Environmental awareness and eco-church in our benefice
Eco church January 2025
St George’s Ruishton and St Michael’s Creech st Michael are registered with A Rocha eco church survey. We see it as an important part of our Christian mission to play our part in protecting our environment and mitigating climate change. A few of us plan to meet every 6 to 8 weeks from January to work our way forward towards the bronze award using the Eco church survey as a tool. We would very much appreciate support of others if you could spare a little time. The next meeting will be provisionally at 3pm on Saturday 25th January when subsequent dates for the year will be planned. Whether or not you feel you have knowledge to contribute we would welcome you and you will be sure to learn more. A Rocha provides extensive links to resources and information.
We may feel that we are hampered with regard to our carbon footprint in view of our Grade 1 listed historic churches but this is not a barrier -there is still much we can do. I have recently been heartened by news of a small church also with historic buildings and only a small team at the outset who have now been awarded the Eco church gold award. This is a remarkable achievement.
If you would like to find out more and hopefully join us in our Eco church journey please contact Jane Hempson Brown (01823 325219) or the benefice church office.
Jane Hempson Brown
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St. Michael's churchyard register
The register of memorials in the St. Michael's churchyard has been updated. The register is available in the church or by clicking here.
St. Michael's Book of Remembrance
St. Michael's Church has a book in which our departed loved ones are remembered. The names of those in the book are remembered in our prayers at services near to the dates of their passing.If anyone would like a loved one's name added to the book please fill in a forn available in the church or contact Liz via the Benefice office.
Bell-ringing at Ruishton
If anyone is interested in bell-ringing, the new bell tower captain at Ruishton would be pleased to hear from you! Please contact Mervyn via the Benefice office.