Exeter Climate Panel 10/28 Exeter Congregational Church 7PM

 Panel To Discuss ‘Faith Response to Climate Change’ 

Exeter, NH—A panel
made up of both church leaders and scientists will explore the issue of climate
change at a free public discussion on Monday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the
Exeter Congregational Church, located at 21 Front St.

The topic for the panel discussion will be “Stewardship of
the Earth: Our Faith Response to the Effects of Climate Change in Exeter.”

Panelists include Prof. Semra Aytur, an epidemiologist and assistant

professor of health management and policy at UNH; Rev. Stephen Blackmer, an

Episcopal priest and the founder and former director of the Northern Forest

Alliance; Prof. David Burdick, research associate professor of marine wetland

ecology and restoration at UNH; and Rev. Kendra Ford, minister of the First Unitarian
Universalist Society of Exeter. The event will be moderated by Rev. Richard
Belshaw, an Episcopal priest.

Climate change can sound like an abstract issue, something that

may happen in the future but which doesn’t affect our daily lives in New Hampshire
today. Many of us want to ignore the subject, or postpone thinking about it
until we have more evidence of its impact. 

But how distant is it really? And is it just about the
weather? As ethically responsible citizens of the NH seacoast region—regardless

of our differences—what can we do to prepare and adapt for the many life

changes that climate change will entail, especially if we do nothing in the

face of continual public warnings? Where are our hearts and souls leading us?

The panel is presented by We the People, a free lecture and film series exploring issues at
the intersection of current events and religion. We the People is co-sponsored
by the Congregational, Episcopal, and Unitarian Universalist churches of
Exeter, in association with Phillips Exeter Academy and Water Street Bookstore.

The panel will be held in the vestry of the Congregational Church, which is

handicapped-accessible. Street parking is available.

For more information about We the People, go to www.exetercongchurch.org, or call 772-4216.