Green Congregation Project
The Green Congregation Project is designed to move the Petoskey congregation toward becoming ever more "green" in its actions. The purpose of this committee is to review and implement the steps outlined in the Green Sanctuary Manual (which we are ordering from the UUA), and adjust them to our specific congregation.The Green Congregation Committee is chaired by Jessica Dotzlaf and is open to all who want to participate. Meeting times will be decided when the committee is formed. If you are interested please contact Jessica at jdotzlaf@yahoo.com Her cell number is 231-350-0926. There will also be an announcement at the Oct 7, 2007 service inviting people to membership. Members who have indicated an interest at this time are Marla Houghtelling, Tom Beukema, and Mark Kinney. A listserv is available. For information about joining the listserv please send an email to either Jessica at jdotzlaf@yahoo.com of Mark Kinney at Mark Kinney. Jessica gave the service on February 17, 2008. A survey was shared with the congregation which is available Moving forward as a Green Congregation: What can I do? What can we do?
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)has developed a number of resources to assist local congregations become green. Below are a number of relevant links.The UUA Ministry for Earth is the group which spearheads the development of green congregations.
Their homepage is
UU Ministry for Earth
A brochure describing who they are and what they do is at:
UU Ministry for Earth Brochure (pdf)
A MI company which strives to provide cleaners, paints, and other materials to this area can be found at www.eco-buildingproducts.com. The company name is Harmony Home Construction, LLC. They are a design-build firm focusing on sustainable building methods, making homes energy smart, non-toxic, and of renewable/local resources.