Each year, Americans use 13 billion pounds of paper towels. We can drastically reduce that if we “shake and fold” and use one paper towel. Watch Joe Smith from Concordia University in Portland present a TED – Ed talk in 2012:
Read more →Our congregation will be voting on a Creation Justice (earth stewardship) Covenant proposed by the First Congregational Church Green team at the Congregational Meeting on February 5. This Covenant expresses FCC’s commitment to earth stewardship, to addressing the climate crisis and doing all we can as a
Read more →Starting January 17 Catholic Worker has been providing food to the homeless in Washington / Jefferson Park since 2003. Several FCC members have been involved in this effort for several years. Though the group has undergone many iterations, and will soon become Breakfast Brigade, it continues to
Read more →Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. We will be collecting plastics labeled #2, 4, and 5. Labels must be removed and the containers must be squeaky clean. We will also collect Styrofoam at this event. PLEASE NOTE: Sanipac and Lane Apex garbage services are currently
Read more →FCC has been involved in a ministry with the Annex Family Shelter for over 20 years. We have evolved with the program and its locations, always being flexible with the changes on location for the overnight guests and in providing food. This year we are providing dinner
Read more →In November, Don Gall led a three-part adult education program on “Native Americans and the Christian Church.” The participants met for a fourth session to discuss possible responses. Then a small group of nine church members met again, forming a working group to carry the questions raised
Read more →Before you toss out your old clothes to make room for new, think about the best place to toss them. You’ve no doubt wondered if you should give your son’s old football jersey to Goodwill or put it in a rag bag. American clothing is an environmental
Read more →Deep gratitude to all of you who came out for our Turtle Flats Restoration Project event on Saturday, November 12. We had a great turnout, cleared a significant area of English ivy and blackberry, planted Douglas Aster and completed a wandering tour of Turtle Flats. We are
Read more →by Brenda Kame’enui When you’re ready to put the furniture back where it belongs and dismantle Christmas décor at home, consider these recycling opportunities… Christmas trees Boy Scouts: tree pick up and recycling (remove all tinsel and ornaments) www.scouttroop182.org Your local yard debris collector for tree chipping:
Read more →Green Team Actions at FCC On November 8, Spencer Perillo from BRING presented FCC with its Rethink award. Organizations and businesses achieve Rethink certification by practicing conservation and efficiency actions in the areas of energy, pollution prevention, water and more. BRING analyzed the products we use, the
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