St. Joan of Arc Eco-Spirituality Group

2007-12-10 Minutes
Prayer - Listening to Winter ... by Macrina Wiederkehr I am listening to the see hidden in the earth. I am listening to the dark swallowing up the light. I am listening to faith rising out of doubt. I am listening to the need to believe without seeing. I am listening to the season of contemplation, to the urgency of our world's need for reflection. I am listening to all that waits within the earth, to bulbs and seed, to deep roots dreaming. I am listening to the sacred, winter rest. I am listening to the quiet life in winter's womb. I am listening to winter, nurturing spring. I am listening to snowflakes flying through the air, to bare trees, so lovely in their emptiness, to one leaf that never did let go. I am listening to winter handing over spring. I am listening to the poetry of winter.
Agenda Items		Action Steps
Updates Janet & Ann	International Sustainability Fair Trade Event - Sun., November 25 Event was highly successful, with steady stream of customers. Many vendors did quite well, some making more than $2000. Success partly due to ability to sell around mass times 3 large bags of compostables collected.	Look into: Same weekend next year Getting speakers the Sunday before or Sunday of event to talk about Fair Trade/Sustainability Policy change to permanently enable selling around mass times Write story for web page
Clarence	Will Steger & Energy Challenge 195 pledge cards filled out, 50 of those took the challenge 427 homes in all 2.9 millions lbs CO2 reduction pledged	Nancy, Dick, Janet, Mary and Clarence are on this “topic team.” CEE will send out one more email to encourage more people to take the MEC
Mike	Eco-Spirituality website preview suggestions made, people on committee will send items directly to Mike send to webmaster address at bottom of Eco-Spirituality web page: Support@PublicComputingServices.org	Clarence will check out web links, send Energy Challenge stats to Mike Mary send Green Power campaign stats to Mike Discuss further who will do what at January goal-setting meeting
Clarence	Zero waste journey Susan Hubbard, Eureka Recycling, will speak on Sunday, Feb3 Possible field trip to commercial composter in Rosemont Goal is to make most events zero waste Compost capabilities getting closer – costs, logistics are reasonable	Need 2 people to staff each event Clarence will send around event list & dates for people to sign up Will contact school after first of year re: compost training Janet will inquire about including low waste/composting in school contract
Next Meeting?	Goal-setting for next year	January 9 Next meeting is set for Common Roots @ 26th & Lyndale Dinner @ 6pm, meeting starts @ 7pm