| The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd |
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| A Community Of Faith For Tequesta, Jupiter and Hobe Sound Florida |
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| The purpose of our Earth Stewardship Ministry is this: We, the Green Spirits of Good Shepherd, are called to be faithful stewards of God’s gift of CREATION, to proclaim its beauty and goodness by word and deed, here at church of the Good Shepherd and in our daily lives at home, at work and in the community. |
Green Spirits is an active group here at
Good Shepherd. We celebrate creation
through nature outings, educational
opportunities and various other events.
Some past activities have included:
themed nature walks, beach clean-ups,
guided interpretive tours, workshops,
turtle walks, habitat reclamation,
environmental lecture series, green
home tours, boat outings to natural
areas, birding, hiking and a whole lot
more. We participate in Creation!
Join the Green Spirits email list for
upcoming events and information. Click
here for the contact page and indicate
"Green Spirits" in the comments box.
For additional information, contact
Green Spirits Committee Chairperson,
Merike Seely at 561-746-4674 or at
mail@goodsheponline.org .
Good Shepherd. We celebrate creation
through nature outings, educational
opportunities and various other events.
Some past activities have included:
themed nature walks, beach clean-ups,
guided interpretive tours, workshops,
turtle walks, habitat reclamation,
environmental lecture series, green
home tours, boat outings to natural
areas, birding, hiking and a whole lot
more. We participate in Creation!
Join the Green Spirits email list for
upcoming events and information. Click
here for the contact page and indicate
"Green Spirits" in the comments box.
For additional information, contact
Green Spirits Committee Chairperson,
Merike Seely at 561-746-4674 or at
mail@goodsheponline.org .
Some photos of past outings...
| This year, our focus will be People & Nature. Under four categories, we will examine the relationship between people and the natural world on local and global levels: how we affect it, and how it affects us. Each of our activities will be related to one of these areas:
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| Good Shepherd Green Spirits group photo in front of the Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens in Delray Beach on April 20, 2012. |
Click on the camera
icon to see more photos
of our Earth Stewardship
Sunday Field Trip.
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of our Earth Stewardship
Sunday Field Trip.
| Thanks to everyone who came out for our Earth Stewardship Sunday Field Trip to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden on April 22. Our group of about 20 dodged the bad weather and had a great time enjoying the garden and a delicious meal at the café. Be sure to check out the photos of our day. UPCOMING 'PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT' EVENTS: Natural Connections Photography Workshop at Jonathan Dickinson State Park "A Photographer's View" Class and Guided Walk May 19, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Learn about perspectives on photography through the eyes of locally renowned artists Bruce Bain and Durga Garcia. Cost is $25 and includes park entry, class instruction, 1 mile guided walk and light refreshments. Space is limited. Please register at 564-745-5551. Jonathan Dickinson State Park Kimbell Education Center is located at 16450 SE Federal Hwy, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 Human Impact on the Natural World Scripps Lecture Series on Science and Environment at FAU: Monday, May 21, at 7:30pm Topic: The Human Hand and Disease Emergence Today we are experiencing an unprecedented rate of emerging infectious disease around the world that can be traced back to animal reservoirs - particularly wildlife species. It is not that wildlife are suddenly generating zoonotic pathogens, but rather, it is humans that are manipulating environments (e.g. deforestation, agricultural expansion, urbanization) such that there is more and more interaction among free-ranging wildlife, domestic animals, and us. Dr. Jonathan Epstein will explore some of these environmental changes and what is being done to monitor this condition. RSVP: scrippsinstitute@fau.edu |