September 3-October 4 is observed as an Ecumenical Season of Creation. An opportunity for Christians everywhere to focus on God’s mandate to humanity to be Kaitiaki or caretakers of creation and for us to review what we can do to help conserve and care for our environment in line with the fifth mark of mission of the Anglican Communion:
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth
As we consider creation and God’s call for us as stewards of the earth, what does it mean to carry our cross in this part of our discipleship?. What do we need to be willing to sacrifice? From letting go of self- centredness and our tendency to prefer convenience and ease to actually serve the welfare of the earth and its inhabitants. From the smallest actions such as tuning our ears to hear to the cry of the earth to sacrificially choosing to place our money in environmentally ethical investments, though it they may not yield as much profit- there are so many different ways we can count the cost, making sacrifices to see creation flourish, Some suggestions might be; taking public transport instead of a personal car, moving away from fossil fuels, choosing not to buy new, reducing our waste, refusing plastic where we can. Here some parishioners share some of the ways in which they are enabling creation to flourish.
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth
As we consider creation and God’s call for us as stewards of the earth, what does it mean to carry our cross in this part of our discipleship?. What do we need to be willing to sacrifice? From letting go of self- centredness and our tendency to prefer convenience and ease to actually serve the welfare of the earth and its inhabitants. From the smallest actions such as tuning our ears to hear to the cry of the earth to sacrificially choosing to place our money in environmentally ethical investments, though it they may not yield as much profit- there are so many different ways we can count the cost, making sacrifices to see creation flourish, Some suggestions might be; taking public transport instead of a personal car, moving away from fossil fuels, choosing not to buy new, reducing our waste, refusing plastic where we can. Here some parishioners share some of the ways in which they are enabling creation to flourish.
Terry & Irene Parminter
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Jill Lane Talking Compost
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The daffodils at Doug's Farm
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