Next Meeting:
Vernal Equinox 2010
The next meeting is the Vernal Equinox Meeting,
to be held March 19-20, 2010
at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, 515 2nd Avenue NW,
Faribault, MN (map).
Meeting Schedule:
The meeting begins at Noon on March 19
and runs into the afternoon of March 20. Special Guest
will be Mike Schut, Episcopal Church Staff Officer for the Environment
and Economic Issues.
Bring a sack lunch for Friday noon and pot-luck
food to share for the rest of the meals (Supper on Friday, Breakfast
on Saturday, and Lunch on Saturday), plus snacks to share.
We plan to sleep at the church (bring sleeping
bags and matresses). Overnight housing is available in the area
if you prefer a motel. Please contact Tom
Harries (952-884-7993) if you need a place to stay, and
tell him what food you will bring to share.
Tentative Agenda:
Tentative agenda of the Meeting as of February
7, 2010 (not necessarily in order):
- Housekeeping details
- Gospel Based Discipleship
- Budget (Nelson)
- Approve Minutes of January meeting
- Creation Season in October 2010
- Chapter updates (Nelson, Tom)
- Episcopal Ecological Network report (Chuck, Wanda)
- Meeting with Mike Schut, Environmental Officer of the
Episcopal Church
- Public forum with Mike Schut (time and topic to be determined)
- Carbon Footprint
- Green Congregations Project
- Mary Brown Environmental Center (MBEC Steering Committee)
- Upcoming Retreats at MBEC
- Website (Chuck)
- Writings for the Website (Chuck)
- e-mail List
- Marketing
- Fundraising
- Future meeting times and locations
If you have additional agenda items, please
e-mail them to Tom Harries
or Jill Peterman
or send them to the MEESC address at
the bottom of this page. Additional details will be available
closer to the date through the e-mail lists (to subscribe,
click here)
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