News from the Mint
ECO CHURCH NEWS June 2022
Carbon footprint – Travel survey Here’s a reminder that the Eco Church Team will be doing a carbon footprint survey of the congregation after the services on June 12th, 19th and 26th. Part of our carbon footprint ishow, and how far we travel to church. We would...
Minister’s Letter June 2022
Camping is not everyone’s idea of fun but the weekend of 20th - 22nd May will be the church camp again. Sadly stalled for the last two years due to Covid it will be good to gather again in a field just outside Buckfastleigh. The current weather states that there will...
The Young Church Easter Arts and Crafts Event
On Saturday 9th April, the young church team ran an Easter themed arts and crafts event at The Mint, which was attended by members of young church, mini mints, the family café, brownies, and several with no affiliation to the Mint. In total around 40 children came,...
Eco Church News May 2022
Letter from A Rocha UK Earlier this year the Mint achieved the Bronze Award under A Rocha UK’s Eco Church scheme. The Church Council subsequently decided to make a donation to support the Eco Church programme. Below is A RochaUK’s reply. View Post Thank you very much...
Making Eco-Friendly Choices May 2022
This month Colin Lambert tells us why he invested in an Air Fryer. As energy prices rocket, how is it possible to reduce energy costs in the kitchen? Consider switching to an air fryer to replace most of your oven usage. This is essentially an energy-efficient mini...
Minister’s Letter May 2022
As some of you know as part of my work over in Sidmouth I was involved in hosting a beach labyrinth which took place on Good Friday. I considered it to be a good success…
Eco Church News April 2022
Carbon Footprint - Travel survey As part of the Eco Church initiative, we are starting to measure the Mint’s carbon footprint. This is the amount of carbon the church emits through heating, travel, and other activities. We want this to decline towards zero over time...
Ministers Letter April 2022
I don’t know whether you have ever considered the design process of the humble paper clip. Like most people you have probably taken it for granted, after all, we each have a few lying around in one of those drawers dedicated to “items that have no home”. Prior to this...