Olivet Christian Church Disciples of Christ Sustainable Living Committee: May Monthly Challenge Winners

Saturday, June 4, 2016

May Monthly Challenge Winners

Each month we challenge you all to do something new. For May the challenge was to: Go outside and visit one of the hundreds of natural areas around mid-Missouri. This could have been a trail, conservation area, state park, city park, or anywhere in between!

This month the winner was

Shawn and Jason Keel!

These boys visited Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.

The boys playing on a trail at Runge Nature Center (Photo Credit: Tracy Keel)

Having fun on the turtle at Runge Nature Center (Photo Credit: Tracy Keel)

Congratulations to our winners! They won their very own Missouri State Park Centennial Passport book. This allows them the opportunity to travel around the state to visit a few or all of the 88 state parks and historic sites before Oct. 31, 2017. There are many different prizes associated with this book and hundreds of memories. If you would like your own book or more information about the program visit https://mostateparks.com/passport

You could be our winner next month, stay tuned for the June monthly challenge!

Honorable mention:

Karen and Kaitlyn Bradley who traveled to Ha Ha Tonka State Park and pictured is the 12th largest in the state. (Photo Credit: Kaitlyn Bradley)

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein

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Olivet and the Disciples Green Chalice Ministry

Olivet has been actively engaged in caring for creation as a part of our ministry for the last several years. Many environmental and energy saving features were incorporated both in our current church building, constructed in the 1990’s, and in the more recent Music & Education addition.

The Green Chalice ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is designed to support and recognize Disciples congregations, like Olivet, who are working to become better stewards of creation. Green Chalice encourages us to review and expand our current environmental stewardship efforts in regard to our building and grounds, environmental practices, education and justice.

Becoming a Green Chalice congregation is a journey – it begins with commitment and education and continues as we work toward certification and achievement. In April 2015, the Olivet Board approved a proposal from the Sustainable Living Steering Committee, with concurrence of the Property Committee, that Olivet officially participate in the Green Chalice ministry, with the goal of becoming a Certified Green Chalice Congregation.

Commitment to the Green Chalice ministry begins with the formation of a congregational Creation Care Team, affirmation of the congregation’s intent to care for creation, and the making of three changes that help a congregation walk more gently on the earth.

~Olivet’s Sustainable Living Steering Committee serves as our Creation Care Team and offers several kinds of educational opportunities—outside speakers, tours, field trips and hands-on project—and encourages members and friends to participate in a wide variety of community environmental programs.

~On April 17, 2016, Earth Stewardship Sunday, the congregation will be invited to affirm our commitment to creation care here at home and also through participation in the Green Chalice Ministry, using The Alverna Covenant authored by the Disciples Task Force on Ecology at the Alverna Center, 1981.

~Olivet works toward walking more gently on the earth in a variety of ways. Programmable thermostats are installed throughout the building to reduce energy consumption. Mulching is used to help control weeds, reduce herbicide use and reduce water consumption. Recycling is encouraged and use of disposables has been reduced. For example, use of lovely cloth napkins made by members is just one way we reduce disposables and brighten our fellowship events. With help from the Property Committee, an energy assessment was conducted at the church building in May 2015 to help us recognize what positive steps had already been taken and where we could continue to make improvements.

As a Green Chalice congregation we are both encouraged and challenged to continue the journey of making positive changes that reduce adverse environmental impact and increase our ability to be good stewards of God’s creation.

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May Monthly Challenge Winners

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