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title: Church Worms
date: 2010-04-29T19:58:48Z
modified: 2010-04-29T20:38:51Z
permalink: "https://350.org/church-worms/"
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status: publish
excerpt: Excuse the silly title for this post, but it's hard not to have some fun with a story as juicy as compost worms in Church...
wpid: 17656
author: Will Bates
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Excuse the silly title for this post, but it's hard not to have some fun with a story as juicy as compost worms in Church…

![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4540065359_1c40896d39.jpg)

That's right, those are worms inside a church sanctuary staging their own 350 demonstration. Ok, maybe they had a bit of help from these folks at Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church in Kingston, Rhode Island, USA…

![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4540698476_4a76cc6e49.jpg)

These photos are from yet another 350 action from last October that was just brought to our attention recently. It's a great example not only of [faith communities](https://www.350.org/faith) at the forefront of the climate movement, but also of a community [Getting to Work](https://www.350.org/2010), implementing solutions to climate change while also calling for political action for 350.

Here is how Katherine, a parishoner at Saint Augustine's, describes the day's event, and their onging compost initiative…

_"My church, St. Augustine's Episcopal in Kingston, RI, maintains a worm composting bin in our Sacristy for handling altar flower refuse and coffee grounds from our Sunday coffee hour. Our congregation has had an active environmental stewardship group for a few years now, and we look for ways of applying more sustainable practices in various corners of our lives, both congregational and individual… The worms – 350 of them were used for the display – were arranged on a plastic mat in a 350 design the night before the service, then covered with a piece of wax paper to prevent drying, and refrigerated overnight. At the service the next day the worms received a blessing along with the various animal companions of various church members. After the service many of us posed together for a picture with the worms gingerly held in the center."_

Thanks Katherine and everyone at Saint A's, and we'll look forward to hearing about what sorts of [work party](https://www.350.org/1010) plans they're developing this year too.