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AUDUBON
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SAN ANTONIO, TX
Volume XXII, No. 5 First Place, 2000 & 2002!
National Audubon Society
October 2004 newsletter contest — large
chapter division
Thursday, October 14, 2004, San Antonio Environmental Network Issues Forum
A heavenly partnerhip?
Religion and Conservation 6:30 p.m. — Social Time; 6:45 p.m. — Program
Free and open to the public—Parking adjacent to the Center
Grossman International Conference Center of the University of the Incarnate Word
Northeast corner of Hwy 281 and Hildebrand
Dominion over the Earth: Did God mean that as a list or some other groundwork for creating of an
license to destroy for profit or as a responsibility of Interfaith Committee on the Environment for the San
stewardship? More and more, religious thinkers call Antonio area. While leadership of a faith-based group
for humans to respect the wisdom of God’s design and is outside the writ of a National Audubon Chapter, we
to fight for its preservation. would not be at all averse to seeing participants and
Hear a panel of clerical and lay leaders from audience members do some networking and perhaps
various religious faiths discuss the topic “Saving follow up on this discussion later in other venues.
God’s Wonders for God’s Children of Tomorrow: The Some of the speakers will be religious
Role of American Religion in the Conservation of the professionals with expertise on environmental
American Environment” at the next San Antonio concerns. Some will be lay people of faith, who care
Environmental Network Public Issues Forum. about the environment and know how their faiths
The goal of this discussion is to get people value the Earth and its non-human residents. Those
thinking about the apparent assuming — as some who have committed at press time are listed below.
people seem to do — that humans know better than SAEN forums are hosted by Bexar Audubon
God does which species and ecosystems are Society, a chapter of National Audubon Society. For
important, how to manage rivers and climate, etc. more, call Harry Noyes at Tel (210) 490-3124 or e-
Perhaps the session may help to spawn a mailing mail harrynoyes@satx.rr.com.
• Marianne Kestenbaum will speak for Jewish • The Rev. Paul Moore is a pastor of St. Christo-
views. She is an active member of Congregation Beth pher’s Episcopal Church, Killeen, Texas. Earlier he
Am and executive director of Smart Growth San served churches in Dallas and Weslaco, Texas, where
Antonio, which promotes balanced growth, he was active on the Stewardship of Creation Com-
sustainable economic development, and good mittee for the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. He
stewardship of natural resources. Marianne is also a has made many presentations on the interface of faith
member of the Jewish Community Relations Council. and the environment. He is a birdwatcher, falconer,
and avid outdoorsman.
• Rick Doucette will represent the Catholic faith. • Bee Moorhead is executive director of Texas
He is associate director of the Office of Social Impact, an interfaith group described as “people of
Concerns, Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. He is faith working for justice.” Its mission is to provide a
a retired Air Force officer, desktop publisher and presence of religious social concern to the Texas
journalist. One of the Themes of Catholic Social Legislature. It addresses an array of social issues—in-
Teaching is “Care for God’s Creation.” cluding environmental—from a religious perspective.
Upcoming Second
Saturday Programs
· November 13 — 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Fur and Feathers
Join members of the Texas Wildlife
Association for a fun program on the Hill
Country’s white-tailed deer and turkey.
· December 11 — 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Tuna, Nopales and More!
Local experts will share their knowledge of
native plants and their uses by past and
present people; family friendly.
Earth Share of Texas rep-
resents the Audubon Foun-
dation of Texas and the Na-
tional Audubon Society in payroll deduction
plans for charitable giving. For information, call
1-800-GREENTX or email <estx@earthshare-
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