St Mary’s Ecology Policy
Agreed by the PCC in 2011
St Mary’s Church will promote the stewardship of God’s world through teaching, prayer, worship and practical action
We will:
- Hold services and events with themed worship, prayer and teaching on the care of creation
- Manage our use of energy in heating and lighting to minimise our carbon footprint
- Manage our resources wisely, in particular reduce, recover, repair, re-use, recycle
- Manage our cleaning and maintenance using environmentally-friendly materials where possible
- Undertake our catering with LOAF principles in mind (Locally sourced, Organic, Animal-friendly, Fairly traded)
- Explore how to make the churchyard a more sympathetic environment for plants and wildlife
- Support Fair Trade in order to promote sustainable farming, ethical employment and the reduction of poverty through self-sufficiency
- Raise awareness of green issues through publicising information and activities in the pew sheet, ‘Pendulum’, the notice board and the media
- Promote links with the community through organising and supporting ‘green’ activities and events in Rye and beyond
- The Churchwardens
- St Mary's Church
- Church Square, Rye
- East Sussex
- TN31 7HF
01797 222318 (Administrator)