Rosemount United Methodist Churchlarge suburban congregation's Caring for Creation committee planned several events and activities during the grant period including a low-waste breakfast during coffee hour between services and open to all members/visitors. They held a book study on "Serve God, Save the Planet" by Matthew Sleeth and offered three recycled art classes, a household nontoxic cleaning class, and a composting class with a master gardener. They promoted America Recycles Day by collecting bottle caps to send to Aveda, yogurt cups for a Ramsey County study, and used sneakers. At the annual holiday bazaar, they showed ways to reduce waste during the holidays. For families, they presented a no-waste eco movie night where they showed Trashed for adults and Wall-E for kids. They planned an EcoFair in the spring, where vendors sold crafts made from recycled materials and displayed environmental educational learning kits. Five out of the eight ministry areas have implemented waste reduction in their programs including using less paper, rechargeable batteries, increasing the number of recyclingbins and sending contribution statements via email.