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- Next meeting: Tuesday, May 13, 2008. 1st Cong. Church (1985 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, 94303 650-856-6662. http://fccpa.org/home.htm)
- 7:00 pm: Registration and social time
- 7:30-9:30 pm: Meeting
PRIMARY AGENDA: A clergy/lay panel will talk about their green activities, in the areas of spiritual practice/education, facilities, and outreach.:
 • Rev. Eileen Altman, 1st Cong. Church, lighting retrofit project
 • Scott Springborn, energy efficiency and solar projects for the San José Catholic Diocese
 • Eric Sabelman, Society of Friends, The Quaker perspective

Working Group Updates:
 0) All Action Teams will have the opportunity to report their progress to the whole group. There will also be time for the Action Teams to meet.
 1) Politics and Lobbying (will present goal and outreach plan for group feedback and approval) - Bill Cutler
 2) Mass hybrid car purchase (with special group price available for a limited time to all members of CIPL affiliated congregations) – Norma Jean Bodey & Debbie Mytels
 3) Solar financing/Renewable energy – Max Greenberg
 4) Food, Faith, and Zero Waste - Claire Felong
 5) Society of Friends Retreat, invitation to participate – Eric Sabelman

    *** Please RSVP to Lee Erman: lerman @ earthlink.net ***

At our meeting on Feb. 29, we made good progress, including creating Action Teams for various kinds of activities. For information on these teams as well as a report on the meeting as a whole, please see the summary.

 - 1st Clergy Climate Action Luncheon: Wed, June 25. noon-1:30. Location to be announced.
       Clergy and lay leaders of all faiths are urged to attend.
Speaker: Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, founder of CIPL and the Regeneration Project.
    Come learn and talk about how climate change, faith, social justice, and green jobs intersect. Saving souls, saving energy, saving the planet.
     *** Please RSVP to Lee Erman: lerman @ earthlink.net ***