Green team notes, August 20, 2015

Green team notes, August 20, 2015 - candy, Bill, Steve, and Mark by phone.

LEDs
Bill and candy to follow up about LED lights. 
Candy to find list, 
Bill to research NGrid deal, 
Steve to talk w Georgia Rex about helping us

Green Sunday
sometime in October or November? 
Bill to talk to church council and Dana about the idea.  
Find out if she has a plan or wants to meet to develop one. 
Focus on Positive notes on progress. 
Mark available at end of weeks for next two weeks. 
Steve away until 9/6.

Divestment
Bill was to talk w Dave floreen, he emailed Dave but hasn't gotten an answer. 
Wants to ask their thoughts and get them to be willing if the congregation were to 
ask them to divert. New thing - video "merchants of Doubt", documentary on 
oil and gas company's misinformation campaign.  Options include movie night at 
South Church for youth or other churches.

South Church Green Team – meeting notes – 7/23/15

South Church Green Team – meeting notes – 7/23/15

Who’s was there: Mark, Candy, Bill, Steve, Fran

We missed you: Janet, Iric, Terry

(ACTIONS in red)

1)     Discussion Time

• (Candy) Edgewood – Tim Vails, Chair of the Board of Directors, and chair of Andover Economic Development
•  connect Tim to Standard Electric in Wilmington – deal of $2 light bulbs for commercial entities
• (Bill) contact MIPL on additional LED light bulbs for churches
• (Candy) get Dave Standwood’s list of fixtures that need to be changed to use LED light bulbs

2)     Climate change messages in fall service(s)...all

-       Jim Antal's request to UCC churches

-       to connect with Pope Francis' encyclical for calling for action on climate in advance of 

Paris session COP21 (30 Nov-11 Dec). Pope Francis visits US around end of September.

-       Another faith based message: Rabbinical letter from 300+ rabbis:

https://theshalomcenter.org/torah-pope-crisis-inspire-300-rabbis-call-vigorous-climate-action

- find out what Dana’s thoughts are on green content of fall service

- In June, Dana offered the idea of smaller messages in service. 

Get her input now that Alex is onboard.

- post meeting update: Mark and Steve talked with Dana and Alex at church on Sunday, 

and both were interested in discussing ideas for the fall, both in regard to church 

service messages, and a possible Harvest Dinner this fall

- (Steve) propose a meeting time for them in August (when Dana is back)

        - possible messaging around stewardship of the earth or witnessing for the 

             creation messages in services

-       positive messages of things that are happening, things people are doing

-       Thoughts: What green things are people doing? What have people done?

-       Ask for a show of hands at church? Explore ideas of what could  work...

-       How could kids join, contribute?

3)     Idea: Harvest Dinner this year, Steve’s idea of science fair, to bring out what people are doing.

·         International Dinner, Interfaith dinner?  Science fair presented by kids?

·         (Mark Steve) talk to Dana, Alex - done - both were receptive to idea - 

NEXT STEP: schedule meeting in August when Dana back

4)     Idea: Time for another all-member retreat? maybe in Spring? Could this be an opportunity

    for youth/HS to lead?

·         further discussion needed. Talk about this with ministers.

5)     The Second Church in Newton - Environmental Speakers’ Series - Sunday October 4

·         SC Green Team was invited as an example of a green congregation, to speak,

 in conjunction with Jim Antal preaching that Sunday

·   Mark is going and others are interested in going too!

Info here on their website (scroll down to Oct 4^th):

 http://www.2ndchurch.org/news_and_events.htm

6)     Interfaith community garden...Fran gave an update

·         at Rolling Ridge, really doing well, compost added, lots of veggies planted and coming up

7)     Divestment discussion at church...Bill

·         Bill will be talking to Dave Floreen

8)     Lupine Road...Candy gave an update

·         discussion on the project will be ramping up in the fall

·        (Candy) ask Iric - how green could this project be?

9)     Historic mill district...Steve

·         2^nd phase getting started now… 3c503 to be created…the road to a more sustainable 

and livable Andover

10)  update from retreat on cultivating hope in a time of climate change...WS, CD?  Not discussed

11)  Suggestions for monthly email/blurb/newsletter: green good news...all --- Not discussed

    - collect ideas and share with MB

    - (CD) news from Anil on solarize Andover?