If you follow the church on Facebook, perhaps you have seen our posts on the Church of England’s Lent Plastic Challenge. Make your voice heard: Share what you are doing with friends, family and...
Green Team
Did You Miss the “Solarize” Meeting? Get the Details Here!
On March 18 your Green Team and HRP Green hosted a presentation for “Solarize Our Congregation” in Fellowship Hall. Doug Hertz. president of Sunrise Solar Solutions (a local solar installer)...
Solarize Our Congregation Information Meeting March 18
On Sunday, March 18, at 4 pm we will be holding an information session about “Solarize Our Congregation.” All members of our church family, congregants from other Presbyterian churches in...
Moving Away from Plastic at the Food Pantry
In order to continue our efforts to live “more lightly on the Earth,” we are no longer using plastic grocery bags in our distribution process at the Food Pantry. Thank you for your previous...
Are You Following Our Plastics-Free Challenge?
If you follow FPCY on Facebook, you may be seeing our daily posts of suggestions for using less plastic in your life. These ideas come from the Church of England’s Lent Plastic Challenge. This recent...
FPCY Completes GreenFaith Certification
The Green Team is delighted to report that we have completed the requirements for GreenFaith certification as of November, 2017. This was a two year process that required a number of accomplishments in...
Give Up For Lent — Plastic?
The New York Times recently had an article What to Give Up for Lent? Smoking? Cursing? How About Plastic? which began For Lent, many Christians give up indulgences like tobacco, alcohol or...
Reducing Trash at our Annual Meeting
In order to reduce the amount of trash we generate at our potluck lunch for our Annual Meeting on February 4, consider bringing your own table setting (plate and flatware, perhaps a cup) so that you can...
Returning Our Christmas Greenery to the Earth – January 7
On December 2 we “Greened” the Sanctuary with wreaths, roping, and our Christmas Tree. It will soon come time to “De-green” our space. In the past these materials have simply been discarded in...
Eco-theological Reflection: Our Personal Responsibilities for the Environment
As most of you probably know, President Trump recently announced his intention to withdraw support for the Paris Climate Agreement. PC(USA) released a statement, including the following quote: “The...