Eco Matters: A Good Christmas for the Planet

This is the third in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. The season of Christmas is coming, and I have been thinking about what sort of Christmas preparations might also be good for the environment. Decorations I have a small artificial […]

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St Columba’s wins Eco Church award

We are delighted that St Columba’s has achieved the Eco Church bronze award, in recognition of our efforts to care for God’s creation in our worship and teaching, our management of buildings, our community and global engagement, and members’ lifestyles.  This is not our final destination, but an important staging point on a longer journey […]

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Eco Matters: Toilet Paper

This is the second in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Toilet paper – we all use it everyday, but why, when it comes to choosing a brand, is it so complicated? All supermarkets have a whole aisle devoted to it! […]

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Eco Matters: Air Fresheners

This is the first in a series of articles from the Eco Church Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Air fresheners Did you know that manufacturers don’t need to list all the chemicals in these products and a lot of these products can contain formaldehyde, phthalates and artificial fragrances? […]

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