One of God’s smallest creatures has one of the largest influences on our environment. Bees act as the world’s primary pollinators for over 75% of flowering plants and 35% of global food crops.
The Central Cares for Creation (C3) Team applied and was selected to join other congregations as a Certified Climate Justice Congregation (CJC).
The C3 Team is currently participating in a reading study together.
It is no coincidence Thanksgiving occurs around the end of the harvest season. Our beloved farmers have toiled since spring to produce a harvest to feed and nourish us. We thank God for their vocation and efforts.
Bats provide major ecological and economic benefits in Minnesota. They consume thousands of insects each night, including mosquitoes and crop-damaging beetles.
Cell phones are expensive, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to well over a thousand dollars. The actual cost is much greater due to the impact production, use, and disposal of cell phones has on the environment.
This is a C3 team reminder for those with a lawn to start thinking about getting your rake out next month and raking leaves before they end up in storm water drains.
Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices, and more.
But as people of faith, we are not powerless. We are called to be stewards of creation and caretakers of one another.
The C3 Team leads Central as we work to align with our creation care values.
