Welcome to the June edition of Creation Challenge!

Many thanks to all those that took part in the questionnaire and the poll on possible logos; the logo is still being worked on but a summary of the questionnaire responses is included below.

The Church is celebrating the festival of Pentecost, remembering the outpouring of the Spirit, and from our televisions and newspapers it is clear that environmental concern is fast becoming the spirit of the age. As a network we hope to support each other, share stories, and help each other work towards being better stewards of God’s Creation.

As always we want to hear any other news, tips, experiences or questions that you would like to share where churches' and your own engagement with the environment are concerned.

Best wishes,

Dave Coaker

Creation Challenge, Coordinator

Network

Questionnaire: Thanks again to everyone who took part – here’s what you said!

Logo: After all of your thoughts and suggestions this is what we came up with. What do you think?

The United Reformed Church is putting the following resolution on Global Warming / Climate Change before this year’s General Assembly.

The Methodist Church is putting the following resolution on Caring for creation in the face of climate change before this year’s Conference.                            

Tips/Resources

Cut your Carbon - Ideas to take action. Produced by the URC to support the Environment resolution being taken to this year’s General Assembly.

Walking More Lightly Compiled and written by Anne Martin, a trustee of Christian Concern for One World, for whom this research was initially conducted, and former Director of the Commitment for Life programme. Anne has kindly agreed for the resource to be available to anyone who wishes to download it.

Environment Sunday As part of the Chester Diocese Committee for Social Responsibility's initiative to encourage churches to 'Share God's Planet', their Environment Group have produced a Resource Pack of new and 'tried and tested' materials for churches to mark Environment Sunday on June 3 or for use on any other Sunday during the year. The Pack includes ideas for worship, activities, church magazine articles and useful links.

Reviews

How Many Lightbulbs does it Take to Change a Christian? - reviewed by: Quentin Pickard

Caring For Creation - reviewed by: Charles Jolly

Have you read something you’d like to review for us?

News

Creation Challenge – The Video … Has your synod or circuit meeting discussed the churches response to climate change?  The Methodist and United Reformed Churches have joined forces to produce a video to introduce the topic at regional church meetings.  The video is less than 4 minutes long.  Using striking images it enables meetings to engage with the topic creatively and invites people to develop their own response. This will be available shortly and a separate e-newsletter will go out to let you know how to see it and get a copy.

Events

National liftshare Day: June 14th 2007 Save yourself a tonne! liftshare estimates that a typical carsharer will save themselves around £1,000 and 1 tonne of CO2 per year by sharing their daily journey. Please help us to spread the word about car sharing this National liftshare Day and encourage others to ‘Save a tonne’ - both environmentally and financially!

Storm of Hope Saturday 7^th July 2007 - 11 am to 5 pm (Doors open 10 am ) All Hallows by the Tower Church Byward Street, London EC3 (map) near the Tower of London. A day to celebrate Christian Ecology Link's 25th Anniversary with worship, music and poetry.

Please get in touch if you have material you would like to submit for the next e-newsletter which will be distributed around the end of July 2007.

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