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Our Licensed Practitioner's are
always available after Sunday services for a short treatment session, or
leave your prayer request at our Ministry of Prayer table on the landing
outside the sanctuary.
Or if you desire a longer session in
private surroundings they are available for a fee based session by
appointment, feel free to call and arrange a time / place for their
services.
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Going
Green: Eco-Friendly LivingBy Bev Sullivan
April 22nd was Earth Day and The Denver Church has asked me to offer
insights into how we, as a spiritual community, can lessen our carbon
footprint by living a more environmentally conscious lifestyle.
According to the experts, within 100 years natural lands and water
resources will become scarce. Climate changes will irreversibly alter
the planet. The habitats that support all life could be lost forever.
The planet is being severely damaged by our unconsciousness.
Did you know . . .
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It takes 1,000 years
for a plastic bag to decompose.
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The average American
uses 400 gallons of water per day, 30% of which is used outdoors and
half for watering lawns. That works out to be 7 billion gallons of
water per day.
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A global switch to
efficient lighting systems would trim the world’s electricity bill
by nearly one-tenth.
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The U.S. Postal Service
delivered 300 pieces of junk mail to every adult and child in 2006.
That required 100 million trees for paper. That number is the
equivalent of deforesting the ENTIRE Rocky Mountain National Park
every four months.
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Americans receive 19
billion catalogs per year. Printing those catalogs requires 53
million trees a year.
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Making paper for
catalog companies alone eats up enough energy to power more than a
million homes for one year.
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I have cited just a few
statistics, but the message is clear. We can no longer sit idly by
wishing the situation was better. We must take action NOW to help
our magnificent planet survive. I believe we have a moral obligation
to practice conscientious, respectful consumption.
Let’s stop junking up the
planet.
RETHINK •
REUSE • REDUCE • RECYCLE
As an earth friendly
consumer (and Professional Organizer), I have gathered recycling
resources for everything under the sun and offer a few here (related
article). I love the idea of saving time, money, energy and creating
less trash. Let us all make responsible choices now and lessen the
impact on our precious environment. •
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