Faith Communities Environmental Network
All Faiths Working Together To Protect the Environment with Eco-Justice
On Cape Cod & the Islands, the Sacred Wampanoag Homeland
The Paul M. Minus Memorial Fund
The Paul M. Minus Memorial FundA memorial fund has been established to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Paul M. Minus, founder of the Faith Communities Environmental Network (FCEN) of the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative. Paul passed on February 13, 2021 at the age of 85 after a brief illness.
Our Mission
We are a community of diverse faith traditions networking together to advance the environment & Eco-justice through:
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Advocating for environmental and climate action including racial, economic and social justice in all of our work
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Learning together and sharing best practices
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Building a diverse community that inspires hope and action to protect the interdependent web of life
All faith communities are welcome!
No membership fees or dues
Join the mailing list for the Climate Action Alerts at:
https://capecodclimate.org/climate-action-alerts-newsletter/
THREE PILLARS OF ACTION
Educate
Community, Denominational, and Interfaith Programs and Resources
- Environmental Justice:
- Climate Change:
- Climate Emergency on Cape Cod, 2020 (PowerPoint presentation with notes that can be downloaded and customized to suit your needs in educating others)
- Top Actions Individuals Can Take
- Monthly Partner Meetings: we welcome Members and Guests to monthly networking events on the third Thursday from 1:00-3:00pm. Currently we meet on Zoom and otherwise we rotate among our Member’s so that we can explore our various faith traditions and best environmental practices in our buildings and services.
- Annual Faith & Science Forums: (held in collaboration with the Woods Hole Research Center and the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University):
- Collaborative programs offered by our Members:
- 2020 Earth Day: check with any Faith Community to learn how they are adapting their Earth Day Service given the Pandemic and self-quarantines.
- 2019 Provincetown FCEN Forum, May 1 “Uniting For Climate”
- 2019 Yarmouth FCEN Forum, May 19 “Connecting Faith & Science”
- 2018 FCEN & Nauset Interfaith: Caring for the Earth Event
Advocate
Speaking out together to protect the Cape and Islands and Earth
- Media coverage & Editorials
- 2109 Net Zero Round Table, FCEN Co-Chair Susan Starkey’s presentation, “The Moral Imperative and a Call to Action” (starts at 2:15)
- 2019: Bell Ringing Events across Cape Cod during the #Youth Climate Strikes and a My View by Rev. Bruce Epperly
- Faith and Climate Change: A Conversation, WCAI The Point with Mindy Todd
- Public meetings
- 2020 Climate Emergency on the Mid-Cape: What Can We Expect, April 26 and May 3, Barnstable
- 2020, May 6, FCEN Co-Chair Rev. Brian McGurk speaks at the Chatham CAN Forum on local actions to combat climate change
- Bringing together Cape and Islands environmental groups [link to the Climate Emergency on the Collaborative’s website and say “Many of our Members serve on their Town’s Climate Action Network or CAN”
Share Best Practices
Empowering each other by sharing what works
- Youth involvement
- Worship materials
- Energy Audits
- Beach cleanups
- Readings and publications
- Renewable energy opportunities
- Carbon Footprint Calculator
- Conservation actions:
- Communications
- Sustainable houses of worship
- Web resources
- Town climate education and advocacy
TWO STORIES, ONE JOURNEY.
Step by Step: Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: The Story of the Unitarian Church of Barnstable
The Greening of the Federated Church of Orleans: Key Environmental Steps Taken by the Federated Church of Orleans