St. Augustine of Canterbury held a “wild” fundraising event on June 3, raising about $900 for their upcoming Re-Wilding Project. St. Augustine’s rector, the Rev. Jonathan Crane was grateful for beautiful weather on the day, the great music provided by Paul Fuelbrandt, the artistic face-painting skills of Theo Harasymiw, and the mocktails created by Mary McLean and Jennifer Stewart. In all, about 70 people came to enjoy the activities. Crane says the main goal of the event was accomplished, which was “to bring the community together on the land.”
In addition to the already popular Sunshine Garden, the Re-Wilding Project is meant to further nurture the relationship of St. Augustine’s church family and the surrounding community with the land on which the church is situated. The plan includes restorative ecological design, education, and sacred community spaces, some of which were literally outlined during the fundraising event. The concept drawings were marked out on the property with spray paint, as was the planned labyrinth.
Other ideas for this multi-phase, community gathering space are:
Next step in the project is to finalize the planting and parking lot reclamation plan in keeping with the theme: plant paradise and pull up a parking lot!