Green Team Meeting Notes – 8/27/2020
Attendees: Steve
Fink, Mark Bohrer, Mary Pritchard, Candy Dann
Away: Bill
Schroeder, Janet Clarke, Susan Johnston, Fran Fink
Next meeting is 2nd
Wednesday 9/9 (proposed)
1)
WECAN
– Brief update from Mary Pritchard
2)
Environmental
Voter Pledge – Candy Dann (for Bill Schroeder)
·
ACTION
– Mark – contact Dana & Alex about how can we get this campaign into the
church service, out to the church? What are their ideas?
·
ACTION
– Green Team meeting in 2 weeks to focus just on this
·
ACTION
– Candy & Susan – draft an email to send to “Greater Green Team”
·
Climate
Voter Project organized by SNEUCC (Southern New England UCC)
·
https://www.sneucc.org/blogdetail/congregation-climate-justice-voter-pledge-14169816
·
What
is the “Why” – Are you tired of not being heard? Amplify your voice by joining
together!
·
Goals
- campaign to challenge the congregation to reach 75% of church membership –
600 people
i. In Buzz, onto church website
ii. Green Team committee – Divide up “Greater Green Team”
list – 43 names -
1.
Divide
up list - each of us contacts 8, ask each person to contact 2 more
iii. Get into the
Andover Townsman
iv. Get other churches/temples to join in - point them to
Interfaith Power & Light
v. Idea – monthly focus for Missions (Board of World
Service) –
1.
ACTION
- Steve – bring it up there
vi. Request to have it part of the church service
3)
Retreat
– early plans discussion – Steve Fink
·
Steve
shared ideas/brainstorming – earliest in person would be Fall 2022
·
Real
thoughts wait until after the election
·
Thoughts
about a Zoom online “Green Retreat” event
i. Find a local social justice / climate justice speaker –
do it online? in church parking lot?
ii. invite local religious organizations & green groups
to start building connections for in person retreat
4)
Green
Bee – Susan & Candy
·
Brainstorm
ideas – Environmental/Climate Voter Project
Other topics – not discussed
5)
Church
Insulation Update – Bill Schroeder
6)
Trustees
of the Trust Funds
·
Candy
will work Tim to a letter to the TOTF, asking for an update on divestment and
social justice
7)
State
Bill – Roadmap 2050 – sent an email about contacting your State reps
·
Mary
Pritchard sent out an email about how to support this
·
Action
needed before end of July to move
8)
Mass
Interfaith Power & Light
9)
Church
Capital campaign - (On Hold)
·
sustainability
– conversion to heatpumps, insulation, capital campaign
10) Green Bee
11) Charging station
12) Faith forums
13) Church service – climate witness / climate justice
