St Lawrence’s Church, Lechlade has earned an Eco Church Bronze Award. The award is given by Christian charity A Rocha. The church has started sharing eco-tips in its newsletters, havingContinue reading
Tag: Environment
Handmade bird feeders for Coberley wildlife garden
Children at Coberley CofE Primary School used a grant from the Diocese of Gloucester’s Environment Fund to build bird feeders for the churchyard. The children worked with headteacher Andrew MilnerContinue reading
Litter picking Pauline lives out her faith every day
God never gives up on us, despite the mess that we make in the world. How do we live out our Christian faith, Monday to Saturday? Bishop Robert met withContinue reading
Daily emails for Creationtide
Being advocates for human flourishing, through initiatives which combat injustice, environmental destruction, exclusion and isolation. Creationtide runs from September 1 to St Francis Day, October 4 and you canContinue reading
Preparing for the Season of Creation 2018
Creationtide 2018: resources for clergy and readers
Grant aid for parish churches to have wildlife gardens
A small Environmental Fund has been dedicated to helping local parish churches to deliver new environmental projects. Plans that improve the churchyard which include new approaches and innovative ideas as wellContinue reading
Taking a stand for the environment: 24 Hours of Reality
With the Church committing to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, churches of all sizes are now getting involved
Diocesan Environmental Adviser
The Revd Arthur Champion is the Environmental Adviser for the Diocese of Gloucester. Arthur has had a lifelong commitment to caring for the environment. His experience includes pioneering a church-basedContinue reading
Silver award for going green
The ‘Eco Team’ at St Andrew’s Churchdown has received a silver Eco Church award for their practical work to care for creation. Eco Church Awards are run through A Rocha,Continue reading
Elkstone writes on the making of their environmental video
Chloe Darling from the Parish of Elkstone writes about the surprisingly non-terrifying experience of being filmed by the Diocese, and some of the things that have happened subsequently. The morningContinue reading
Forest Church with all-age groups
Jo Wetherall and Cate Williams will be leading a morning of Saturday 23rd September applying Forest Church principles to all-age groups, at Robinswood Hill, Gloucester. Picnic together to follow, weatherContinue reading
Explorations and reflections on Laudato Si’
Wednesday 6 September, 7.30pm The Old Priory, Clarence Street, Cheltenham Frank Regan will speak on ‘our late great Planet Earth: can we change direction?’. Frank Regan writes on issues ofContinue reading
Inspired by nature: environmental projects at Elkstone
Bug hotels, wild areas, tree felling and a smorgasbord of eco-loos. As we approach Creationtide, we ask what ‘Care for Creation’ might look like.
Creationtide
The ‘Season of Creation’ is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1 September to 4 October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. It isContinue reading
Abundance – resourcing Christian Mission in rural communities
This is an event to resource Christians in working effectively with their local communities, providing inspiration and ideas that are tailored to the rural context. This high profile ecumenical eventContinue reading
Life in the countryside
Bishop Rachel has spent time this week visiting local farming families
Brexit and the Rural Future – Implications for churches and communities
A day conference exploring the issues of Brexit and likely effects on rural communities, churches, agriculture and the environment. This is not a day to debate the pros and consContinue reading
Tips towards gaining an Eco Church Award
So far about a dozen churches in Gloucestershire have registered with A Rocha and are working towards an Eco Church Award and our lunchtime meeting on Thursday 16th February givesContinue reading
On Keeping Penguins
I have no knowledge of penguins, let alone keeping one, and I’m never really quite sure which ‘arctic’ they come from. For me they had always been the stuff ofContinue reading
Spiritual Gardens
The development of spiritual gardens in church schools There has been a recent move for many schools to consider redesigning their outdoor space to facilitate a variety of functions. InContinue reading
There’s no place like home
It’s Cheltenham Race Week and many will appreciate the arrival of milder weather. Throughout the changing seasons, planet Earth continues to go hurtling around the Sun at a speed ofContinue reading
“What difference can I make to saving the planet?”
This question is what people often ask me as the Diocesan Environmental Adviser, perhaps because they feel overwhelmed by the scale and complexity of our responsibility to care for creation. MyContinue reading
