Environment

St Paul's and St George's Church is registered onto the Eco Congregation Scheme (www.ecocongregation.org/scotland) and has an active environment team looking to assist the congregation in becoming more environmentally aware and active both in their individual lives and collectively as a church. The team is particularly concerned with the issue of climate change and supports the Edinburgh Climate Network which aims to connect Christians in Edinburgh with events and resources to tackle climate change.

The team would love to hear from you if you would like to help us on our journey towards proper stewardship of creation. Get in touch by e-mail: environment@pandgchurch.org.uk

PAST EVENTS

In the past, the team has been involved in a number of activities:

Edinburgh Churches Climate Change Conference - The Christian Response to Climate Change Saturday 11 October 2008 (www.edinburghclimate.net)
Ps & Gs joined with other churches across Edinburgh

Talk by John Busby John Busby is a well-known wildlife artist who helped establish theArtists for Nature Foundation, a charity that uses art to promote environmental causes around the world. This was attended not only by Ps & Gs folk, but also those from other organisations including A Rocha.

Eco Stand at Church Activity Fair As well as recruiting new members, we use this stand as an opportunity to distribute energy saving advice and other eco tips to the congregation

Escape Our twenty-somethings plus often organise walks and other outdoor activities

Litter picking This took place along the Water of Leith and in Niddrie - making the areas look cleaner and be better for wildlife.

The Light - Eco Warriers Our Youth Group used the theme of Eco-warriors for one of their lively Saturday night events.

Puppet making Children and Adults alike used recycled materials to create their own puppet at the church picnic in 2008.

Babies and Toddler group Seed planting and distribution of free Ecological Washing up liquid samples.

Sermon Series - What’s the world coming to? Sermons in this series were based on Genesis and were entitled: Green Fingers, Friends of the Earth, Climate Chaos, The endless rainbow, Stuck up, A sustainable future These sermons are downloadable from the P’s & G’s Sermons online archive (HERE)


LINKS

You may find the following links helpful as you look explore environmental issues: