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Environmental MinistriesThe Environmental Ministry Team (EMT) is made up of folks who feel called to foster stewardship of God’s creation by sharing our goal of restoring the healthy planet entrusted to us. We strive to educate the congregation and our neighbors in order to transform attitudes and increase commitment to creation care, with the goal of restoring harmony and justice for all living things.
The team also works on implementing the action steps recommended by the "Green Congregation" program of the historic Massachusetts Conference (now the Southern New England Conference) of the United Church of Christ. (See Green Congregations here.) |
Meatless Monday Needham is a public awareness campaign sponsored by Green Needham Collaborative, The League of Women Voters and The Needham Community Farm, to encourage healthy eating habits that prioritize human and environmental health. Our aim is to inspire people to decrease consumption of meat and eat more healthy plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, beans, soy, and nuts. This dietary adjustment not only has health benefits but also is an easy and effective way to reduce our carbon footprints, since meat production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
The essence of our campaign is to ask people to take a simple online pledge: serve meatless, healthy plant-based meals on Mondays for 12 weeks. To support those who pledge, we feature tasty recipes and cooking resources online.
As a fun incentive, all individuals who pledge will be eligible to win one of three Purple Carrot plant-based meal kits offered as prizes. Each kit comes with three delicious plant-based dinners, 2 servings each. On October 31, we will draw the names of the three winners. Additionally, for each Meatless Monday pledge received by that date, a $1 donation will be made to the Needham Food Pantry (up to $250) to help it through this difficult time.
We would love to have our church members join this worthwhile challenge! Please explore the Meatless Monday Needham website and Facebook Page and take the pledge!
The essence of our campaign is to ask people to take a simple online pledge: serve meatless, healthy plant-based meals on Mondays for 12 weeks. To support those who pledge, we feature tasty recipes and cooking resources online.
As a fun incentive, all individuals who pledge will be eligible to win one of three Purple Carrot plant-based meal kits offered as prizes. Each kit comes with three delicious plant-based dinners, 2 servings each. On October 31, we will draw the names of the three winners. Additionally, for each Meatless Monday pledge received by that date, a $1 donation will be made to the Needham Food Pantry (up to $250) to help it through this difficult time.
We would love to have our church members join this worthwhile challenge! Please explore the Meatless Monday Needham website and Facebook Page and take the pledge!