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Covenant and care--a baptismal promise to safeguard creation

General Synod acts on requests from families. The Baptismal Covenant will now call for those being baptized to become stewards of creation.

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Top Anglicans Support Post-Millennium Development Goals

Primates Fred Hiltz and Bernard Ntahoturi

The first ever cross-Province webinar in the Anglican Communion discussed proposals for creating new Millennium Development Goals in 2015. During the debate Archbishop Ntahoturi said "Women's empowerment and participation, as well as environmental issues need to be addressed adequately if we are to eradicate poverty". Such important human issues need to be mutually supportive. Archbishop Ntahoturi was joined by Archbishop Mauricio Andrade of Brazil, Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, former deputy general secretary of the UN and Dr. David Hallam. 

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allAfrica.com: Burundi Archbishop - "Africa Development, Growth Needs Holistic Approach"

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The Lake Huron Centre For Coastal Conservation - Beach Clean-Ups

The Coastal Centre on September 14, 2013 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the “Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup". Special celebrations will be held in 20 public shoreline clean-ups including Goderich. The September 14th cleanup celebration takes place at the Main Beach in Goderich, at 11 am. The aim is to clean up about 6.5 km of beach and a segment of the Maitland River where it enters Lake Huron.


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Sign up for the Bees

Reduce the risk for the destruction of bees and sign a petition.

Petition to Save The Bees

To: 

Premier Kathleen Wynne 

I am asking you to immediately ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in Ontario.

Last year, extensive losses of honey bees and other pollinators associated with the application of these toxic pesticides to field crops in Ontario were documented by Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Continued high rates of bee kills have been observed and reported this spring as well.

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Will you strive to safeguard the integrity of God's creation?

The Fifth Mark of Mission, to safeguard the integrity of creation, sustaining and renewing the life of the earth, has been established in the Baptismal Covenant. It's addition to the Alternatives Services Baptismal rite shows the importance that this promise is to the life of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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Bishop Terry's Letter and the General Synod Motion 

Pray for Water Justice with the Anglican Environmental Network

allAfrica.com: Creation Time Provides Opportunity to Pray for Water Justice:

Creation Time in 2013, from September 1 to the Feast of St Francis on October 4, is a time when we pray for the preservation of Creation, and give ourselves to sustainable lifestyles. 

"The Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) has compiled a collection of liturgical resources from around the globe to help churches prepare and think about the issues involved. These include an order of service for Creation Time prepared by the Student Christian Movement India."

Resources can be found at the links below:

ACEN 2013 Season of Creation Resources

World Council of Churches Resources for Time for Creation