Your Green Team has been hard at work this past month. Here are a few of the things we’ve been working on: Jean Post-Winget and Theresa Kennedy coordinated a second trash audit with our youth. The...
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Results of our second waste audit
On Sunday, 4/24, our youth group joined with Andy Mavian, Theresa Kennedy and Jean Winget from the GreenFaith team to conduct a re-audit of our trash and our paper recycling. We added trash from additional...
Easter is Good News for the Earth Too!
One of our traditional Easter hymns goes like this: Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia! All creation, join to say: Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, O heavens, and earth...
Special GreenFaith Earth Day Services on April 24
Join us for special Earth Day services at 8:30 and 10:45 on April 24, led by your GreenFaith team. Learn more about our GreenFaith mission and how God is calling us to care for creation.
Some Results of the Church’s Energy Audit
A key element on our Green Faith Stewardship requirements list is to inventory what has been accomplished in the area of energy conservation, and identify opportunities for further improvement. A number...
Meatless Monday for Lent!
Congratulations! We survived our first all-vegetarian potluck lunch! “Wow! The food is so colorful!” “Delicious!” “I was surprised at how filling the food was! I didn’t feel hungry afterwards.” “That...
A Vegetarian Congregational Meeting Brunch?
On February 7 we will gather for our annual Congregational Meeting and Potluck Brunch. This is always a popular event as we get updated on all the activity that went on in 2015 and share good...
It’s Cold Outside! Do a Home Energy Audit
Now that the weather is (finally?) turning cold, we once again start noticing those heating and electricity bills! Saving energy in our home is good for both our wallets and our environment. A home energy...
Do you know how far your vegetables travel?
A typical carrot travels 1,838 miles to reach your dinner table (Sustainable Table). Support your farmers close to home and reduce your carbon footprint by visiting farmers’ markets or participating...
Our GreenFaith Waste Audit
Did you know that a waste audit was completed as one part of the process of learning more about our stewardship of our resources within this church and its buildings? We owe many thanks to our middle school...