2019 Faith Formation
Creation Care and Environmental Stewardship

Norwood Room @ 9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

This faith formation series is designed to provide a space for members of our community to explore the intersection between creation care and our call as Christians. This will provide an opportunity to explore ways to be mindful of environmental stewardship. Discussion will be led by staff as well as community partners. This will be a space to share how they are mindful of sustainable practices and how we can further get involved within our community, as environmentally minded Christians living in and around downtown Richmond.

Sunday, April 28th: Introduction to Creation Care and Environmental Stewardship

Why this is important to us, as Christians? (Sarah Nolan)

• What The Episcopal Church has to say about Creation Care
• Introduction to Creation Care and Environmental Stewardship Powerpoint

Sunday, May 5th: RiverWise Congregations // Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Amy Hagerdon)

• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay main site
• Cost-Share Application for River Wise Rain Gardens
• Reduce Your Storm Water website
• This site updates the bacteria levels every week in the summer to let people know if the James River is safe to swim in that week
• On average, the combined sewer system overflows 3 times per month, but the frequency is dependent on the year and month. To see the data, the city publishes when it overflows in the Monthly Reports section.

Saturday, May 11th: East End Cemetery Clean Up @ 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

• https://friendsofeastend.com/
•  Check out the blog post by St. Paul’s Historian, Christopher Graham, to see how St. Paul’s and East End inform each other’s history.

Sunday, May 12th: Shalom Farms (Dominic Barrett) // https://shalomfarms.org

• Shalom Farms main site

Sunday, May 19th: Moving Forward: What does this mean for St. Paul’s? (Sarah, Lynn, and Keli)

General Timeline
9:00 a.m. Faith Formation Begins
9:35 a.m. Questions & Answers
9:45 a.m. Faith Formation Ends