[SEMCO] Religion and Environment

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RELIGION AND ENIRONMENT
 
In Massachusetts, a variety of religious groups and leaders are involved  
with coastal areas protection issues and other environmental concerns.
 
For the second year in a row, the national Sierra Club has presented a  
Special Service Award to one of the leaders in the Unitarian Universalist  
Fellowship of Falmouth, on Cape Cod.     Last year's Special  Service Award went 
to David Dow.     This year's national  award is being presented to Rev. 
Robert Murphy.
(Typically, the national Sierra Club presents 2-3 Special Service Awards in 
 a year.)
 
David Dow, a retired Woods Hole marine  scientist,  has  long been active 
with ocean and coastal protection  work.     Since the 1980s, he has been 
involved with  wastewater management issues on Cape Cod  and he has been 
outspoken in  protecting drinking water supplies.    Dr. Dow is a member of the  
Unitarian Uiversalist Fellowship of Falmouth.    He has helped  the 
congregation to organize service projects and adult educational  programs  to benefit 
the coastal environment.
 
Rev. Murphy is the church's minister.    He has been active  in human 
rights and environmental protection work for over forty  years.     In May, he 
made his third trip to the Gulf Coast  to assist with rebuilding programs and 
emergency services projects in  Louisiana.
 
On Wednesday night, July 13,  the Unitarian Universalist church in  
Falmouth  will show the movie
"Renewal:  Stories From America's Religious-Environmental  Movement."
 
The movie will be shown at 7:00 pm.    The Unitarian  Universalist church 
is located at 840 Sandwich Road in East  Falmouth.   Admission for the movie 
will be free.     All people, of all faith traditions, are invited.
 
The "Renewal" movie presents stories about Jews and Christians, Muslims and 
 Buddhists, and others, who are working on environmental protection 
projects in  the United States.
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