Join us and celebrate climate activism

Climate Fringe Week

Eco-Congregation Scotland has been joining with civil society groups across Scotland to celebrate Climate Fringe Week and support all the ways you can engage in climate activism, through your church or as an individual, with friends and family or in your wider community.

With COP26 coming to Glasgow, this is a key time to bring about climate action and the Scottish voice should be louder than ever. We have been sharing links to events at the foot of our newsletter over the past month and thank you for your support and interest. We appreciate not everyone will have had time to follow the links until now, but there's still time to join online - and even one on site, in person! - as today we highlight remaining key events this week: #ClimateFringeWeek

The Circular Economy
Workshop with Zero Waste Scotland
Wednesday 22 September 2021
6.00pm - 7.30pm
https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/the-circular-economy/

The term ‘the circular economy’ has been talked about in the business environment for a few years now, but do you need to know about it? What are businesses in Scotland doing, and how might it affect you? Please join our workshop with Zero Waste Scotland and find out more. Register for the Zoom meeting link:
https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/the-circular-economy/

COP26 - A Christian Perspective
Wednesday 22 September 2021
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Maxwell Mearns Castle Parish Church
Waterfoot Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow G77 5RE

Organised by Eastwood Ecumenical Peace and Justice Forum, Eco-Congregation Scotland warmly welcomes the opportunity to support this blended event, on site at Maxwell Mearns Castle Parish Church and online via YouTube with speakers on key questions:

As Christians why should we care? Rev David Coleman, Eco-Chaplain, Eco-Congregation Scotland (above right)
What is COP26 all about? Adrian Shaw, Eco-Congregation Scotland COP26 volunteer and former Church of Scotland Climate Change Officer (above left)
What can we do in East Renfrewshire? Sam Ibbott, Climate Change Officer, East Renfrewshire Council

To access online, please go to the Maxwell Mearns Castle YouTube page at 7.30pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxy_hd_9_28

Curiosity, Creativity and the Climate
Thursday 23 September 2021
7.00pm - 8.30pm
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/events/curiosity-creativity-and-climate

Join Christian Aid Scotland and a panel of artists, writers and storytellers as they explore how creativity can inspire us to change the world. Seonaid Knox, Prophetic Activist for Christian Aid, will guide the creative and curious conversations with people who advocate for climate justice through creative practice, including our own Eco-Chaplain Rev David Coleman and:

ID Campbell, UNESCO artist
Dr Anna Fisk, climate activist, theologian and knitter
Rev Kathy Galloway, poet and hymn writer
Linda Murgatroyd, Quaker Arts Network and Loving Earth Project co-ordinator

Further information: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/events/curiosity-creativity-and-climate

Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/curiosity-creativity-and-the-climate-tickets-159663749573

A Faith Based Challenge to COP26
Thursday 23 September 2021
7.00pm - 7.10pm Welcome and Opening Prayer
7.10pm - 8.30pm Presentation by Seán followed by Q&A
8.30pm - 9.00pm Breakout Rooms based on Dioceses or Parish
https://forms.gle/WVAr5CN362v7VdYJA

Eco-Congregation Scotland is delighted to support this Scottish Catholic Laity Network event with SCIAF, the global Laudato Si' Movement, Laudato Si’ Animators and Eco Groups Scotland in this Season of Creation 2021.

Father Seán McDonagh, a Columban priest, has a long history of being a eco-activist and in 1985 his book ‘To Care for the Earth’ called for a new theology that would give as much prominence to creation as to redemption. Since then he has written many books and articles that have all contributed to a deeper understanding of what is happening to our ‘common home’ and the need to take radical action. He also contributed to the research which led to the Laudato Si’ encyclical.

A wonderful opportunity to come together, as women and men of faith, to discern the action needed at COP26. For further details please email: slaitynetwork@gmail.com

Please register at: https://forms.gle/WVAr5CN362v7VdYJA

Eco-Congregation Scotland and the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) have co-produced materials for the Season of Creation, Creation Time or Creationtide.

We are grateful for those sharing and using our new resources from Eco-Chaplain Rev David Coleman and diverse contributors in Week 3:

Opening prayer with blessings - Revd Andy Braunston
The Happy Tree, Psalm 1 - video and text, Rev Rodolphe Blanchard-Kowal
The Good Wife from Proverbs - Eco rethink from Gillean Richmond
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37 - from Rev Rodolphe Blanchard-Kowal
Gospel Earthed - dramatic reading by playwright and performer Jo Clifford
The Tree, with their fruit - video and text, Rev David Coleman
Sustaining Embrace - hymn-poem from Rev David Coleman

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org//creation-time

UPCOMING EVENTS

From local Climate Conversations to training workshops - or worship with our Eco-Chaplain to campaigning for a just and green future - please get in touch with our team to support and link with your own church and community. We are particularly encouraging and supporting local events for:

Creation Time/Season of Creation 1 September - 5 October
Climate Fringe Week 18 - 26 September
Faiths 4 Climate Justice 17 - 18 October

Our next confirmed events, activities and training are being posted online and updated regularly. Please register for the Zoom meeting links at:

ecocongregationscotland.org/upcomingevents

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Our office is currently closed due to the coronavirus situation and staff are working from home. Please contact Eco-Congregation Scotland manager Stephen Curran at:
0141 423 4671, 07554 905275, manager@ecocongregationscotland.org

Eco-Congregation Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Eco-Congregation Scotland is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish Charity number: SC041287

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