EXCITING OPPORTUNITY!

St. Peter’s has been offered the opportunity to participate in a new and exciting program — An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice — currently being developed in Massachusetts to help parishes amplify and accelerate our responses to the climate emergency. We will connect with other parishes and be assigned a trained Companion to “walk with us” as we discern how to deepen our commitment to caring for creation. This is a unique and well-timed opportunity for us to engage more members as we reset, re-spark and refocus our efforts. Please join us.

Learn more at the program’s website: An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice

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Plastic Free July 2024

For one month your Eco-Justice Council asks you to eliminate (or minimize) your use of plastics: REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE.

Access the Plastic Footprint Calculator to see your yearly plastic usage.
Link to take the Plastic Free July Challenge and access resources for change.

Commit to these 3 changes NOW:

1. NO bottled water — use refillable water bottles always.
2. No plastic produce bags in the supermarket — bring your own bags or purchase loose.
3. Use your Sustain&Contain container for restaurant leftovers.

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Our 2024 Forums

(Link to learn about our 2023 forums)

Jim O’Brien, with the support of eco-justice council members, continues to lead the planning of informational forums for the St. Peter’s community and beyond. We welcome suggestions for forum topics at communications@stpeterscheshire.org.

Solutions to the Food Waste Crisis in CT
Wednesday, May 15 at 7 pm
Presenter: Sherill Baldwin of CT DEEP
Link to view presentation

Offering a broad perspective on this important issue, Sherill described the scope of the crisis and then outlined innovative municipal pilots and what schools and businesses cn do to reduce, reuse and recycle the organic portion of our municipal solid waste. She offered steps you can take to participate in food waste prevention and food recovery solutions.

EV’s. Plug-In’s Hybrids . . .Oh My
Sunday, March 17 at 11 am
Link to view PowerPoint
Four St. Peter’s parishioners, Peter Festa, Scott Gadwa, Eric Preudhomme, and Michaela Hauser-Wagner, shared their experiences researching, buying, and driving their vehicles. Each told a unique story, and attendees benefitted from the variety of approaches and solutions they offered.

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Earth Day/Week/Month 2024

Earth Sunday — April 21, The Fourth Sunday after Easter

• 8 am Rite I Morning Prayer — Beryl Lyons officiating
• 10 am Rite II Morning Prayer — Michaela Hauser-Wagner officiating at a Children’s Service, with our young people participating in prayers and readings.
• 11 am Eco-Justice Forum: Cultivating Connections Between Our Faith, Our Food and the Climate, featuring brief film shorts, discussion, and introduction of St. Peter’s Eco-Justice Council’s 2024 growing project: Cheshire Youth Pizza Garden. On Earth Sunday, we will close out our morning festivities with cheese and veggie pizzas for all to share.

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Our 2024 Forums

(Link to learn about our 2023 forums)

Jim O’Brien, with the support of eco-justice council members, continues to lead the planning of informational forums for the St. Peter’s community and beyond. We welcome suggestions for forum topics at communications@stpeterscheshire.org.

EV’s. Plug-In’s Hybrids . . .Oh My
Sunday, March 17 at 11 am
Link to view PowerPoint
Four St. Peter’s parishioners, Peter Festa, Scott Gadwa, Eric Preudhomme, and Michaela Hauser-Wagner, shared their experiences researching, buying, and driving their vehicles. Each told a unique story, and attendees benefitted from the variety of approaches and solutions they offered.

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St. Peter’s Garden Plot at Boulder Knoll Community Farm

Parishioner-volunteers help prepare, plant, weed, water and feed our vegetables. We share the garden’s bounty with our parish community and GWIM and are always looking for more help – no expertise required. Come dig with us.

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