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SSC General Meeting & Program
Monday, January 7
7:00-8:30 pm
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Rd.
Prairie Village, KS
Topic:
The Global Water Crises and What Congregations Can Do
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SSC General Meeting & Program
Monday, February 4
7:00-8:30 pm
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Rd.
Prairie Village, KS
Topic:
The EPA: Our Best Chance for Environmental Action
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SSC General Meeting & Program
Monday, March 4
7:00-8:30 pm
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Rd.
Prairie Village, KS
Topic:
Green Landscaping for Homes and Religious Facilities
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We Reached our 2012 Matching Grant Fund Raising Goal!
Thanks to your generosity, we reached our 2012 fund raising goal of $25,000.
Your contributions, along with the matching grant from the Shumaker Foundation, will help us do important work in 2013 in support of Kansas City area congregations' Earth care efforts.
Thanks for all you do to help SSC be successful.
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Words of Wisdom
We should think of our resources not as having been left to us by our parents, but as having been loaned to us by our children.
~Kenyan proverb
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Quick Links
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913-677-8672
PO Box 732
Mission, KS 66201
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 Happy New Year!
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Our Mission
To partner with, encourage, and assist faith groups to preach, teach, model, and advocate for sustainable living and ecological justice for all creation
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Don't Let Winter Hold You Hostage
by Carol Meyer, Executive Director
Winter is always getting a bad rap. Newscasters slander cold weather and snow like they are akin to the plague, even though we desperately need the moisture. Everyone complains about this maligned season, as if it was purposely bent on causing them misery. Now surely God didn't doze off while winter was being created and awaken to find something had gone horribly wrong. So maybe the fault, the lack of appreciation, is in us. Maybe it's time to quit pouting about how nasty winter is and discover what there is to love about it. Keep reading... |
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Come to our Jan. 7 meeting and program:
The Global Water Crises and What Congregations Can Do
According to the World Health Organization, one in nine people on the planet lack access to an improved water source. This contributes to more than 3.4 million deaths each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Almost all of these people are in the developing world.
Meanwhile, here at home, an American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day (United Nations Development Programme). In our quest to stay hydrated in the most convenient way, we send over 38 million plastic water bottles to the dump each year--bottles that take 700 years to begin composting.  What's wrong with this picture? And, more importantly, what can each of us do about it?At this month's general meeting we'll hear what one area congregation did to make a difference--and how yours can too. Find out more info here.
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Green Resolutions for the New Year
 Having trouble sticking to New Year's resolutions? Maybe making some on behalf of the Earth will give you the extra incentive you need to keep them this year.
Here are 10 Green New Year's Resolutions that are simple, straightforward, and good for the planet. Good luck!
Idea: Share these ideas with your Green Team and make it a joint commitment. |
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Calling all Area Clergy!
With all the talks and sermons you 
give throughout the year, won't you consider giving one for the Earth in 2013?
Find out more...
Share this idea with your clergy today.
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