Earth Day – “a partnership for the planet” – is celebrated on April 22nd every year. This year, our parish will host this celebration for Comox in the gardens at St Peter’s.
- 1:00 – 2:00 – Community Groups – set up tents / tables
- 2:00 – 3:30 – Public connecting with groups – tour tents / tables
- - Slide show in Church
- 3:30 – 4:30 - Group presentations (8-10 groups, 4 minutes – 3 minutes present, 1 min. questions)
- 4:30 – 5:00 - Earth Day Creation Celebration – outdoor worship service - Rev Sulin Milne
- 5:00 – 6:00 - Public connecting with groups – tour tents / table
- - Slide show in Church
- 6:00 – 6:30 - Community Groups - Take down tents / tables
Environmental groups and businesses will be present to showcase and promote their activities from 2 to 6 pm in the hall and around the gardens, and to speak about their activities from the outdoor stage.
- Breathe Clean Air
- Comox Library
- Comox Valley Nature
- Fresh Earth Products (local composters)
- Green Mountain Bees (mason bees)
- Merville Water Guardians
- Millard Piercy Creek Water Stewards
- Project Watershed
- Rails to Trails
- Save Our Forests Team – Comox Valley
- Town of Comox (Mayor and Council)
- World Community
The Green Team will also be launching a parish questionnaire to encourage our people to think green.
Do you want to join the busy bees in the stewardship of Creation? Call the office or use the contact form below! The St Peter’s Green Team would warmly welcome additional volunteers to help organize this event. We need folk for the following tasks:
1. Helping set up chairs, tents and tables for the displays
2. Welcoming visitors
3. Serving tea and coffee
4. Hosting a St Peter’s table
5. Hosting a special opening of the Blessings Boutique
6. Accompanying people in the church
7. Mixing and mingling with the visitors
This is another opportunity for the parish to share its facilities to support a cause of vital importance to us all and to give our visitors a taste of our community of faith. A briefing for the volunteers will be held closer to the event.
Those wishing to help the Green Team, please use the contact form below or call the office.