Representatives of several parishes in the diocese with building or renovation projects in the works joined in a tour of a state Capitol area building complex that is a model of energy conservation and renewable energy usage.
On Nov. 3, members of churches in the greater Sacramento area paid a visit to the East End Complex, headquarters of the state Departments of Health Services and Education, which model cost-effective sustainable building design technologies.
The event was sponsored by California Interfaith Power and Light, an organization whose goal is to activate California congregations to respond to global warming by practicing wise energy consumption.
Denise Sewart, a member of Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Rocklin, coordinated the tour. She said it is her hope that by learning about emerging technologies, people will “become better able to make architectural choices that result in a more responsible earth stewardship.”
Among those invited to participate in the tour was Father James Murphy, rector of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento, which is currently in the midst of a major restoration project.
Parishes belonging to California Interfaith Power and Light in the diocese include Saints Peter and Paul, St. Rose of Lima in Roseville, St. James in Davis, Good Shepherd in Elk Grove, Holy Trinity in El Dorado Hills, and Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Peter School, both in Sacramento.
For more information about California Interfaith Power and Light or about future tours, call Denise Sewart at (916) 300-0482.