GC News 39: 9 July 2016

1. The EU Referendum Vote: Comments by GC Chair Paul Bodenham and others.

2. Can you help GC and Greenbelt (26-29 Aug)?

3. European Christian Environment Network Assembly (Helsinki, June): Theme – Water
a) Report on event     b) ECEN statement on water

4. Resources for Sundays in CREATION TIME 2016 (1 Sep-4 Oct) prepared by Eco-Congregation Scotland. Concentrating on readings for these weeks in the Revised Common Lectionary.

5. Summer Upcoming Events- Diary: Find out What’s on –  including National Justice and Peace Network (NPJN) Conference on Democracy, (15-17 July), Rural Mission Sunday Resources (17 July), Christians Aware Eco-theme Summer School (18-21 July), Earth Overshoot Day (8 August).. and many more.

Events:-

11 July World
World Population Day

15-17 July Hayes Conf Centre, Derbyshire:
Justice, Power and Responsibility – How can democracy work for the common good? National Justice and Peace Network

17 July UK Rural Mission Sunday 2016 Free materials to download from Arthur Rank Centre

17 July Norwich Cathedral Cloisters
Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA) Service 6.30pm

18-22 July Parcevall Hall, Yorks Dales
Hope for Our Planet? Christians Aware Summer School. You can also attend by the day.

20 July St Ethelburga’s, London 6.30pm:
Spiritual ecology – aliveness and the metamorphosis of science – with Andreas Weber.

24-27 July Oxford
Third Annual Oxford Animal Ethics Summer School – The Ethics of Eating Animals –

8 August  World
Earth Overshoot Day 2016 – Tell your local community about it beforehand

13 Aug Peterborough
Green Festival Launch Day. display in St John’s Church.10-4.00

22-25 Aug  Charney Manor, Oxfordshire
Ecumenical Animal Welfare Retreat,

26-29 Aug Greenbelt
GC Stall at Greenbelt

28 Aug Ludlow
Green Festival – Green Footprints 4pm

28 Aug: St James Picadilly 11 am
Eucharist Service- Animal Welfare a Christian Concern? with Tony Campolo

1 Sep – 4 Oct World Creation Time
Resources for each Sunday: www.ecocongregationscotland.org/creationtime

2 Sept Nr Oxford
Definitely Rural and Environmental – CRES (Christian Rural & Environmental Studies)residential in Ripon College Cuddesdon visits, talk and supper. Day attendees welcome.

21 Sept London
Faith for the Climate Symposium – St John’s Church, SE1 8TY –  5-9pm SPEAKERS:- Bishop Nicholas Holtam, Dr Husna Ahmad, Sir David King, George Marshall, cochairs: Co-Chairs – Rabbi Natan Levy, Maiya Rahman, Canon Giles Goddard

8-16 Oct UK
Speak up – Week of Climate Action – Join us from 8th-16th October in a Week of Action to celebrate the people, places and things we want to protect from climate change 

 

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