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Environmental Saints Among Us

September 7, 2010 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Mallory McDuff, author of “Natural Saints: How People of Faith Are Working to Save God’s Earth” and upcoming presenter at the Council’s Critical Issues Seminar, has been on quite a roll lately.  She’s had recent articles published in USA Today and the Huffington Post, including this one entitled: “Top 10 Religious Environmental Saints.”  There, she names Jill Rios, the former director of NC Interfaith Power and Light.  Here’s what she said about Jill:

Jill Rios and her daughter Aja worship at La Capilla de Santa Maria, where her husband is the priest for this Episcopal parish that ministers to Latino immigrants. With her leadership, La Capilla has weatherized the sanctuary, planted a garden, and built a cob oven as a microenterprise for parishioners. As the former director of North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light, she also created a program to weatherize 300 low-income homes and provide climate justice tours for congregations.

Click here to read the rest of the article.  Click here to get info and register for the 2010 Critical Issues Seminar: Loving God’s Creation.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Environment

About Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Aleta Payne first joined the Council staff in the spring of 2001 as the Communications Associate. She continues to oversee that work along with development, represents the Council in several partnership efforts, and serves in other administrative roles, as well. Aleta is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in government and foreign affairs and spent much of her early career as a journalist. She has three young adult sons who continue to come home to Cary for dinner, or at least groceries, and two young adult terrier-mix dogs who keep the nest from feeling too empty.

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