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Here’s a reminder to think about repurposing your discarded items. Many local organizations and businesses can find a use for common things that we see as trash. Empty medicine bottles, egg cartons, and packing materials are just some of the items that can be repurposed locally. In addition to keeping trash out of our landfills, you can help […]
Happy New Year! …church fiscal year that is! This is a good time to make a climate action resolution while being more fiscally prudent. One important way to have a climate mitigation impact and save money is to use less electricity. Simple actions like turning off unnecessary lights (outdoor lights while the sun is shining) […]
Here are some short, interesting stories that bring hope that change, and innovation are indeed possible. Click on the highlighted links to read more about the details of each story. A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversityAfter months of deliberations, the EU’s Nature Restoration Law has finally been […]
The Share the Plate program is one of the principal ways UUCT members interact with community non profit organizations. This year we will be supporting 10 organizations which serve the Tallahassee and Big Bend Area. The 10 organizations and their champions are: We thank you in advance for your continuing support. For more information, email […]
Hello friends and happy June! This month is all about renewal, and in RE, we’ll especially be focusing on reclaiming joy. Here’s a couple of ways how… This Summer, Sunday Youth RE will look like a Makerspace in Room 2. This means we will emphasize child-centered and exploratory crafting, playing, and problem-solving. This might include […]
After three consecutive months of pledge income above the budgeted amount, we fell short by almost $7,800 in April. The typical springtime spike in prepaid pledges has yet to materialize. Current year pledges received this fiscal year total 69.2% of the budgeted amount. When prepaid pledges are included, total current year pledges are at 84.7% […]
This month our Green Sanctuary’s Food for Thought discussion group will be doing something completely different. We’re launching into a collaboration with the adult religious exploration’s Date with Death discussion group. This month we will be listening to a presentation on the various ways bodies are dealt with after death – from conventional burials to […]
I have been impressed by the book “Your Brain on Art,” which I have heard on an hour- long radio program. I cannot improve on that, so I will tell you how to access it. On your computer, put in this link.https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-07-31/ivy-ross-and-susan-magsamen-your-brain-art
You may remember the video we shared at our first meeting of Date with Death Club about the Coffin Club. Did it make you wonder about greener options to a standard coffin and a traditional cemetery? This month Date with Death Club and Green Sanctuary have teamed up together to offer three opportunities for folks to […]
Renewable Energy Gains GroundMore than 30 per cent of the world’s electricity is now generated using renewables and the European Union is well ahead of this global average, a new report has found. Energy think tank Ember found that major growth in wind and solar helped push global electricity production past this milestone in 2023. […]
