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The Caring for Creation Committee is constantly seeking ways to care for God’s creation. Single use plastics are part of our everyday lives now and are sometimes unavoidable. Since these take 500 years to biodegrade, we encourage minimizing their use. REFUSE, REUSE, RECYCLE. It is better to refuse them when possible and reuse those we do get. The last resort is to recycle.
Caring for Creation and Outreach Committees have joined together to provide reusable grocery bags to members (3 per family). These have the Good Shepherd logo and are another way we can make Good Shepherd's work more visible in the community. This can make a difference in reducing the use of plastics. Keep them in your car and use them each time you shop for groceries or other items. If you did not get yours
We can refuse to buy detergents in large plastic bottles. We encourage you to be creative and find other ways you can minimize the use of these plastics and share our ideas with Caring for Creation Committee.
We Need Your Help!
The Caring for Creation Committee plants, maintains, and cares for the Garden of Grace. All produce is donated to local food pantries where it is added to boxes of food for people in our own community who are struggling to feed their families. We do this because of our love for God and our neighbors. There is a need for more people to help pick and deliver the produce. Kelly Burleson will be happy to train. If you would like to serve God in this way, please contact Kelly Burleson, Reba Sumner or the church office. All are welcome!
GOOD SHEPHERD IS A CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT
With thanks and gratitude to our neighbor, Fred McManus, Good Shepherd is now a Certified Wildlife Habitat, awarded by the National Wildlife Federation. Fred was seeking to have his neighborhood, “The Arbors,” become certified by the Federation and brought to our attention that Good Shepherd had the necessary qualifications to also become certified and passed along the information to our Caring for Creation Committee on how to initiate the process. We are happy to announce our certification this Sunday. We have a sign which has been installed by the Garden of Grace.
We continue to collect used eyeglasses. A box is located in Fellowship Hall. These will be donated to the Lion's Club.
We also continue to collect oral care waste for recycling. These items are mailed to TerraCycle where they are made into plastic pellets which can be made into outdoor furniture of playground equipment.
We also continue to collect used batteries to take to the appropriate recycling facility. This keeps the toxic materials out of landfills.
Our next meeting will May 10, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. If you would like serve God in this ministry, please contact the church office or Reba Sumner.
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