Blog posts from the Nativity Environmental stewardship activities
Easter lilies have been used for many centuries as symbols of purity and immortality. The lily’s growth cycle from a bulb in the ground to a tall and stately white flower parallels Jesus’s death and resurrection, with the trumpet shape of the flower reminding us that Jesus has risen. At Easter they are often placed […]
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Caring for Creation
Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick Recently Carl Sigel, the inspiration and main driver of Nativity’s Creation Care initiatives, decided to move to a mentorship role in this mission, one that, under his leadership, has been impactful throughout the diocese and beyond. Enter Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick, longtime Raleigh residents who have been attending Nativity
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Caring for Creation, Glad Tidings
(left to right: Becky Christian, Becky Showalter, Michael Anello, Jill Staton-Bullard) Last Sunday, April 28, Nativity presented a $1,000 check to Michael Anello, Executive Director of Haiti Reforestation Partnership. Three of our members (pictured here) are or have been leaders with this unique and successful economic development project in one of the poorest, most unstable
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Caring for Creation, Social Justice, Uncategorized
by Carl Sigel Since Nativity’s earliest days, one of the cornerstones of our mission has been to explore how we grow, eat, and share food. In 2021, Nativity partnered with nine other Raleigh congregations in a program to support our local Black farmers. The program, called Farm to Church Community Supported Agriculture or CSA, was
by The Rev. Stephanie Allen We gathered after church on Sunday, September 24 to reflect on what has been done, to hear what is going on in the wider diocese, and to brainstorm what Nativity might do in regards to environmental stewardship going forward. After the discussion, two potential projects emerged that we could begin
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Caring for Creationby Carl Sigel Win, win, win: Support local black farmers, obtain nutritious produce, help build the Beloved Community, and save the planet by joining the Farm to Church CSA. Since Nativity’s earliest days, one of the cornerstones of our mission has been to explore how we grow, eat, and share food. In 2021, Nativity partnered
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Caring for Creation, Social JusticeBecoming the Beloved Community: Join the Farm to Church CSAby Carl Sigel Since Nativity’s earliest days, one of the cornerstones of our mission has been to explore how we grow, eat, and share food. In 2021, Nativity partnered with nine other Raleigh congregations in a program to support our local Black farmers. The program, called
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Caring for Creation, Social Justice
Creation Care webinar: The Pentagon, Climate Change and WarA Zoom Forum on January 17 at 12 noonCarl Sigel As people of faith, we glimpse the peace of heaven and seek a new world of peace here on earth. Please join Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle and other sponsors for this Zoom forum with Neta
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Caring for Creation
Becky Showalter Thanks to much work and gnashing of teeth by Nancy Reed and Rene Garces, Nativity has calculated its energy usage for 2021 and thereby our own carbon footprint! Even with our solar panels, we used half again more electricity than we produced – over 13,000 kWh. Based on that value, our carbon footprint
Nativity is Carbon Offsetting Its 2021 Energy Usage! Read More »
Caring for Creation
So now that you know your carbon footprint (see previous blog post), what now? Before we think about how to offset our effect on the environment, we should brainstorm on ways to reduce it!There are so many things that can be done:1. On an individual level, there are big ideas like adding solar to your home, purchasing
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Caring for Creation