Canada: Joint Anglican-Lutheran Assembly Declares Support for Ethical Mining and Homlessness

Canada: Joint Assembly approves declaration

Anglican-Lutheran Joint Assembly on July 5th, 2013 embraced a different approach to mining companies in Canada and around the world calling for “responsible resource extraction” involving "Canadian companies in Canada and overseas", "advocate(d) for responsible and ethical investment in both Canada and around the world.” and committed churches to support indigenous communities in Canada and abroad. 

On the issue of homelessness, the declaration commits the two churches to “advocate for renewed federal funding” and for an “integrated national collaborative strategy and greater accountability on the part of provinces and municipalities” in addressing homelessness and substandard housing" 

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Interfaith Tree Planting Celebration in London, Ontario

Details about London's Interfaith Tree Planting Celebration. Reforest London indicates that more than 170 people from twelve faith communities in London will participate:

· Al Mahdi Islamic Community Centre

· Anglican Church of St. Jude

· Congregation Or Shalom

· First St. Andrews United Church

· Greening Sacred Spaces, a committee of Thames Regional Ecological Association

· London Muslim Mosque

· Muslim Association of Canada

· Richards Memorial United Church

· St. James Westminster Anglican Church

· St. Luke the Evangelist - Broughdale

· Temple Israel of London

· Trinity United Church Community Centre    

When

Sunday, April 28, 2013, 2:00-5:00pm

Welcome, blessings and prayers by faith leaders

Tree planting

Group children’s activities

Sharing of food and fellowship

Where
McCormick Park, enter at 135 Connaught Avenue and go to end of parking lot to access park (map)

Reforest London's Media Advisory 

Interfaith Tree Planting Poster

Green Awards: Anglican Pilot Program and GSS Green Certification Program Summary

            The Green Certification program tries to capture every activity for which communities of faith green their environment. Once churches and faith communities apply they will be given certificates with Light Green, Medium Green or Deep Green status. David Patterson, Energy Coordinator for Greening Sacred Spaces writes, that when "10 of the actions in any of the statuses (occurs), then they will have achieved that status". Faith communities may apply every year to update their certificate. Communities applying for the first time need to fill out a profile on the GSS website: http://www.greeningsacredspaces.net/.If churches and faith communities have any questions they may contact David Patterson, dpatterson@faith-commongood.net. As for churches involved with the Anglican Pilot Program, the "Green Awards" will be mailed to the EnviroAction committee, Diocese of Huron in time for Synod at the end of May. 

Link to Instructions for the Green Certification Program of Greening Sacred Spaces. 

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Discipleship of the Land: Guided Retreat at The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine

Bishop Mark MacDonald presents a guided retreat bringing nature together with aboriginal culture and spirituality at  the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine Toronto on April 26 to 28, 2013

Guided Retreat at SSJD - The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine - Retreats, Quiet Days & Workshops:

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Bunyoro Kitara Diocese Launches UGX1.9B Tree Planting Project

Bunyoro Kitara Diocese Launches UGX1.9B Tree Planting Project | Uganda Radio Network:

The Diocese of Bunyoro Kitara launched a Climate Change Mitigation Project.  Bishop Nathan Kyamanywa said the project came about because of the awareness that forests in Bunyoro have been decimated through timber harvesting and charcoal burning. Bishop Kyamanywa says that destruction of forests would contribute to climate change, resulting in changes in rain patterns and extended droughts.

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