Making Connections for the Common Good 12/08/2011
 Bruce, Jerry, and Lisa At the invitation of The White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Communities, Bruce Beavis and Lisa Rogers Lee of The Bishop’s Task Force on Sustainability attended and presented at the Connecting Communities for the Common Good event on December 6th, 2011 in Chicago. A group of forty people came to hear Bruce and Lisa talk about our diocese-wide energy audit initiative and the participation of our congregations in Energy Star Portfolio Manager for benchmarking and tracking energy usage. Jerry Lawson, National manager of ENERGY STAR Small Business & Congregations Network of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, told those gathered that the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago is now an official Energy Star Partner and that “The Diocese of Chicago is the largest faith based group in the country to take on something of this scale.” Mayor Rahm Emmanuel also spoke saying, “The real work is that we [faith based organizations and government] know our missions are the same. I want the spirit of what you are doing to become the spirit of what we call home.” Go team! Comments Comments are closed. | Who Are We?
The mission of the Bishop's Task Force on Sustainability (BTFS) is to help grow the church, form the faithful, and change the world by integrating sustainable practices throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Our vision is to be the 'Green' Diocese in the Episcopal Church U.S.A. We intend to achieve this vision by working collaboratively with and by being a resource for all parishes, agencies, and chaplaincies throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Stay Connected!
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