<div dir="ltr">Dawn,<div><br></div><div>In the 4 years I have owned my house I have converted from an old, very inefficient, central air system to a ductless mini-split system that utilizes more efficient heat pump technology to heat and cool my house and last year had windows and a patio door replaced with energy star rated and got a $1100 refund on my taxes. So, I think that I could speak to those, if that works.</div><div><br></div><div>Vic</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and live with humility and reverence. - William O. Douglas</div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 10:39 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hi Green friends,<div><br></div><div>The Green Sanctuary’s Sunday service is less than two weeks away!! Yikes!! Except, not yikes, because we have a plan. Now let’s figure out the details.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Rebecca has agreed to be the worship leader—which means she has to plan the order of service, pick hymns and readings, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>2. The reflection will be “What Can One Person Do?” featuring an ensemble of volunteers explaining what they do to lessen their environmental footprint. At our March meeting, these people volunteered:</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>a. George, on planning and promoting the Devola pollinator planting project</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>b. Vic on… something</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>c. Adeline, on her and Mike’s residential solar installation</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>d. Jonathan on…. something</div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>e. Jim and Debra on ….. something. (Wait, what? Really? But they weren’t home yet, and they weren’t on Zoom. Did they really volunteer?)</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Can you folks please reply-all with your topic, </u></b>so that, say, both Jonathan and Vic don’t end up talking about electric vehicles! (Although one of them talking on that topic would be great!) And once we know the topics, we (meaning Rebecca or I, I suppose) will put them in order of presentation, OK?</div><div><br></div><div>I can serve as a backup, but if the five people above each talk or present for 4 minutes, we’ll have a 20-minute reflection. Four minutes doesn’t sound like much time, and it isn’t. But Americans today, even UUs, have short attention spans! And 20 minutes is about as long as our congregation can sit still before they get antsy.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Rebecca may have a reading opportunity for anyone else who wants to participate, such as for the chalice lighting, the closing words, or just a reading…. Any takers? It would be great to have MANY GSC members involved. </div><div><br></div><div>4. Adeline has proposed this video book for the Time for All Ages, which I think would be <u>swell: </u><a href="https://youtu.be/lbUS3jPjyrc?si=05cxl8Mk1E863xE-" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/lbUS3jPjyrc?si=05cxl8Mk1E863xE-</a> It covers a lot of good stuff, for kids and adults, in an enjoyable Dr. Seuss-like tale.</div><div><br></div><div>5. So, anything else? For the record, I am QUITE CONTENT to sit this one out. I am up in front so often. Too often. I’d be tired of seeing me if I were in the congregation. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!!</div><div><br></div><div>—dawn</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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