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Title: St' Lukes United Methodist Church


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St. Lukes United Methodist Church
  • The Green Ministry For Environmental Harmony

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Outline
  • Our History
  • Our Mission
  • Our Programs
  • Education
  • Recycling
  • Go and Do
  • Our Future
  • Programs
  • Goals

3
History
  • Spirit in Place Meeting, 11/06 at UUI
  • Interest Meeting at St. Lukes 11/15/06
  • United Methodist Church Social Principles
  • Mission Statement Pledge
  • Congregation survey on green practices and
    awareness
  • Subcommittees formed
  • Programs and goals identified

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Our Mission
  • The Green Ministries Mission is to celebrate
    Gods creation by EDUCATING, ENCOURAGING, and
    ENABLING the St. Lukes United Methodist Church
    community to conserve resources and renew
    enviromental harmony.

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Our Programs
  • Education
  • 90 in 90 Care for Creation
  • Green Ministries reusable shopping bags
  • Green Ministries Pledge

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Our Programs
  • Our Pledge
  • I Believe
  • All creation is a gift from God
  • All parts of creation are interdependent
  • God calls me to act responsibly toward creation
    for the sake of future generations
  • Therefore I will
  • Learn what adversely affects creation so that I
    can work to reverse problems
  • Live more simply so there are adequate provisions
    for all
  • Pray for harmony in all of Gods creation

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Our Programs
  • Education
  • Monthly Green Focus
  • Handouts
  • Composting
  • Hybrid Cars
  • Classes
  • Low Carbon Diet Climate Change
  • Spirituality and Gods Creation Healing
    Wholeness in Biblical Ecology
  • Video presentations
  • Who Killed the Electric Car?
  • Planet Earth
  • The Man Who Planted Trees
  • Power Shift
  • An Inconvenient Truth

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Our Programs
  • Recycling
  • Plastics 3-7
  • Abitibi Paper Recycling
  • Recycling Center
  • Toys
  • Eyeglasses
  • Computers, etc.

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Our Programs
  • Go and Do
  • Work Day
  • Michaela Farm, Oldenburg, IN
  • Sisters of St. Francis
  • Field Trips
  • Indianapolis Recycled Fiber
  • Traders Point Creamery Organic Farm
  • Tree Planting
  • Peace Walk with Global Peace Initiatives

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Our Future
  • Goals
  • Audit of buildings and operations
  • Internal recycling programs
  • Become a recycling center for the community
  • Continue to educate, encourage, and enable
  • Programs
  • The Climate Project with Pat Galyan
  • Friday, December 7 7-9pm Fellowship Hall
  • Stabilization Wedge Game How would you change
    the level of CO2 in our atmosphere? With Linda
    Vernon
  • Saturday February 2, 2008 1-4pm E107/109
  • Monthly Green Focus
  • December Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
  • January Green Cleaning for your home
  • February Eco-conscious Homes

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Closing Comments
  • Foster partnerships with other congregations and
    organizations
  • Questions??
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