Congregation Ideas

Ideas for caring for God's creation in your religious community:

Hold a 1-2-3 Campaign against global warming.
Become a Green Sanctuary.
Apply for a mini-grant to help your organization change incandescent lightbulbs to compact flourescent bulbs.
Request an energy audit for your place of worship.
Invite speakers on Care for God's Creation.
Pledge to replace your bulbs with CFLs.
Replace your exit lights with LEDs.
Engourage a less materialist life.
Install programmable thermostats.
Seal your stained-glass windows.
Use ceramic coffee mugs.
Set up a congregation carpool.
Print your worship aids on recycled paper.
Pave your lot using semipervious pavers.
Engourage bike riding to worship services.
Give your members CFLs during Advent or Hanukkah.
Preach about Care for God's Creation.
Use the Three Layers of Environmental Preaching.
Start a church recycling program.
Stop phantom loads in the parish office.
Distribute calendars with daily ideas for sustainability
Have a yard sale to help unclutter our lives.
Start a congregational compost pile.
Include Eco-Justice In the Worship Life of Your Church.
Promote taking the TARC to worship services.
Invite KIPL to speak to your members.
Install solar panels on your place of worship.
Teach Care for God's Creation in Sunday School.
Encourage green bar mitzvah's.
Use only reusable plates, cups and utensils.
Hold an Exchange Day.
Use natural lighting to worship in.
Build your new building using passive solar.
Sign the Green Menorah Covenant.
Read a creation care book with your Sunday School group.
Plant trees on the south side of your worship center.
Start a scripture-based study group on creation care.
Take courses at thePassionist Earth & Spirit Center.
Include Eco-Justice In the Educational Program of Your Church.
Use the Eco-Curriculum Review Database.
Install foam outlet insulators
Install weather stripping.
Use a Kill-A-Watt meter to find energy hogs.
Install a on-demand water heater.
Use eco-palms on Palm Sunday.
Hold and Eco-fair.
Finance your improvements through US Energy Capital

Click here for handouts about global warming you can distribute to members of your religous community.