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Gold for St Ninian’s RC Church

By Angus, Award

We are thrilled to announce that St Ninian’s RC Church, Dundee, have been awarded our highest accolade, our GOLD award. Bishop Andrew McKenzie presented the congregation with their award at mass this week. St Ninian’s are the 11th congregation in Scotland to receive a Gold award and the very first Catholic Parish to do so.

The congregation has shown a true commitment and outstanding practice in caring for creation. Our assessors were impressed with the work to reduce the carbon footprint of their building and to share their learning. You can read more about their building here: https://localenergy.scot/casestudy/st-ninians-rc-church/CARES at Local Energy Scotland

The assessors also commended them for their support of SCIAF, their cross-generational working, the work on their garden and the integration of creation care into their worship.

Read more about the work of their Eco group here: https://stninianandstclement.org/eco-group/

Congratulations to everyone at St Ninian’s for your incredible achievement.

Bronze Award for Abernethy Parish Church

By Award, Highland, News

Congratulations to Abernethy Parish Church, who recently received their Bronze Eco-Congregation Award. They celebrated by hosting an open morning at the church exploring theology and sharing practical tips to encourage individual actions. They also planted some Scottish harebells at the front of their church as part of the celebration.

Our assessors commended the energy and enthusiasm of the Eco-Group who have achieved so much. They were also impressed by the careful and considered way in which changes are being made to church grounds and the switch to greener banking and a greener energy provider.

Well done to everyone involved.

Silver Award for Kilbarchan Parish Church

By Award, News

Congratulations to Kilbarchan Parish Church who were recently presented with their Silver Eco-Congregation Award.

The congregation celebrated during their Sunday service with a beautifully crafted cake.  

Mary Sweetland, one the Eco-Congregation award assessors who presented the award said “We were impressed with the communication of green initiatives to the congregation and the wider community, and that they had 'Green Champions' embedded in all the six teams of the Kirk Session, who promote environmental issues across all areas of the church.”

Well done to the eco committee, the green champions and everyone involved in the congregation who contributed to this award.