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Eco-Congregation
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Ecocongregation
Eco-congregation is a tool to help churches begin to address environmental issues in all that they do. It is suitable for all kinds of churches to use.
Churches are encouraged to use the resources provided to look at three main areas of church life:
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'spiritual': worship and teaching (this might include services, preaching, work with children and young people, small groups)
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practical: things to do with buildings, land and church management
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mission: reaching out to the local and/or global community
At All Saints, we registered for the Ecocongregation award in early 2010, and we have taken part in a number of activites so far.
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2nd
May
2010
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All age Worship - Creation
A variety of people shared their experience of ' Seeing God in Creation' We saw pictures of landscapes, woodland and a spider's web.
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'spiritual' |
May -
Sept 2010 |
Churchyard Survey
A survey of the plants in the Churchyard revealed that there are at least 100 species of trees, shrubs, wild flowers and garden plants.
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Lime tree avenues
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Nettles - good for caterpillars
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Holly berries - loved by birds
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A variety of plants on the car park |
A bee on Sedum |
A hover fly on wild strawberry |
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Sept 2010 |
Reducing paper use
In an attempt to reduce paper use, the pew bibles are now used for following the reading in church, the notices are displayed on the website and the rotas are emailed and displayed on the website.
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3rd
Oct
2010 |
8am and 9:30am - Fairtrade gifts
Guest Speaker Kath Shortley spoke about 'Created', the range of gifts sold by Tearfund. She explained how the support of Tearfund, though their partners, have changed the lives of many people in giving them the opportunity to sell the craft items. Many of these items are on sale in The King's Table, Kenilworth or from www.createdgifts.org |
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16th
Oct
2010 |
Harvest Supper
A bring and share supper of home and locally grown produce included soup, quiche, salad, potatoes, apple pie and crumble, pumpkin pies and scones, rhubarb and ginger cake, blackberry cake. Crafts included making pictures with seeds and animals with craba pples and mini potatoes. Games included pumpkin hoopla, hot potato, vegetable families and a quiz of seeds. Great fun for all ages. |
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17th
Oct
2010 |
Harvest Festival
Focusing on thanking God for his provision by bringing our first fruits. The gifts from this service were given to Leamington Christian Mission for their work with the homeless. |
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17th
Oct 2010 |
One World Week Service
A service organised by Churches together in Kenilworth and District focusing on the wider world. Geoff Literick spoke about Water Aid and what clean water can mean for communities around the world. After the service a stall was available selling items from Akany Avoko.
For further details
One World Week - www.oneworldweek.org
Water Aid - www.wateraid.org/uk
Akany Avoko - www.akanyavoko.com
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29th
Jan
2011
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Big Churchyard Birdwatch
Four adults and four children joined in watching the birds in the churchyard for an hour on this cold morning. The children also made fat balls on pine cones.
We saw great tits, blue tits, coal tits, long-tail tits, robins, wood pigeons, crows, dunnocks, blackbirds and a jay.
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Feb 2011 |
Nestboxes
We have varoius trees and shrubs in and around the edge of the churchyard. To provide even more nesting places we hope to put up various nest boxes.
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5th June 2011 |
World Environment Day and National Family Week
Plant bingo and minibeast puzzle in the churchyard to help families get to know more about the wildlife around us.
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