Creation Care Team
​Mission Statement

In response to Pope Francis’ call to tend to our common home and show respect for all of God’s creation, with concern for our most vulnerable, the Creation Care Team will share faith-based knowledge, awareness, and activities with the Our Lady Star of the Sea community regarding the seven goals of the Pope’s encyclical, Laudato Si, so that our parish family can work toward building a better future together.

Join us for our next meeting! We meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Email sosreligioused@staroftheseamarblehead.org for more information.

Projects we have worked on:

• Held a household goods drive for the Afghanistan refugees in partnership with Catholic Charities.
• Began composting weekly, which is utilized at coffee hour, the Rectory, and at events.
• Placed a lending library bookshelf at the back of church to promote religious book sharing.
• Held a meatless meal workshop.
• Future: Looking into installing a pollinator garden, compost area, disposal of flowers at the transfer station, and ongoing litter clean-up of grounds.

Earth Day Program

Thanks to all who joined us for Earth Day 2022: Pursuing the Common Good for Our Common Home with materials from the Catholic Climate Covenant. Together we prayed, read and discussed how our faith can guide us in the complex issues of climate change. We also left with plenty of actionable ideas to make a difference. 

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Litter Clean Up
Thank you to all who came to do the spring cleaning of our church grounds! We found a great deal of litter, sadly, and therefore plan to clean the grounds more regularly. Please email us if you would like to join us.

We are Composting!

We are excited to announce that we are now composting in the Parish Center and Rectory, using the services provided by Black Earth. We recognize our responsibility to care for God's great Earth and composting our food scraps is an important step toward this goal. When food is thrown in the garbage and taken to a landfill, the decomposition process releases dangerous green house gasses into the atmosphere, including methane, which is even more potent for trapping heat than carbon dioxide. By diverting our scraps to composting, we are doing our part to lessen the climate impact of waste disposal. The next time you come for coffee and donuts, please use the small, green compost bin to dispose of your soiled napkins, tea bags and food scraps.

Many people don't realize how easy it is to compost, and will be surprised that it does not need to be messy or smelly. The Creation Care Team is happy to guide any parishioner through the simple process of composting at home using the services of Black Earth or another provider. For advice on getting started, email sosreligioused@staroftheseamarblehead.org or call (781) 631-8340 Monday - Wednesday. 

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