Caring for Creation meeting and C3 Summit, Sunday March 1st

You are invited to participate in a Congregations Caring for Creation “Summit” on Sunday, March 1.

Plymouth’s Caring for Creation working group invites you to join them for a meeting at Noon on March 1 in the Nancy Baltins Room. Come share a meal, conversation and decide action as a faith community caring for creation. (Dinner is available in the neighboring Lenmark room.)

Also that day, from 2 – 4:30 there will be a “Summit” meeting of the statewide Congregations Caring for Creation. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Justice and Peace Studies professor at the University of St. Thomas and recent candidate for the U. S. Senate, will speak. You are invited to:

• Share visions for the road ahead.
• Discuss how to effectively mobilize individuals and congregations in this crucial decade.
• Come and be energized!
• Come and be the change for which the Creation waits!
  

The gathering will be held at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, 3400 Dupont Ave., Minneapolis, from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. The conversation will be facilitated by Sarah Strickland, of Cincinnatus, Inc.

Caring for Creation - September Field Trip

In September, Caring for Creation members and guests gathered at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Bloomington. It was a wonderful to discover such a precious resource practically in our back yard!

The visitor center had a great view of the Minnesota River Valley, and a number of thought provoking exhibits. During the presentations in the auditorium, it was noted that the National Wildlife Refuge system plays a vital role in providing habitat for migrating species. Then, we were off into the valley for a two hour field trip. Here are a few photos from the event:

Afterwards, we met to discuss a number of new projects.

Highlights from the Meeting

Energy Audit - Plymouth is now on the waiting list for a free and comprehensive Energy Audit. On August 19, Dave Hanson, the Plymouth Property Manager, made arrangements with RETAP. We are hopeful that they will assign 2 or 3 retired engineers to the project within a couple months.

Constitutional Amendment - We started by watching a DVD which Ed Crozier created in support of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. An article on the constitutional amendment is scheduled to appear in an October issue of the Flame. We will also staff an information table in Jones Commons and/or Guild Hall. Lawn signs are available.

Environmental Tips of the week - A sub-group is putting together a list of tips to help us live more sustainably, for publication in the Bulletin, and elsewhere.

Wildflower / Rain Garden - We are looking into adding signage and developing some education materials related to Plymouth's wildflower / rain garden.

Note to Katie: I created this new posting, as the blog wouldn't allow me to post photos when commenting on your post. --Tim