September 7, 2020
The Role of the Creation Care Committee
Being in nature and caring for nature are acts of worship. In this time when much of our worship must be outside, we are grateful for outdoor natural spaces that also support more formal worship.

In the first Creation Story (Genesis chapter 1) we read about our relationship with God and the Earth. Holy Comforter’s Creation Care committee, in conjunction with the Diocesan Creation Care Task Force, is working on what that means for our community.

Our goal is a gentler integration of human activities into the natural world, God’s larger creation.

God created Light, which provides energy for the world. We want to reduce the impact of our energy footprint on climate and resources.
Air conditioning unit—We all use energy

God created the Sea. We want to minimize our impact on local streams and on the Chesapeake. One way to do this is to contain and guide the flow of stormwater, so as to mitigate erosion.
Fallen tree between the stormwater drain and the pond

God created the Sky. We want to preserve our trees so that they can sequester carbon, keeping it from the atmosphere.
Honeylocust tree in the Meditation Garden
God created Land. We need to treat our Holy Comforter property as Sacred Space. We are working to lighten the burden of invasive plants, such as bamboo and mile-a-minute that have been encroaching.
The Gift of Land, after the bamboo was cleared

God created Plants. We strive to maintain a healthy and rich ecosystem of divers flora because they support a diversity of fauna. We want to preserve our trees because they support wildlife directly, and create adequate growing conditions for many other plants.
A non-stinging carpenter bee pollinating a Bee Balm flower in the Meditation Garden
God created Birds and Fish. We strive to create a welcoming environment for these creatures, by providing sources of food and water and places to nest, as well as minimizing air and water pollution.
Our Pond
– The Creation Care Committee
If you want to know more about this Ministry, visit our blog at holycomfortercreationcare.home.blog.