Creation Care
The Creation Care Ministry at the Church of the Holy Comforter is called to:
Restore habitat to provide homes, shelter, food, and water for our fellow creatures whose lives and very existence depend on the church’s grounds
Provide education and resources to help the congregation replicate healthy habitats in their own gardens
Establish a pleasing, meditative, and restorative landscape
Sustain a sylvan sanctuary in which people can experience the presence of the Divine
3rd Saturday Workday:
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of every month as we work to restore our forest, and to make our campus more environmentally responsible. We gather at the lower end of the parking lot at 9:00 a.m., and work until noon, doing different activities each month, depending on the season. Cancelled if the weather is unpleasant. For more information, please contact Margaret Bain or Kerry Gilpin.
More Events:
Goats are coming to Holy Comforter! We continue to struggle to get rid of invasive plants. As it happens, goats are happy to eat them. Parishioner Mark Pedry is bringing his goats to the where the bamboo used to be, and where we hope a meadow is going to grow. They will be at the church on Saturday October 5 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Come and see them at work! (But please note they will be contained by an electric fence—don’t touch that!)
Creature Pictures Needed – For our St. Francis Day celebration on October 6, we need photographs of the kind of creatures we see around our houses and in the woods—chipmunks, birds, groundhogs, foxes… If you have any, please bring a print to display on the notice board in the Narthex, any time during the month of September.
St. Francis Day Celebration and Native Plant Giveaway – On Sunday, October 6, after the 10:00 a.m. service, please join us as we celebrate St. Francis Day! Naturalists from Eleaner C. Lawrence Park are bringing live animals, to help us learn about the creatures that are our neighbors. We will be imagining to whom St. Francis would be preaching, if he should visit Holy Comforter. And, so that you can welcome some of his Brothers and Sisters to your own properties, there will be a Native Plant Giveaway. Join us and bring a friend!
If you have questions about the Creation Care Ministrty and/or any of our current offerings, please contact Margaret Bain or Kerry Gilpin.
Earth Sunday, 2024
In honor of Earth Day, we gathered after the 9:30 a.m. service on April 21, for discovery, exploration, and fun for all ages!
Our theme was “This Fragile Earth.”
We discovered how Holy Comforter seeks to care for the land entrusted to us and to address issues like:
Home energy conservation and composting
Sustainable operation of the church and its campus
Support for ecosystems and landscaping for native plants
We explored fun opportunities for all including:
Bird Identification Walk
Bicycle Generator
Electric Lawn Equipment
Native Plant Giveaway
Plant-Based Food
Regenerative Gardening
Sneaker Recycling!
There were opportunities for kids including:
Earth-Themed Stories
Make a Bird Feeder
Tree Leaf Rubbings