No Faith in Fossil Fuels – Let’s Stop New Oil and Gas in 2025
Thank you to all who joined us in prayer and vigil, in-person, or from home.
Please see Independent Catholic News’ rich and beautiful summary of the day here.
- Wednesday 5 March 11am – Ash Wednesday service and overnight vigil
- All you need to pray and vigil in your own community on Ash Wednesday
- Talk to your MP or MSP in the Stop Rosebank action week
The government is in the process of consulting the public on whether to end new drilling for oil and gas. Operation Noah, Christian Climate Action, Christian Aid, Laudato Si Movement, the Student Christian Movement, Tearfund, Just Love, Eco-Congregation Scotland and Green Christian are joining together with Uplift, the group behind Stop Rosebank, to use this moment to help our government listen to science and justice and to end fossil fuels in the UK.
How to get involved:
1.Watch our video made on 6 February that gives us all the information we need to help us understand and participate in this campaign.
Bishop Rosemarie Mallet gives the Christian background and Suzi Shingler and Lauren MacDonald present the campaign. The event is chaired by Lorna Gold, the incoming Executive Director of the Laudato Sí Movement. Green Christian’s Churches Project Officer, Melanie Nazareth, explains what we can do as Christians to support the campaign.
2. Our No Faith in Fossil Fuels Ash Wednesday service at St John’s Waterloo, starting at 11am
A simple service of reflection, repentance and hope with ashing. This is an opportunity to connect our traditional Ash Wednesday observance with the harm that our reliance on fossil fuels is causing. Here’s the Order of Service.
Our Ash Wednesday service will be followed by:
3. Our 24 hour Ash Wednesday vigil outside DESNZ, starting at 12 noon
Vigil practicalities. All you need to know to join us – for 10 mins or 24 hours!
Why not invite people in your church to come along with you?
- Here’s a sample pew sheet item for you to use
- And here’s an A4 poster for you to print and put on your church noticeboard
- And here is a parish magazine article
Pray and vigil in your own community
If you would rather engage your community locally we hope we can provide all you need!
No Faith in Fossil Fuels Ash Wednesday Service.
Please download our Order of Service to adapt to use in your own church. You are welcome to take a prayer or two to add to your usual Ash Wednesday events, or run the whole service. This folder has the Order of Service and also links to the music.
Vigil
We have a folder with all you need to hold a vigil outside your MP’s office or in your town centre to pray for and witness to your need for our country to do the right thing on new oil and gas. The folder will include
Online prayer
We have set up a Zoom prayer room for all who would like to join in our 24 hour prayer vigil from the comfort of their own homes.
At the beginning of each hour climate issues in a different part of the world will highlighted followed by silent prayer. You can join the prayers at any time, and for any length of time, between 12 noon the 5th and noon on the 6th March. Your Zoom registration will work for any time within the 24 hours – you do not need to pick a time or tell us when you will be there.
Stop Rosebank MP MSP Action Week
Stop Rosebank’s No New Oil & Gas MP & MSP Action Week is 3 – 9 March 2025. Yes, the week of our service and vigil! So let’s pray and act together this week.
Stop Rosebank has put together all the information you need to arrange to meet with your MP. And we’ve suggested some text to add to the template email.
Anxious about meeting your MP or MSP? Hope For The Future can help you get the most of of an MP or MSP meeting.
- MP training on Tue 18th Feb, 6:30 – 8:00pm – Registration link
- Scotland MSP and MP training on Wed 19th Feb, 6:30 – 8:00pm – Registration link
- MP training lunchtime session on Thu 20th Feb, 12:30 – 2:00pm – Registration link
With enough public pressure, we could see the UK take the decisive leap of moving away from fossil fuels, inspiring global momentum towards a safe future.
And here’s just one more things to do now – Sign and share this petition – Have your say: No new drilling
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Comments on "No Faith in Fossil Fuels – Let’s Stop New Oil and Gas in 2025"
Jane:
It seems the world is in turmoil, but we can come together and ensure that No New Oil and Gas are drilled for. We are at a tipping point and we need to remember that our planet is in crisis and needs action.
Reginald Henry Norton:
We must find ways of getting the g20 nations to stop new oil and gas at COP30 in Brazil.
Monica Stewart:
We must stop our beautiful world being burnt up.
Robert Scrivener:
It’s important to secure this motion , I would like there to be a world left to hand in to my grndxhildren
Sue Parfitt:
I thought we had already won this one! But if we haven't, lets make sure we do. The most important thing we can do - in FACT THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO IS TO STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS NOW! So obviously that means no new oil and gas!
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