God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. (Genesis 1:31, 2:15)
Creation is, indeed, very good. And though climate change is a serious threat to our world and the creatures in it, we know that the Creator is still at work and can renew anything. Yet, we cannot ignore our responsibility to tend this garden that God has given us. To do so is part of our worship as well as our witness.
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Resources
Individual Awareness and Action
- Follow/read Katharine Hayhoe, Canadian Christian climate scientist: website, Talking Climate weekly newsletter, Facebook
- Earth Day (April 22) site
- Towards a Pollution Free Planet (United Nations Environment Assembly 2017)
- Zero Waste Canada
- 21 Ideas for Zero Waste Living
- How Overconsumption Affects the Environment and Health, Explained
- Food For All (New Brunswick)
- Fossil Fuel Divestment (Wikipedia)
- 89 Percent Project | Related commentaries from the Guardian
- Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action (nature.com)
- Individual Action on Climate Change
- The Most Important New Year’s Resolution for Climate (The New Republic)
- Climate Justice:
- Greening up Christmas:
- How the holiday buying season adds fuel to a rapidly warming planet from The Conversation
- ECO Canada's Guide to a Sustainable Christmas in Canada
- Tips for a more sustainable Christmas from the Carbon Trust (carbontrust.com )
- Parish of St. Mary, York, Faith in Action series: Building hope for tomorrow in the face of climate change:
- Climate Change Primer by Mike Howe
- Not my Circus? by Canon Kevin Stockall (a primer on four action words used in the creation story in Genesis)
- More articles in this series (click on Other on the St. Mary's page)
- To ‘Rule Over’ and ‘Subdue’ the Creation by Michael R. Stead, Anglican Church of Australia:
Parish Awareness and Action
- For the Love of Creation:
- Green Churches website
- The 7 Fruits of Greening Your Church (YouTube)
- Zero Emission Churches
- PWRDF/Alongside Hope:
- 360° Carbon Footprint Calculator
- The Lambeth Call on the Environment and Sustainable Development
- Check out all the 2022 Lambeth Conference Calls - Phase 3 (The aim of each call is to deepen faithfulness to God, advance the ministry of the communion and enable wider participation in the calls by churches and communities around the world.)
- Anglican Communion Environmental Network
- Anglican Church of Canada General Synod Resolutions:
Holy God,
earth and air and water are your creation,
and every living thing belongs to you:
have mercy on us
as climate change confronts us.
Give us the will and the courage
to simplify the way we live,
to reduce the energy we use,
to share the resources you provide,
and to bear the cost of change.
Forgive our past mistakes
and send us your Spirit,
with wisdom in present controversies
and vision for the future to which you call us
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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- FIA-Climate-Change-Parish-Primer-Mike-Howe.pdf
- FIA-Not-My-Circus-Kevin-Stockall.pdf
- nba_Sep24_Introduction.pdf
- nba_Oct24_education.pdf
- nba_Nov24_part_of_the_solution.pdf
- nba_Jan25_new_year.pdf
- nba_Dec24_Christmas.pdf
- nba_Feb25_pollution.pdf
- nba_Mar25_overconsumption.pdf
- nba_Apr25_climate_justice.pdf
- nba_May25_our_part.pdf
- nba_Jun25_talk_about_it.pdf