Environmental
Concerns Committee
The 7th Principle:
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a
part.
Programs
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The Environmental Concerns Committee seeks to transform the
culture and practices of TJMC -UU into a beacon of environmental sustainability
and justice. We will educate, inspire, and create opportunities for TJMC members
to lead more environmentally sustainable, just and spirit-filled lives --
individually and collectively through the life of this church.
For more information contact
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Read these helpful documents:
Plastics Recycling 101
TJMC Green News Fall 2008
How
Green is Our Church - A Progress Report [Oct-07]
Programs
This year’s activities will include:
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An environmental audit of church activities,
procedures, policies, education, worship practices, and social justice/environmental
projects
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Increased recycling of church materials
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Presentations on environmental topics by
local and national speakers
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Joint activities with local environmental
groups
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Adult religious education programming
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Natural food/local food outings
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A Green Sanctuary service
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Creation of a TJMC —UU Environmental Concerns
webpage
Green Sanctuary
As one of its goals, the newly formed TJMC Environmental Concerns Committee
seeks to inform the congregation about the UU Green Sanctuary Program. This
national program began around 2000, and currently 50 congregations have been
certified as Green Sanctuary churches.
A Green Sanctuary is a congregation that lives out its commitment
to the Earth by promoting a sustainable life style for its members as individuals
and as a faith community. Sustainable living is not about our material comfort
(though these choices are an important part of the overall life style); it
is about choosing to live in a way that nurtures life, builds relationships,
and rejects material consumption as the sole determinant of happiness.
The Green Sanctuary Program has five goals:
- To build awareness of societal environmental issues among UU’s
- To generate commitment for personal lifestyle changes
- To motivate UU’s to community action on environmental issues
- To build a connection between spiritual practice and environmental consciousness
- To build awareness of and rectify environmental injustices
To receive accreditation, a congregation must complete 12 projects
over a period of a year or two in four action areas:
- Worship and Celebration
- Religious Education
- Environmental Justice
- Sustainable Living
TJMC
Green Sanctuary Survey Results [Sep-07]
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