Quick links to the current Eco-Church activities:
St John’s Eco-Festival will be held on 24th September
Eco-Acts: Environmental challenges given to the congregation at St John’s to achieve
Resources for sustainable living in and around Egham
List of Activities for the Year
In Genesis, God gave humans a responsibility: to look after the Earth on God’s behalf, to enjoy it and rule it in the way that God would.
Psalm 24:1: “The Earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it”
As part of loving God, we at St Johns have made a commitment to be good stewards for our environment as part of our faithfulness to God
About St John’s Eco-Church
St John’s is committed to being good stewards for the Earth as part of our faithfulness to God.
During the year we encourage our own congregation to:
- Think Green
- Speak Green
- Be Green
What this means is that we actively engage our community (both church, Egham town & surrounding communities) to create actions towards green actions such as reducing waste by:
- Reflecting & Rethinking one’s own living to reduce green house emissions
- Reducing by repairing, composting, and learning about waste generation and its impact on Greenhouse Gases and water resources
- Reusing by repurposing, swapping, freecycle
- Recycle when there is no other choice and where possible always recycle the materials that are 99% recycled (metal)
- Did you know that St John’s uses Compostable Coffee/Tea cups and 100% recycled Napkins made from recycled Tetrapaks?
Our Community Activities
Note: All activities are subject to government restrictions due to Covid-19
Eco-Festival / Eco-Fayre
Once a year, we hold an eco-festival for our church and surrounding community to be involved in. In 2020 we celebrated Hope & Vision for our Environment with a Build Back Better theme. In 2021 our theme was “Make COP Count”. This year, we will be organising an Eco-Fayre on “Waste: Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle only if there are no other options” The eco-festival will be held on the 24th September which is also the start of the Great Big Green Week. To find out more click here: St John’s Eco-Fayre
Repairs & Upcycling
The Be Creative is a group within St John’s that as well as crafting, they help people to creatively use waste (upcycle) and repair items. They normally meet throughout the year every Friday and will feature in the Eco-Festival.
The Shed is an exciting project located in The Caddey at St John’s Church, which enables people to work on small repair jobs or create something new from wood, metal or plastic, learning new skills in a safe and welcoming environment, and enjoying fellowship and friendship with others.
Tools are provided and there is full support from a qualified team who are highly experienced in a range of crafts and in teaching and training.
The Shed is open to everyone whether you are an expert or a complete beginner so just come along and see what is going on. Opening times: 10am-12pm on Thursday
To connect with us, email us at stjohnseghamecochurch@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/StJohnsEghamEcoChurch
