LET US BUILD A HOUSE UPDATE There is amazing news to share with you about our effort to refurbish our building. We had hoped to reach a goal of $150,000. Through your generosity, to date $187,000 has been pledged with $60,000 already in hand. Of course, if you would like to add to these numbers, we’d be delighted, but we wanted to take a moment to celebrate your commitment to making our environment better. Work has already begun with new shades, boilers, water fountain an

Dan Lewis Department of Materials Science and Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180 Delmar Presbyterian Church recently made a simple change with surprisingly big implications: we switched from disposable coffee cups to ceramic mugs. On the surface, it seems obvious that reusable mugs are better for the environment than disposable cups. But one of the interesting lessons from sustainability research is that the answer is rarely as simple as it first app

When was the last time you thought about toilet paper? I’m guessing it was during the Covid-19 pandemic when toilet paper, like flour and other things we take for granted, became gold dust. I still have a photo on my phone of a pack of 18 rolls that I fortuitously found in a supermarket. Who else remembers the thrill of snagging an item in shortage? Americans use, on average, 141 rolls of toilet paper per person every year, so no wonder we all panicked when we couldn’t fi

Greetings to everyone who is a part of Delmar Presbyterian! When I worked in a furniture shop, I often found the most difficult part of the day was the last two hours, usually 3 to 5 or 4 to 6. In the morning, I started in with energy and enthusiasm for the day, a feeling that lasted right up to lunch. After lunch, I was renewed and ready to get back to my bench and whatever project awaited me. But around 3 o’clock, it seems my energy just ran out. The eagerness of the morn