Coming Events
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Green Team Rally
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Time: 7:00 – 8:45 p.m.
Event Details:
Calling all Green Teams! Join us for a time of prayer, networking, and sharing of resources. Meet people from other area congregational Green Teams and learn about their ideas and projects. There will also be an interactive presentation by Christine Caseres exploring the issues of hydraulic fracking. A special focus of this Green Team Rally will be information and idea sharing on how congregations can promote environmental advocacy.
Cost: Free Will Offering
Location: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street , KC, MO [ directions ]
Contact: Please register by April 10 by contacting Melissa Wurtz at 913-485-7638 or melissa.wurtz@gmail.com.
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Earth Day Spiritual Retreat
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012 – Earth Day
Time: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Event Details:
On Earth Day, as the natural world awakens with the Spring, join the Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition for a time of celebration and spiritual retreat. We’ll share in song, ceremony, and reflective time on the land while we reconnect with the part of ourselves that remembers our connection to all life. The retreat will be lead by Tom Anderson; a life purpose coach, inspirational speaker, vision quest guide, and author of Your Place in the World: Creating a life of vision, purpose, and service . (www.liveamythiclife.com)
Cost: Suggested donation of $10
Location: Hollis Renewal Center, Bonner Springs, KS (www.holliscenter.org)
Contact: Register with Kathy Outlaw at 913-829-8394 or kathyout@sbcglobal.net
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Check out these web sites for more upcoming local events:
- Bridging The Gap’s Upcoming Events
- Greenability Magazine – Events
- Kansas City Food Circle Calendar of Events
- Kansas City Green Zone Community Events
- Land Institute Calendar
- MARC Environmental Programs
- Sierra Club Events – Kansas
- Sierra Club Events – Missouri
- Village University
- Cool Harvest – EN.001, Tuesday, March 20
- The Drive to Electrify our Cars – EN.002, Wednesday, April 11
Featured Past Events
- The Facilities Managers’ Workshop, held August 17, was a raving success! 60 congregation leaders learned about ways to green their facilities, and were eager to put them into practice. The presenters were excellent and we are grateful to them for sharing their time and expertise. They included Patty Banks on green landscaping, Bruce Snead on green remodeling and building, Ken Perdue on responsible purchasing and recycling, Scott Burnett on energy usage, and Gary Walker on non-toxic cleaning. Here are a couple of the PowerPoint presentations on Responsible Purchasing and Recycling and Buildings and Renovation.
Attendees at the Facilities Managers' Workshop on August 17, 2011
Margaret Thomas with fellow attendees Jerry Hollembeak and Chet Johnson at the Facilities Managers' Workshop on August 17, 2011
- Green Team Training, held on February 26, 2011, was attended by 21 people representing 13 congregations. Participants learned practical ways to start and maintain a successful Green Team.
Annette Becker, Nancy Hanson, and Phil Rhoads at the Green Team Training on February 26, 2011
- The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream symposium, sponsored by the Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition and held on October 24, 2009 in conjunction with 350.org‘s International Day of Climate Action, was attended by approximately 50 people from around the Kansas City metro area. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and participants left feeling hopeful and better informed about how to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just world. The event was held again on April 10, 2010 and was equally successful. If you would like more information on offering the symposium to your group or congregation, please contact facilitator Mike McCord at 913-829-3854.
Participants at the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium on October 24, 2009
- Lecture and workshop by Rev. Peter Sawtell, director of Eco-Justice Ministries of Denver, Colorado, fall 2008. “Why People of Faith Must Address the Ecology Crisis.” Sponsored by the Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition for the wider Kansas City faith community.
Rev. Peter Sawtell, Director of Eco-Justice Ministries,speaking to workshop participants on how faith communitiescan foster Earth care. More than 40 people from a variety of congregations attended the lecture.
- Green Team Training, held January 31, 2009 at Country Club United Methodist Church. Attended by 35 enthusiastic participants from a variety of area churches.
- Kansas Clean Energy Day II held March 19, 2009 at the Kansas Capital in Topeka. SSC joined hundreds of Kansans at a rally for a clean vote on clean energy.
