Anglican Primate supports action to reduce climate change

Anglican Primate Fred Hiltz declares "We must prioritize long-term environmental sustainability and implement concrete plans to ensure global temperatures do not exceed a 2 degree centigrade increase".More can be found at:

Primate names key public witness issues in federal election

Greening Sacred Spaces Conference in Toronto

Annual Greening Sacred Spaces/Green Awakening Network Forum, March 26 & 27, 2011 at
Eglington St. George's United Church (35 Lytton Blvd, Toronto) (West of Yonge St., between Eglington and Lawrence Ave.). It includes the following:

* Practical workshops on greening our faith buildings, practices and polities
* Network with other faith communities responding to the challenge of climate change
* Share your greening stories and be inspired to promote change in your community
Saturday, March 26 (8:30-3:30)

Workshops, luncheon, and presentation of the Greening Sacred Spaces Awards
Registration fee: $40 (includes workshops and luncheon)
** Reduced fees available for students and unwaged individuals

Sunday, March 27(9:00-12:00 noon)

Complimentary interfaith breakfast and jazz worship service.

Anglican Database Gets Ball Rolling for Greening Anglican Spaces

"The Partners in Mission and Eco-justice (PIMEJ) of General Synod will launch a national database this year to provide information on eco-friendly and energy-efficient Canadian Anglican parishes, including how they became green. It is hoped that sharing their stories will help other parishes to do the same.
“We want to celebrate and reward parishes [which] have accomplished reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,” said Ken Gray, a member of PIMEJ and the Canadian church representative to the Anglican Communion Environment Network"

Advent Hope: Helping Pacific partners adapt to climate change

Advent Hope: Helping Pacific partners adapt to climate change

"Preparations for eventual resettlement of South Pacific Island communities must begin now rather than later." -Pacific Conference of Churches Climate Change and Resettlement Program
With these words and the actions that follow, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) is emerging as a leader in the ecumenical climate justice movement. As rising sea levels force migration and threaten the livelihoods of South Pacific people, PCC is increasingly sought after by regional and national churches and civil society groups to advocate for the rights of people marginalized by climate change. PCC's work in this area includes not only human and economic rights advocacy but also disaster risk reduction programs at the community level.

Here comes the Sun: Anglican Church installs Solar Energy Panels

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Cambridge Ontario’s St. James Anglican Church (Hespeler) has put up 57 solar panels on their Parish Hall roof. Photos included.
For more see the web link.

Get on board with other Anglican Churches to join their solar projects. Solar project guidelines from Greening Niagara.

World Religions Summit final statement to G8/G20 leaders

World Religions Summit final statement to G8/G20 leaders

80 faith leaders from the G8/G20 nations including Archbishop Fred Hiltz meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from June 21 to 23, 2010 agree to monitor decisions made by government leaders . "In a spirit of positive collaboration, acknowledging that both political leaders and faith leaders carry tremendous responsibility for setting the parameters for our common life, we will monitor the decisions our government leaders take, including decisions made at the 2010 political leaders' summits in Canada. We expect follow-through on past promises. We expect bold new actions based on the values and recommendations outlined here. If we fail in these goals, we fail our children who look to us to secure a viable future for them. Our prayers and wishes for wisdom and compassion are with our political leaders at this critical moment."

General Synod to set up database of eco-friendly parishes

The Anglican Church of Canada is setting up a national database of parishes trying to set and meet targets for reducing the “carbon footprint” of their church buildings.

Support for KAIROS continues to pour in

Not only are people, churches and groups responding with letters of support and making visits to MPs to correct misinformation, but they are also making donations to KAIROS’ work. Most recently we received a legacy gift from the congregation of the former Deer Park United Church.

These generous donations enabled KAIROS to provide small one-year solidarity grants to its Global partners and to carry on its work with Indigenous communities at home, its network of volunteer local committees across Canada and with civil society partners working on ecological justice and human rights. However, in order to implement a Global Partnerships Program, the government must change its position.

Prevent an Oil Spill in Canada

"You can help protect our oceans. Tell our government leaders that we need stronger management plans and conservation measures for our oceans. That includes marine protected areas – places where critical marine life is protected, and dangerous industry is regulated"

Sacred Space Stewardship--a Resource

"Good stewardship of our sacred spaces...involves ecological stewardship, fiscal discipline, and social justice responsibility.Good building stewardship includes, but isn’t limited to: Energy efficiency and conservation, Reducing toxic materials and products, Water conservation and Land and habitat conservation"

Earth Day Event: Anglicans Invite Young Christians to help clean up the Thames River

Huron Diocese' Family Earth Day Event brochure

A Pastoral Letter from the Episcopal Bishops of New England

"Exploitation of the poor is closely linked to exploitation of the earth, and our quest for social justice and economic sustainability must rest on a foundation of ecological stability. As baptized Christians, we are clearly called to care for creation, loving our neighbors as ourselves"

Climate Change a Crisis of Conscience for All Canadians

Climate Change a Crisis of Conscience for All Canadians

Mardi Tindal, Moderator of The United Church of Canada,wrote "Our moment of opportunity came and then went, and here we are now, the fate of civilization and of millions of the planet’s life forms hanging by the frayed thread of inaction"

Anglican Church of Canada commends the Diocese of Huron and the Enviroaction Committee’s leadership

The following is a letter sent to the bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada.

November 19, 2009

Dear Bishop

This letter is to let you know about Greening Anglican Spaces, an important initiative of the Anglican Church of Canada, and to ask your help in forming a diocesan “green team” to provide local leadership and support for the initiative. If your diocese has already formed such a group, we commend you for your leadership and invite your participation and support.

Greening Anglican Spaces, a project of the Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee, developed to implement General Synod Resolution C001 adopted in 2007, calling upon all Anglican churches in every diocese to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

A project team has been creating on-line tools – soon to be posted on the Anglican web page - to help parishes and dioceses increase the energy efficiency of our buildings, lessen greenhouse gases, save energy dollars, and together work towards a more sustainable future.
The Anglican Church of Canada is collaborating with the Greening Sacred Spaces project of Faith and the Common Good to develop educational materials and practical tools to help parishes in their greening efforts. A schedule of this joint project is attached.

Achieving increased energy efficiency in our buildings and changing our practices is a multi-year process. With your help, we believe we can support our parishes in serious greening efforts over the next three to five years, sending a clear signal to the wider community that Anglicans are serious about seeking a healthy, sustainable future. Specifically, we are asking you to name up to three people in your diocese who care about climate change, and who are interested in the practical aspects of reducing the church’s carbon footprint. Or to let us know what diocesan activities and teams you may already have in place. Kindly forward their name, e-mail address, telephone number and other contact information to mmaybee@national.anglican.ca. A reply by December 4, 2009 would be appreciated. One of the members of our project team will be in touch with you soon to follow up.

Greening Anglican Spaces is a practical response to the Fifth Mark of Mission, “To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Last month, participants at an interfaith meeting hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury pledged to take whatever action they can “to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable practice”. Taking action continues to be urgent, whatever the results of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit, and that is what this initiative proposes to do.

Thank you for your timely consideration of this request,
Sincerely,

Maylanne Maybee
Coordinator, Ecojustice Networks
The Anglican Church of Canada
mmaybee@national.anglican.ca

Ted Reeve
Faith & the Common Good Network
569 Spadina Ave
Toronto ON M5S 2J7
www.faith-commongood.net

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