What's an Environmental Club?

Starting an environmental club at church is a great way to get families energized about taking care of the Earth and helping their community while learning about some of the most important issues facing the world in the 21st century.

Oikou environmental network offers many tips on how to start an environmental club. Here we will share your ideas and insights about programs which have worked for you...

A great resource for those starting up new or managing existing church environmental clubs is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Student Center website, which offers dozens of ideas for projects that both stimulate and enlighten participants while helping the local community. The website also provides links to several partner non-profit groups with club-worthy activities.

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch and Pope Francis Plant an Olive Tree for Peace

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Oikou Activities

Sow-A-Seed Sundays

Build/Dedicate a Garden

Custom Bronze Plaques

• Dedicate a Garden to His All Holiness
  
• Plant a Tree
• Sow and Sell Basil Pots
• A butterfly garden 

Start an Eco-Friendly Photo Club

• Photos make us aware of our surroundings
• Community blog ideas
• Helps develop a sense of identity

Parish Recycling 

There are so many items to recycle

• Plastics
• Paper
• Aluminum
• Coffee
• Bees Wax Candles

Water Awareness

Conserve water at home & parish

• Stop leaky faucets
• Equip toilets with floats
• Use native plants