In the Home
Focuses on environmental health and energy use
After eating, home maintenance is the third
most
creation-impacting, human activity.*
Our congregation’s celebration of healthy
habitats can inspire us
to live more sustainably in our own.
The manner in which we heat, cool, furnish and live in our homes, as well as the way we plant, water and maintain our yards, have a decided effect on creation. These activities have a particular impact on those creatures, human and non-human, that live in our local watershed. In a parable found in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus warns his followers against the folly of building a home on an insecure foundation‑being a hearer of the gospel without being a doer of the gospel. Accordingly, In the Home helps parishioners build a foundation for their homes and the household of the church that acts on God’s love for all creatures.
Culminating Activity: A blessing of products and services donated by congregants to make the household of the church more sustainable (such as “green” cleaning products, energy efficient light bulbs, volunteer time to caulk windows, etc.). Together, we can better care for God’s creation in our own house of worship.
* From The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices, by Michael Brower and Warren Leon.
