At Wooden Cross, God is Green !!
Here at Wooden Cross Lutheran Church we want to do our part in caring for all of God’s creation.  “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.  The world and all that dwell in it!” proclaims Psalm 24:1.  God owns the earth…it is only on loan to us.  We are to be its caretakers or stewards according to the Bible.



Color us Green! PDF Print


Wooden Cross Creation Care Committee

(AKA Green Team)

 

In support of our green mission, we have partnered with Earth Ministry to form the Wooden Cross “Green Team”, open to all in our congregation.  The Earth Ministry organization connects Christian faith with care for the Earth.  Our vision is to make Wooden Cross more eco-friendly and to promote the communication of great conservation ideas and actions amongst our members.  Click here to see the progress we've made since the inception of the Creation Care Committee in March 2008.

 

 
Meat Eater's Guide to Climate Change and Health PDF Print

The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health can help you green your diet. It provides useful information about the climate, environmental and health impact of your protein choices. We hope it also inspires you to advocate for public policies that will make our food system healthier for our bodies and the planet, since improving our personal food choices is just one part of the solution.

 

 
Greening Congregations Banner Presentation PDF Print

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On Sunday, April 18, after completing the Greening Congregations process, Wooden Cross was honored with an Earth Ministry banner, which is currently displayed in the church.

 
Dead Trees...Home to Wildlife PDF Print

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Before you cut down that old dead tree in your backyard, consider leaving a 10-15’ snag (a dead tree left upright to decompose naturally).  Many animals, including birds, bats, squirrels and raccoons make nests in hallow Squirrel_in_Treecavities and crevices of snags. 

And before you hall away that log (fallen tree or part of a snag), know that by attracting insects, mosses, lichens and fungi, dead wood becomes a gourmet restaurant for wildlife looking for a snack.  The removal of dead material from nature can mean a loss of habitat for up to one-fifth of the God’s creatures in our ecosystem.

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Restrain Methane

 

People are continuously encouraged to recycle. But did you know that composting may be just as important?

 

After 40 years in landfill, a buried carrot is still intact and bright orange on the inside (preserved better in landfill than in your refrigerator).  Organic matter needs air to decompose properly. When food and other organic material finally do begin to decompose anaerobically (without air) in a dump, methane, a greenhouse gas, is released.  Methane is more than 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Because composting is an aerobic process, which exposing the matter to air, it only produces carbon dioxide and not methane.

Yearly Impact: If the average family composted regularly, or put food scraps in their yard waste container to be composted by the city, each household would prevent about 30 pounds of methane emissions per year, the equivalent of around 620 pounds of carbon dioxide (the same as what a small car driving 1,200 miles would emit).

 
Soft on Tushie PDF Print

SOFT ON the TUSHIE…but ROUGH ON FORESTS

 

America has an obsession with ultra-soft toilet paper, but that fluffiness comes at a high environmental price -- the destruction of millions of trees in North America, including rare old-growth forests in Canada.

 

It's more than just the loss of forests.  Turning a single tree to paper requires about 2,000 gallons of water and 60% more energy than using recycled paper.  Furthermore, chlorine is used in the bleaching process, releasing the carcinogen, dioxin and other toxins into the environment that pollute our air, soil, and water.

 

No forest should be used to make toilet paper. There is another choice -- post consumer, unbleached, recycled tissue products.  Purchase paper products from Green Forest, Seventh Generation, Earth First, Planet, 365 (Whole Foods), as they use post consumer recycled paper and do not use bleach in making their products.

 

If every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper (500 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 423,900 trees.

 

AVOID paper towels, tissue, and TP made by these companies: Charmin, Cottonelle, Kleenex, Bounty, Puffs, Bounty, Scott, Viva.

These companies cut down old growth forests and use virgin fiber and chlorine to make their products.

 

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Opt Out of Junk Mail PDF Print
Junk_MailTo stop having phone books delivered to your home call1-866-606-9339 and 1-800-888-8448 and ask to "opt-out".  These phone numbers connect you with DEX and SuperMedia, the suppliers of phone books for this area.  If you want to find the opt out phone numbers for other areas of the country, you can go to www.yellowpagesoptout.com and just type in the zip code for that area.  You can also sign up to stop junk mail at  http://precycle.tonic.com/
 
Take the Bottled Water Free Pledge PDF Print

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Recent studies estimate that bottled water costs almost 2,000 times more than tap water, and most companies refuse to fully answer basic questions such as where their water comes from, what contaminates are in it or whether it's been treated.

 

Besides its exorbitant cost and its questionable contents, bottled water is terrible for the environment. The energy needed to produce the plastic consumption is enough to fuel three million cars for a year. Nearly one million tons of plastic bottles are discarded as litter each year, ending up in landfills, lakes and streams.

 

The good news about tap water is that we know what's in it..  And by simply using a filter,you can be sure you and your family are getting the best water possible.
 
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