Become a Green Chalice congregation by:
1. Forming a Green Team at your church.
2. Signing the Alverana Covenant as a team or as a church.
3. Making at least 3 changes that demonstrate the commitment your congregation has for caring for God’s creation.
4. Have a representative from your Green Team e-mail the following information to cdevine@dhm.org. Your church name and contact information, the date you signed the Alverna Covenant and the changes made by your church in caring for God’s creation.
The Alverna Covenant Whereas:
God has created the world with finite resources; God has given to us the stewardship of the earth; God has established order through many natural cycles.
And it is evident that:
We are consuming resources at a rate that cannot be maintained; We are interrupting many natural cycles; We are irresponsibly modifying the environment through consumption and pollution; We are populating the earth at a rate that cannot be maintained;
As a member of the human family and a follower of Jesus Christ, I hereby covenant that:
I will change my lifestyle to reduce my contribution to pollution; I will support recycling efforts; I will search for sustainable lifestyles; I will work for public policies which lead to a just and sustainable society; I will share these concerns with others and urge them to make this Covenant.
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