Many Planned Eco-Saving Features of the New Church Will Benefit the entire Community
Did you know that much of the campus design for our church’s future home is planned with environmentally friendly and life-giving features?
Last week, Father Erik asked each of us to advocate to City of Redlands planners for the new church. We can do that by writing a letter, e-mailing or faxing the city, or by adding comments to a parish-provided website. This will help us to begin construction soon.
Today we're repeating Father Erik's request, and we’re adding some environmental reasons for construction to begin. (These facts were provided by Holy Name’s Mission Advancement, Sharon Callon-Schwartz. Thank you Sharon!).
Here are two ways to help:
- You can e-mail the letter in this attachment to sreilly@cityofredlands.org. (Please add your name and address to it). You can also print it, add your signature and address, and send it to the City of Redlands address at the top of the letter.
2. You can copy the comments in blue below, and paste them into the building comments website that Sharon created at our parish's OSV website: https://www.osvhub.com/thnoj/forms/bldgcommentseng.
(Deadline July 1, 2022).
Dear City of Redlands,
I’m writing to ask that you allow our church to proceed with our new building on East Lugonia. I'm looking forward to being at the future location, where our entire church community can be together, on a campus with greatly improved environmental stewardship. This will help us to live more in harmony with our neighbors in Redlands, and with all of God’s beautiful Creation.
In particular, our new campus is planned with landscaping including more than 500 trees, native plants, drip irrigation and outdoor prayer areas. These features will provide habitat for Redlands’ birds and pollinators, and worship space for us. It will provide natural shade, and reduce water and chemical fertilizer usage.
We also plan watershed saving features: permeable surfaces, berms, an above ground basin and underground water chambers to capture precious rain, rather than letting it run off to streets or sewers.
We also plan solar power, reducing fossil fuel usage.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment and God bless you.
Thank you in advance for considering helping our church as it continues in its mission to share the Gospel in word and deed.
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May God bless you on this Saturday, the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
