Green Team Meeting Notes 8-27-2020

 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 2^nd 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