What’s On
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Fortnightly Thursday ONLINE: climate prayer by zoom– 1pm-1.30pm – run by Cheltenham Green Christian local group – usually with guest prayer leaders. – Open to all: Ask for the link
.5 March – 17 April 2025: Lent: Green Christian has a new Lent Resource for use in 2025 Ash Wednesday is March 5th and Lent ends on Thursday, April 17th
15 March 2025-February 2026). One year SOPHIA Course: run at and by Worcester Cathedral. Christian Eco-Spirituality Journey . It is for anyone seeking to explore and grow in Christian discipleship in a world facing unprecedented environmental challenges. Six day-long sessions 15 Mar, 17 May, 19 Jul, 20 Sep, 15 Nov, 17 Jan. In addition to the formal training days, those on the journey will live by a ‘rule of life’ aimed at instilling patterns of daily prayer and learning to walk gently on the earth. Details: Revd Dr Robin Parry at RobinParry@worcestercathedral.org.uk
Mon 17 March: Radical hope: Theology in an age of inevitable climate change – Climate change is already here. It will continue. So, where do we find hope when previous hopes seem lost? Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm. Location: London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH
Speaker: Bethany Sollereder, Lecturer in Science and Religion at the University of Edinburgh. More info & RSVP: https://londonjesuitcentre.churchsuite.com/events/zth82cix
Wed 19 March Zactax, Tax Justice and more – 7.00-8.15pm: Joy in enough Zoom Talk: Speakers: – Athena Peralta, of the World Council of Churches’ Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, Living Planet – Economic and Ecological Justice, and the Rev David Haslam, of Church Action for Tax Justice (West Midlands), to hear an update on the church’s approach to tax justice both globally and more locally. You can register for the event here: Meeting Registration – Zoom and as ever, it’s free for all to attend.
Sat 22 March 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m: Generous Faith – Our Wound is Our Word. St John’s, Waterloo,.Presented by St John’s, Waterloo in partnership with Together for the Church of England and Inclusive Church. Cost: £33/£12 concessions. Includes refreshments and lunch. * bring together Christians working for a more prophetic church * offer a chance to learn from and be challenged by the stories of people from the margins * ask what a genuinely generous faith that is willing to listen and willing to share looks like? * discern how can we speak better, as a church, into the immensely challenging world around us
As well as our top-notch keynote speakers Rabbi Elisheva Salamo, Rev. Azariah France-Williams and Rev. Chris Howson,– PLUS WORKSHOPS
Sat, 29 March 6-7pm A Shopping List for Life: Eating for People, Animals and Planet – Stuart Gillespie, Shireen Kassam and David Clough chaired by Joy Carter Oxford Martin School: Lecture Theatre £8 – £15
Wed 2 April – 7pm – Saving Our Seas — and Ourselves? Green Christian Zoom workshop. Jane Ripley will discuss with us the danger our oceans are in, starting with local, and moving global, and then exploring what responses we can make.
Wed 2 April: 7-8.30pm Can Phytoliths Save the world? Dr Martin Hodson & Dr Felix de Tombeur will share their work on phytoliths and their potential for storing carbon. Phytoliths are minute “plant stones” created from silica – they form the rough edges on grass and the needle points on nettles amongst other things.
April 18th: Good Friday
9-11 May The Book of Nature Retreat at Parcevall Hall, N Yorks, led by Revd Debby Plummer. Debby, a Third Order Franciscan and member of Green Christian, is the retreat leader; she will lead sessions of reflection and prayer focussing on creation, destruction, and restoration. On the Sunday, there will be a Eucharist with a creation inspired liturgy. Cost: £225. Parcevall Hall Brochure
23-25 May: Space To Breathe – Time out for young climate activists: Courageous Grief – Transforming Eco-Anxiety and Grief into Meaningful Action – A W/E for young(ish) church activists. Holy Rood House, Thirsk, N Yorks. Led by Jo Musker Sherwood
25 May: Rogation Sunday
6-8 June “Reconnecting to sacred nature” retreat in Rydal Hall Lake District
7-15 June – Churches Count on Nature Record and raise awareness about wildlife incl flowers and lichens and insects.. in your Churchyard.
Travelling Towards the Light
Lifestyle for the 21st Century
Summer School
20 – 25 July Christians Aware “Summer School” at Parcevall Hall, Yorks Dales: Travelling Towards the Light – Lifestyle for the 21st Century. including talks and visits led by Euan McPhee & Nona Wright (both of Lifestyle Movement and Green Christian ) John Dawson (local Dales Farmer) and many more.
25 – 27 July 2025. National Justice and Peace Conference ‘Towards a Just Peace: Challenging the inevitability of violence,’
9-16 Aug: Catholic Peoples All Age Week: “Where is God in the Climate Crisis?“ Whithaugh Park, Newcastleton,TD9 0TY Scottish Borders
1 Sept – 4 Oct – Season of Creation -Do follow this link and read and watch. 2025 theme: Peace with Creation
Sat 20 Sept: “Let’s Talk Wild” – day of events at St John’s Methodist Church, N Yorks, Settle related to wildness and nature.
The Laudato Si’ Movement has a good calendar of upcoming events in 2025 here
List of International Days and Weeks
Environmental Days & Dates For Your Calendar In 2024: https://moralfibres.co.uk/environmental-days-and-dates-to-know/ Get your finger on the pulse! Here are almost all of the sustainability and environmental awareness days and dates to know in 2024. With awareness days for everything from doughnuts to ice cream, Continue reading
www.projectbritain.com/calendar/
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