The Seeds are here!

Seeds of Change packets are ready for pickup. Come by and get yours on February 12th after the 8 and 10 o'clock service in the Parish Hall. A seed swap is also planned. Don't like the flower packet you received? Swap it out with someone who would love to have flowers!

Battery recycling going strong

After a short interruption with our battery recycling program (The plant we used stopped accepting single use batteries) we are back in track.
In 2011 our ministry diverted almost 100 lbs of batteries from the waste stream. We also recycle cell phones and rechargeable batteries through a program called 'Call2Recycle'. The bucket to leave the batteries.

Christmas Light recycling update

Grace was one of 200 drop off points. The barrel had to be emptied several times. What a success!

A Green Advent Calendar

Green Advent Calendar

Feeling especially close to nature this year? Not wanting to contribute to the immense environmental burden, each holiday brings? Check out this Green Advent Calendar by Earth Ministry.

Recycling Christmas Lights

Your Creation Care Ministry is teaming up with St. Louis Green and Operation Food Search. Recycle your Christmas lights in the barrel in Albright Hall and the proceeds of the sale of the raw material like the copper wires will go towards Operation Food Search. Visit their web site to learn more!

Our Fall Crop from Gardens of Grace

Our Fall Crop is here!
Blessed to grow and happy to harvest, our Grace Creation Care Ministry team members collected the first abundance of fruits and veggies. The parishioners were delighted to get their hands on the freshest food ever! The donations collected reached over $100! Thanks to the generosity we were able to send this amount to our local foodpantry, Kirkcare. We are looking forward to have a second harvest soon. If you are interested in helping out with the Gardens of Grace, send us an email at: gracecreationcare@gmail.com We would love for you to sow seeds, tend to the crop, even if you have no experience. Neither did we!

Sunday school plants seeds

Thanks to Sue Nixon and her sunday school class, the children were able to plant lots of lettuce and radishes last sunday. This will make a great addition to our broccoli, kale and snap peas. We are hoping to donate the produce and show the children how easy it is to plant vegetables!

Community Garden update

After a great start with lots of baby tomatoes, the squirrels won the race and canned each one of them. We also lost our corn, that Charlie planted each by hand! Sorry about that. Our basil though blossomed and we turned the ship around by making St. Basil's Pesto. The donation income from the pesto is a great relief to pay for our irrigation system and to plant a fall crop. See above.

Creation Care Ministry Team mentioned in Kirkwood-Webster Patch article

We are so blessed to have a wonderful article published on the Kirkwood-Webster Patch website about our green team. Take a look!

Earth Day is on Good Friday!

22nd Annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival

You are invited to “Be the Change” in honor of this year’s

Earth Day celebration on Sunday, April 17, from 11 a.m.

to 6 p.m. on the Muny Grounds of Forest Park.

Enjoy two stages of live music, cultural performances,

local food and hands-on activities for the whole family at

the 22nd Annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival. Over 200

artists, educational exhibitors, food vendors, businesses

and organizations will share how they are “Being the

Change”, and how you can too!