“In Jesus, God so loved the whole world. We follow Jesus, so we love the world God loves. Concerned about the global climate emergency, drawing from a range of approaches for our diverse contexts, we commit to form and restore loving, liberating, life-giving relationships with all of Creation.”

Care for the natural world is an ongoing part of our life at Saint Mary’s. As a church, we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint in the world while lowering operating expenses for light, heat, and power. We are expanding our solar panel array to lower the cost of electricity and be more energy efficient. In the gardens, we have begun the transition to organic lawn care so that we can have a healthy, attractive lawn at no additional cost, while safeguarding surrounding wetlands. We participate in No Mow May, allowing bees and other pollinators to safely develop and grow in the early spring.

Together with churches and communities of faith across Cape Cod, we work with the Faith Communities Environmental Network (FCEN) to address climate change, care of the environment, and eco-justice through education and advocacy. Together with our friends at First Lutheran Church in West Barnstable we participate in Energy Café – a project of FCEN to encourage members to have a free energy audit of their homes, and to learn about ways to lower energy costs and be more energy efficient.

Our mission: “As Christ’s body in the world, we are called to act as faithful stewards of the rich resources we receive from God and to engage in a ministry of environmental conservation, preservation, education, and advocacy in the parish, the local community, and the larger world.”

If you are interested in learning more, please contact: Pastor Russ