UUCR Green Sanctuary 2007 - 2008 Action Plan

    August 2007


            Wilmer Park Replanting



Worship and Celebration

  1. Conduct environmentally oriented Sunday services at least twice a year
    • Timeframe: Ongoing
    • Activity Leader: Green Sanctuary and Worship committees
  2. Continue to cosponsor with M&O the environmentally friendly Friday pot luck dinner.
    • Timeframe: Ongoing - once a month
    • Activity Leader: M&O and GSC
  3. Organize and conduct a winter solstice service.
    • Timeframe: Late December 2007
    • Activity Leader: Nancy

Environmental Justice
  1. Continue with the use of Free Trade coffee, tea and chocolate and continue to make the fee trade products available to congregational members.
    • Timeframe: Ongoing
    • Activity Leader: Nancy
  2. Support Rebuilding Together with volunteers and environmentally friendly products.
    • Timeframe: Throughout the year
    • Activity Leader: Green Sanctuary and Social Action committees
  3. Contribute to the Green Festival.
    • Timeframe: Fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Carl

Religious Education
  1. Cosponsor with M&O group discussions of environmental issues.
    • Timeframe: Fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Dick
  2. Continue emphasizing environmental awareness in all RE classes.
    • Timeframe: Ongoing
    • Activity Leader: Children's RE committee
  3. Suggest environmentally oriented topics for the women's and men's groups to cogitate on.
    • Timeframe: Fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Dick
  4. Organize and conduct 2 movie nights for the community. The topic will be environmental awareness for both nights.
    • Timeframe: Summer and Fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Carl and Dick

Sustainable Living
  1. Conduct a UUCR church energy audit.
    • Timeframe: By fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Diane
  2. Help plan, in an environmentally sound way, a church columbarium.
    • Timeframe: End of 2007 year
    • Activity Leader: Diane
  3. Support the Crestview clean up effort with volunteers.
    • Timeframe: Fall 2007
    • Activity Leader: Carl
  4. Publish at least 2 articles in local newspapers on UUCR's environmental efforts.
    • Timeframe: Done by Spring 2007
    • Activity Leader: Betty
  5. Send an environmental tip of the week to congreagational members with email.
    • Timeframe: Weekly
    • Activity Leader: Dick
  6. Conduct another congregational survey on environmental awareness and actions.
    • Timeframe: Spring 2007
    • Activity Leader: GSC