic theory
or political platforms, nor about partisan advantage or interest
group pressures. It is about the future of God's creation and
the
one human family. It is about protecting both "the human
environment" and the natural environment. It is
about our human
stewardship of God's creation and our
responsibility to those who
come after us.”
--United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops,
Global Climate Change: A Plea for
Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, 2001.
Welcome to
Cool Catholics
Working to Solve
Global Warming
One Family at a Time
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Cool Catholics Workshop
There are no Cool Catholics Workshops scheduled at the present
time.
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What are Cool Catholics?
Cool
Catholics are members of the Catholic Parishes in Waterloo
who are committed to faith-based environmental awareness and
action to address global climate change.
Cool Catholics are affiliated with Cool Congregations, a stewardship program
designed to help faith communities and people of faith recognize and respond to their
responsibility for the care of God’s creation.
Cool
Congregations is sponsored by Iowa Interfaith Power
and Light, a joint initiative of Muslim, Christian, Jewish and other
faith communities in Iowa, including the Catholic diocese of Des
Moines and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. Iowa Interfaith
Power and Light is
one of 25 state projects in the Interfaith Power and Light
network organized by The Regeneration Project
to educate faith communities about global warming, promote
renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation.
What Do Cool
Catholics Do?
Our purpose is
to help individuals, families and our faith communities
understand and accept their moral responsibility as stewards of
God's creation.
We sponsor workshops, provide information, and organize
public action
to help individuals,
families and the community understand their impact on the
environment.
Cool Catholics work on several levels:
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on the congregational
level, we encourage parish leaders to assess and reduce
the congregation’s corporate contribution to global warming;
•
on the individual level, we work with individual church members and
families to
help them assess and reduce their personal contribution to global
warming
by
implementing a wide range of practical (and in many cases,
inexpensive)
actions which reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce consumption
of fossil
fuels, improve energy efficiency, and reduce overall energy use.
•
on the community level, we work to educate the public about
environmental
stewardship and to organize support for environmentally responsible policies.
How Can I Get Involved?
You can get
involved by attending a Cool Catholics workshop and making a
personal commitment to reduce energy consumption.
If you are
a member of the Catholic parishes in Waterloo, you can join our
Cool Catholics committee and help plan and conduct
information programs in the parishes.
Check the calendar for this month's
Cool Catholics meeting.
Expand your
understanding of the biblical roots of environmental stewardship
by participating in our "Stewardship of the Earth" bible study.
Find out more about Stewardship of the Earth Bible Study
More Information
For more information about Cool Congregations click on:
Iowa Interfaith Power and Light
The Regeneration Project
For more information about Catholic teaching on the environment
click on:
U.S. Bishop's "Caring for God's Creation"
Campaign
U.S. Bishops' "Climate Change Justice
and Health" Initiative
Global Climate Change: A Plea for
Dialogue
(USCCB, 2001)
Renewing the Earth: A Invitation to
Reflection and Action
(USCCB, 1991)
Pope Benedict's Letter to Religion,
Science & the Environment Movement
(09/01/07)
Intervention at the UN General Assembly on Climate Change
(02/12/08)
Pope John Paul II's World Day of Peace Message (1990)
More Statements by the Holy See
Special April 2008 issue of U.S. Catholic magazine
Scripture from Scratch Newsletter:
Passion for God, Passion for the Earth
Millenium Monthly Newsletter: How the Incarnation
Changed Everything
The Bible Tells Me So--Scripture Passages Which Inspire
Environmental Action
Does the Earth Have a Prayer?--Love of Creation in Catholic
Spiritual Traditions
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For more information, contact:
Adult Formation Office
320 Mulberry Street, Waterloo IA 50703.
Phone: 319-234-9912
Email: <DBQ208s3@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us
Posted 03.02.08 •
Last Update 04.26.08
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