Energy and Resources Audit/Solar assessment workshop

Saturday, October 16, 2010

“Energy and Resource Assessments for Faith Buildings” Including “How to Make Solar Power Work for Your Faith Building”

Presented by Green Venture, in cooperation with Environment Hamilton at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 1107 MAIN ST W., HAMILTON

Green Venture’s Energy Services team demonstrated the following:

1. A Walkthrough Energy Audit for Grace Lutheran church and adjoined hall

2. A Solar Assessment of Grace Lutheran, in potential preparation for solar photovoltaics and a FIT application

The workshop will consist of the following:
1. A walk through of the building, conducted by Green venture’s Certified Energy Advisor and institutional/commercial audit specialist, Will Klassen, reporting the various upgrades already made by the church and areas for improvement.
2. A presentation of the findings, in a slide show format.

3. A solar assessment walk through, conducted by Green Venture’s Certified Energy Advisor and solar specialist, Ken Baigent.

4. A presentation of the solar findings in a slide show format. 5. Q&A

Canning with Kids

October 14th, 2010

Canning with Kehila Jewish Community Day School

What I did this weekend

Saturday 02: KAIROS Walking We Make the Way
I gave two workshops at the KAIROS conference at St Mary Retreat in Ancaster. They were based on the Green Rule (Do unto the Earth as we would have it do unto us). We made our own posters based on the Christian teachings to be as stewards of the earth and to take care of creation.

On Sunday, I was invited to give a sermon at Melrose United Church in Hamilton. It was really fun.
My presentation was based on Horton the Elephants message; that in order to save a world we need everybody ("no matter how small!") on board!

Canning Workshops

We continue to offer canning workshops at various faith group locations. So far, we've offered 3 workshops (sour cherry jam and preserved pears) and have plans for two more in the upcoming month. Stay tuned!

Food and Faith

Greening Sacred Spaces/Environment Hamilton and Hughson St. Baptist Church present

FOOD AND FAITH

Food as a moral movement. Growing veggies on faith home grounds Grace Lutheran's straw bale project, Highland Baptist Community Garden, Westdale United etc. Growing food in community -Hill St. Park community garden (faith group collaborative). Eating locally (Environment Hamilton). Gardens for newcomers (Hughson St Baptist church). Good Food Box. Fruit tree picking project. Canning and preserving, (Environment Hamilton). Sacred Heart's farmer's market and more!

Come out and learn from community leaders about what area faith communities are doing to help create food security for all people.

Visit booths and displays, enjoy light refreshments. All welcome!

When? Wednesday September 22nd
Where? Hughson St Baptist Church
383 Hughson Street N. Hamilton

Event starts at 7pm-9pm
Contact Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko at for more information or to register

Get to Worship Without Your Car

Worship Without Your Car: Get To Your Faith Centre A Greener Way

Traveling green is an important way we can be stewards of our planet.

Over the weekend of September 17, 18, 19th, Greening Sacred Spaces Hamilton invites people of all faiths to travel to worship that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on foot, by bike, by public transit or carpool.

Your faith group will be competing against other Hamilton faith groups for a chance to win a prize for your place of worship.
The groups with the highest percentage of participants get the prizes.

Be part of the fun while promoting active transportation. Register your place of worship to participate and promote active transportation by emailing Beatrice at bekoko@faith-commongood.net or by calling Environment Hamilton at 905 549 0900.
Once you register participants from your group can join your team.

Let’s celebrate 'a greener way to worship' together!

Challenge requirement-We will need to know the number of people who attended the service and the number of people who took the challenge in order to calculate a percentage.

Great prizes:
Green Venture has contributed the following as prizes:

Green Raincatcher 400,
a certificate for a 10% discount on a Green Venture commercial/institutional energy audit
4 x $25 coupons towards a Green Venture residential Ontario Home Energy Savings Program energy audit.

We are seeking donations of more prizes so if you have any leads please send them on to me!!

Fund-raising Vegetable garden tour

Sunday August 29th 10am to 4pm-This fund raiser for Project Harvest, a food sustainability project in Guatemala includes environmental and social justice concerns with local food and gardening all in one.
It's a must see.
Contact Rita for details at ruby101@sympatico.ca