Green Committee
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month
1:00 p.m.
The Green Committee is responsible for encouraging First Lutheran members,
both as individuals and as a faith community, to fulfill God's earliest commandment:
that we should keep and till the earth. (Genesis 2:15)
both as individuals and as a faith community, to fulfill God's earliest commandment:
that we should keep and till the earth. (Genesis 2:15)
Every Member Reads. Read excerpts from the book, Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril, and join the Green Committee in discussions at First Forum on October 20 & 27.
The book excerpts can be viewed below:
The book excerpts can be viewed below:
| eco-reformation_excerpts.pdf |
Our Green program of reflection and response follows
the arc of the church year and the changing natural seasons.
the arc of the church year and the changing natural seasons.
Lights for Epiphany
"In the Season of Light, Bring Lights" On the first Sunday after Epiphany, we encourage FLC members to donate energy-efficient light bulbs as part of the morning offering. They are given to the St. Peter Area Food Shelf for its clients.
Every Member Reads
Our chosen book in 2012 was "A Watered Garden: Christian Worship and Earth's Ecology," by Benjamin M. Stewart.
Ec0-Fair
During education hour on a Sunday, we sponsor a set of presentations and demonstrations relating to creation care and wellness. This has included: community gardening and community supported agriculture; green reading materials in the church library; healthy eating; local foods; recycling tips; pilates, yoga, meditation and mindfulness
First Forum Presenters
We normally sponsor a forum speaker two or three times a year.
Earth Day
Since the early 1970s, America has celebrated Earth Day in April, to renew dedication to the environment as the growing season begins.
Food Shelf Garden
Throughout the summer months, we maintain the vegetable garden on the hillside east of our church building. All fresh produce is donated to the St. Peter Area Food Shelf. In past years we've grown lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers and squash. We need your help!
Outdoor Worship
The June 17th outdoor worship will include a bicycle blessing. We will have worship outdoors on August 11th and September 8 (weather permitting).
FLC Food Shelf Garden Caretaker Sign-Up
First Lutheran's Food Shelf Garden is sponsored by the Green Committee.
All produce from the garden will be donated to the St. Peter Food Area Shelf.
We invite you, as an individual member or family of our church, to sign up for one week of watering, weeding and harvesting.
Thank you for your willingness to serve in this way!
"The Lord will guide you continually...and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water, whose waters never fail." Isaiah 58.11
All produce from the garden will be donated to the St. Peter Food Area Shelf.
We invite you, as an individual member or family of our church, to sign up for one week of watering, weeding and harvesting.
Thank you for your willingness to serve in this way!
"The Lord will guide you continually...and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water, whose waters never fail." Isaiah 58.11
Committee Members 2019
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Kathryn Christenson James Dontje Chad Winterfeldt Julie Johnson |
Judy Fienen (Chair) Nancy Helgeson Bob Shoemaker |
Chris Johnson Barbara Wilkinson Sue Jackson Mary Thompson |
"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars." Martin Luther
