Tending to Creation

What is Stewardship of Creation?

• This is caring for God’s world, the earth which is our home, and all of the created order that we were given dominion over in Genesis.
• This is caring for God’s people.  We care about the needs of our families, our neighbours, our friends and the world.
• This is caring for the earth through advocating for ecological justice. 
• This can have an enormous influence on how we work ecumenically with others and partner with people in the wider community.

What actions can we take to not only improve the environment, but improve the quality of life for citizens in our community?  How can we be good stewards of the earth?

IMMANUEL RECOGNIZED FOR EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

On May 3rd, the Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development held it's annual awards event.  Immanuel was recognized with an award at this ceremony.  Here is the information about the ceremony and all the award recipients:  2023-RCE-SK-Recognition-Event

Here are the slides that were presented:  Immanuel Tending to Creation Slides    

And the supporting documentation:  Tending to Creation Detailed Info  

What you can do now

1. Consistent use of the Blue boxes in the church building(s) 
2. Consistent use of the Blue Bins for recycling and picked up by the city at our houses
3. Dispose of used batteries safely.  Look for the box to collect used household batteries in our church building just before entering the sanctuary.
4. For those of you who garden, plant an extra row of vegetables to donate to community fridges.
5. Use the Drop and Go service at SARCAN to recycle your beverage containers and use the Immanuel code 3065864420.  The deposit money will go to the Immanuel account and will be used for Tending to Creation initiatives.  Or if it's easier for you, bring your beverage containers to the church and we will get them to Sarcan for you.
6. Continue working on our native plant/pollinator garden (see the June 29th issue of the Greenwise Gazette)
7. Take your hazardous waste to the City of Regina's Household Hazardous Waste Depot located just south of the Landfill on Fleet Street.    
8. Follow the steps in the August 2021 issue of the Greenwise Gazette to perform a household waste audit at your home.  This will help you understand where you can make some quick, easy changes that will reduce the amount of waste in your household.  Greenwise Gazette - August 2021   
9. Bring your old eyeglasses to church and place them in the Lions Recycle for Sight box.  Read about this program in the 
   April, 2022 issue of the Greenwise Gazette at this LINK.
10. Collect the tabs off cans and bring them to church and place them in the container for them.  We take these to the Pasqua Hospital Auxiliary who exchange them in a program for wheelchairs.  Read more about it in the March, 2022 issue of the Greenwise Gazette at this LINK  
11. Collect used stamps that we can donate to the Canadian Bible Society for their Stamps for Freedom program.  Read about it HERE

Our Newsletter

The Greenwise Gazette

What we’re planning to do

1. Develop our own community garden that Immanuel parishioners will tend and harvest.
2. Identify an area of land that can be used to create a Food Forest or Edible Garden.  More information on what this is can be obtained HERE
3. Continue development of our native plant/pollinator garden on the west side of our parking lot as part of the Butterflyway project.  More information on what this is can be obtained HERE
4. Continue our Children's Garden program found on the south side of our building.
5. Encourage the use of compost bins when they are delivered to homes in the city sometime in 2023.
6. Education about and participation in Kairos initiatives on ecological justice.  More information on what this is can be obtained HERE

Please email us at info@immanuelanglicanregina.ca if you have ideas for how we can continue to care for God’s creation.