Thursday Fellowship
As a result of gathering material for some services on the theme of the environment (creation and our responsibility to care for it) we came across a WEBsite called the eco congregation ( http://ew.ecocongregation.org ). It is a really good initiative that encourages churches to do what they can to think and act in an environmentally friendly way. Inspired the material the Church Council have supported the idea that Marton Methodist Church will work toward getting an “Eco Congregation” award . To get the award we need design and deliver an action plan which includes activitiesactions which fit into the three main areas of church life:
'spiritual': worship and teaching
practical: things to do with buildings, land and church management
mission: reaching out, both locally and globally
We will be working through a checklist to help us to recognise what we already do and spot things that we could start to do (or do better) (link to checklist) . This will help us develop the action plan which we will then deliver through our various groups and committees, so please keep your eyes and ears out for various activities and support them as much as you can…… it would be great to be the first eco congregation in the circuit!!