St Mary’s Parish Church, Kirkintilloch has received their first Eco-Congregation Award. Congratulations!

Principally the award was awarded for:

• Gardening activities, especially growing food and he many successful recycling schemes including warm clothes for asylum seekers
• Careful monitoring of building heating/energy use and thus carbon footprint and a  successful car use reduction campaign
• Work with fair trade and developing countries and the involvement of many different groups in the church covering all ages

Photo of congregation borrowed from: http://www.stmaryskirkintilloch.org.uk/gallery.php?i=5

Well done!