“Throw away Plastics” a bold stand taken by the diocese to avoid the use of throw away plastics like cups, carry bags in the premises of all the Churches. As a model to all the churches, sign board has also been exhibited in the Diocesan office campus for prohibiting the use of throw away plastics… Read more Throw Away Plastics
The Ecological committee is carrying out awareness programmes in the diocese to propagate the importance of protecting the environment. Famous speakers were invited to take classes on the selected topic.
Rain water harvesting pits was dug in 125 parishes during the monsoon season in 2004. The slogan is ‘Not to waste rain water falling in our Church land’. The diocese is encouraging members to construct fibrocement tanks to harvest rain water in all houses so that there won’t be any scarcity for water during the… Read more Rain Water Harvesting
A special Session on Ecological concerns in connection with the Diocesan convention was held at Baker compound, Kottayam in the month of January. This is to make the members of the diocese aware about saving the environment. People from all the churches of the diocese attend the meeting. Prominent speakers are invited for the talk.
Interactive ecological Bible study programmes were conducted as part of the biennium celebrations. All the districts of the diocese are conducting interactive ecological bible study. It will help the diocesan members and the participants to save the earth in biblical manner. Leading eco theologian of Asia are invited to deliver speech. Clergies, Church workers, environmentalists… Read more Interactive Bible Study Programme
World Environment day is being celebrated in the month June. All the parishes in the Diocese celebrate with meaningful programmes and seminars to educate the people about different topics on environment. The diocese is celebrating Environmental Day every year. The diocese promotes all the churches in the diocese to organize programmes relating to the environment… Read more Environmental Day Celebrations
Eco Clubs were formed in all the schools in the Diocese. Different programmes like protest march against the cutting of trees on the roadsides were conducted by the school eco club members. It has brought a lot of influences. Special award, like award from Malayala Manorama for efforts in water conservation, were achieved by some… Read more Eco Clubs in School
Green Parish Award is the award presented to the Green Church by the Diocese. The committee is assigned by the diocese to audit the church’s environmental activieties. The committee will do the audit and find one church as the winner. This motivates all the churches to do more and more ecological activities every year. It… Read more Green Parish Award
It is the award given to the School which acquires the first place in the Green Audit. Green Audit is done by the committee assigned by the diocese. This is conducted every year to find the Green Church. The winner is awarded the Green Parish Award in the month of January every year during the… Read more Green School Awards
Regional Conferences are organized in the entire diocese by the Ecological Committees. The main objective of the regional conferences was to propagate the idea of Green Diocese programme of the Synod. The district Chairman leads the conference. It is organized by one church in that region. Eminent speakers are invited to take class on different… Read more Eco Regional Conferences