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for creation care are prominent within each church-wide organization.
The Mennonite Church’s commitment to creation care builds a sense
of trust in all members. Care is given in energy and resources
consumed in all aspects of church-wide meetings. Mennonite Church Canada’s Delegates Map Their Travel When the Mennonite Church Canada held its annual gathering in Calgary, Alberta, July 2010, a map greeted attenders as they arrived. Registrants were asked to mark the location they came from and indicate what mode of travel they used. Along with a workshop on the Alberta tar sands, the map station was part of an attempt to spark reflection on society’s demand for fuel and the consequences involved in obtaining it and burning it. “The map survey provided a striking visual of the geographic concentrations (e.g. Vancouver/Fraser Valley, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and southern Ontario) from which we travel to reach conference locations,” observed Joanne Moyer, Winnipeg, MB, who set up the map station. She hopes this could lead to more collective travel by bus, train or carpool. read more U.S. Mennos to Meet in LEED® Convention Center When Mennonite Church USA members gather in Pittsburgh, PA, for their biennial convention July 4 - 9, 2011, they will meet in the world's first convention center to achieve a LEED® gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. The David L. Lawrence Convention Center was built on an urban brownfield. Ninety-five percent of demolition wastes were recycled; water conservation, natural lighting and use of local materials all help reduce the building's environmental impact. Daily operations also emphasize green practices. The Center uses vegetables and herbs from a rooftop garden and purchases food from local suppliers. Office staff use wooden pens with refillable soy ink. Staff are trained to reward guests "caught" doing something green, like placing recyclables in the correct bin. These good deeds may earn attenders a green lapel pin made from a recycled bottlecap. read more More stories about Mennonite agencies caring for creation. Mennonite Disaster Service Eyes Oil Spill with Hurricanes in Mind As hurricane season approaches, administrators at Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) are keeping a watchful eye on the Gulf Coast oil spill. They are concerned that powerful storms will push oil inland into new areas. “We’re treading new water here too; this is not the typical disaster we respond to,” remarked Brian Pipkin, communications coordinator at MDS. While the agency plans to stay focused on what it does best—building and repairing houses—its staff is also aware that the oil spill in the Gulf could affect their work in unforeseen ways. So far, MDS has sent two investigative teams to the Gulf Coast to listen to what previous clients in the area have to say. What they’ve heard most often is a request for prayer, which they have passed on to the Mennonite Church at large. Read more
SEND US YOUR STORIES Mennonite Creation Care Network seeks examples from Mennonite agencies that are practicing environmental stewardship. Send stories of creation care actions your agency is practicing to lukeag@goshen.edu or jenniferhs@goshen.edu. FEATURED RESOURCES Check out MCCN's Green Guidelines for Conference Planners. Also visit our web-searchable Creation Care Resource Library. Search for resources especially for church agencies, as well as search under a variety of topics. "We
acknowledge that God as Creator is owner of all things." Mennonite Creation Care Network Privacy PolicyxxxxxxxxxCopyright 2008 by MCCN
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