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!