 Our mission is to inspire the diocese to celebrate the beauty, mystery, sacredness, and generosity of God’s creation. We accomplish our goals by educating the members of the diocese about current environmental issues, raising awareness of the urgency and importance of caring for the environment, and emphasizing models of ministry that incorporate protection, preservation, and sustainable use of God’s creation.
The commission offers courses and workshops on "simplicity as compassion," climate change, and how congregations can make a difference. We also offer resources that provide congregations with ideas in the areas of energy efficiency and climate change, clean and accessible water, simplicity, environmental justice, food issues, and environmental health, as well as how to develop a "green team". Liturgical materials are available for St. Francis Day, Earth Day, and Rogation Days. Materials are available as library resources, downloadable prayers, and liturgies on the website.
Please check the links to find resolutions passed at our Diocesan Convention, and links to electronic resources for energy savings and carbon footprint calculators.
For calculating your carbon footprint, go to CoolCongregations.com, or www.emoregon.org/earth_concerns.php
For energy audits for church buildings or homes go to your local utility or to www.energytrust.org
For courses on Simplicity, Food and Faith, or Money and Faith, go to www.earthministry.org
To connect with the nationwide Episcopal Ecological Network go to www.eenonline.org
Contact:
Ms. Alice Speers
alicespeers@gmail.com
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