Church in Action (CIA)
The Church in Action Committee is designed to address social justice issues that impact our community, including poverty, discrimination, and climate change through an informal group from our congregation committed to fair-mindedness, friendship and action.
In keeping with the philosophy of the United Church of Canada, St. George and St. Andrew United Church is actively striving to be good stewards of the earth. To this end, we actively engage the members of the congregation in projects and activities that encourage both our own church family and members of the community to participate. Response to these projects has been tremendously positive.
In keeping with the philosophy of the United Church of Canada, St. George and St. Andrew United Church is actively striving to be good stewards of the earth. To this end, we actively engage the members of the congregation in projects and activities that encourage both our own church family and members of the community to participate. Response to these projects has been tremendously positive.
Solar Panels for the ChurchChurch members are seeking ways to fund the purchase of solar panels for the church, further reducing its carbon footprint. Summer noon concerts have been offered in July and August by local musicians, with all proceeds split equally between the artists and the church. Comedy shows have been organized and performed by members with donations also supporting the solar panels. Plans are now underway to repurpose yarn to create crocheted "earthworms": to draw attention to the earth, and again direct donations to the funding of solar panels. Stay tuned!
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Shopping Bag ProjectOur primary goal was to encourage people to switch from using plastic shopping bags to using reusable ones. This was accomplished through fabric donations to be repurposed into cloth bags, education on plastic pollution, a market table at the community summer market to reach out to locals and tourists, and presentations to local and provincial politicians
Church Supper Containers With the switch from sit down dinners to take-out service, the church felt it crucial to provide compostable containers rather than the styrofoam previously used. This change was well received and the dinners seem more popular than ever. |
CARP CollaborationThe Clean Annapolis River Project is based in Annapolis Royal. A church team undertook a beach clean-up with their assistance, removing over 50 bags of mostly fishing garbage off a nearby beach in the Annapolis Basin. As the need was so great, 2 further cleanups took place, with more considered for the future.
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"Church in Action" was founded in 2018 . The group seeks to offer faithful alternatives to wasteful living. We advocated for a ban on single use plastic bags and produced a large number of homemade recycled cloth bags at cost. Beach Clean ups, Educational events in relation to the climate crisis, and most recently the invitation to Take the climate Pledge" are what we have come up with so far....Join us, we would be delighted to work with you!
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Several groups in the church seek to serve those in need...
For example, a few of us organize an Annual Memorial Lights service around Christmas.
Proceeds from this go directly to several local families living in poverty.
Others sponsor a child's education through the UCW every year. Clothes are collected for Brunswick Street Mission
(separate tab) and we are supporters of Chrysalis House, a shelter in Kentville.
The church and community have sponsored two refugee families in recent years.
Proceeds from this go directly to several local families living in poverty.
Others sponsor a child's education through the UCW every year. Clothes are collected for Brunswick Street Mission
(separate tab) and we are supporters of Chrysalis House, a shelter in Kentville.
The church and community have sponsored two refugee families in recent years.