{"id":5183,"date":"2015-09-13T12:32:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T16:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=5183"},"modified":"2015-10-01T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T02:53:29","slug":"answering-the-call-an-interfaith-gathering-for-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/event\/answering-the-call-an-interfaith-gathering-for-climate-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Answering the Call: An Interfaith Gathering for Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cClimate change is a problem that can no longer be left to future generations.\u201d<\/strong>
\nSource:\u00a0 Pope Francis, speaking at the White House, September 23, 2015<\/p>\n

Inspired by Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical on climate change, members of Boston area congregations and faith organizations are gathering on October 12th to share messages of hope, inspiration, and action for healing our world. Keynote speaker will be\u00a0Father Bryan Hehir<\/a>; other speakers include\u00a0Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rev. Fred Small<\/a>.\u00a0 The event kicks off an interfaith coalition to \u201canswer the call\u201d to act on climate change, and to ensure a clean and equitable energy future in Massachusetts.\u00a0The coalition will be working to support the MA Power Forward<\/span><\/a> statewide campaign to help move Massachusetts toward a clean, just, and inclusive energy future. <\/span>For more information, please click\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0To register for the event, please click\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally conceived of as a small interfaith gathering by members of the Wellesley Village Church, UCC, the event has now grown to include 39 Boston area congregations and faith organizations that have signed on as sponsors and supporters.\u00a0 \u201cAs a Jesuit priest and pastor of a Jesuit parish (St. Ignatius of Loyola, Chestnut Hill) how could I not answer the call from the first Jesuit Pope to care for our common home?\u201d said Father VerEecke, Jesuit Artist-in-Residence at Boston College for the past 25 years. \u201cI am profoundly moved to be part of this ecumenical event, inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato S\u00ed,\u201d VerEecke said<\/p>\n

Confirmed speakers to date, and their roles in the program:<\/span>
\n\u2022 Father Bryan Hehir – keynote speaker – The Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard Kennedy School and the Secretary for Health
\nCare and Social Services in the Archdiocese of Boston
\n\u2022 Rabbi Joel Sisenwine – welcome – Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley
\n\u2022 Imam Ismail Fenni – opening prayer\/invocation – Imam at the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge
\n\u2022 Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman – master of ceremonies – Assistant Rabbi for Engagement at Temple Sinai
\n\u2022 Father Robert VerEecke – \u201cCreation\u201d dance and remarks – Pastor, St. Ignatius of Loyola in Chestnut Hill; Jesuit Artist-in-Residence at Boston College; Director of Boston Liturgical
\nEnsemble
\n\u2022 Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas – remarks – Episcopal priest and Missioner for Creation Care in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
\n\u2022 Mariama White-Hammond – remarks – Minister-in-Training, Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain
\n\u2022 Rev. Fred Small – remarks – Minister of First Parish in Cambridge (UU) and founder of the Creation Coalition
\n\u2022 Rabbi Rachel Saphire – remarks – Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth Elohim<\/p>\n

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DETAILS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcoming Reception & Sign-in: 6:30pm <\/span><\/p>\n

Program: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm <\/span><\/p>\n

Event co-chairs: Amy Benjamin, Temple Beth Elohim, and Lise Olney, Unitarian Universalists of Wellesley<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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