Sunday, March 26, 2017

Green Churches Forum 2017

Green Churches Forum 2017 will take place on May 11, 2017 in Ottawa. The Honorable Catherine McKenna, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change will show her support to Canadian churches of all denominations as spiritual and moral leaders in their efforts to reduce their ecological footprint. She will say a few words at the opening of the Forum and will be on hand to meet and exchange with participants.

The keynote speaker will be The Right Rev. Mark MacDonald who will give the talk intitled "Celebrating the Spirit of Creation".

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Climate Justice Keynote Speech by Bishop Sofie Peterson

The Lutheran Bishop of Greenland (Church of Denmark) Sofie Peterson, is an Inuk pastor who will deliver an address on climate change in Montreal this Friday March 17 (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.).

Bishop Peterson was born in Maniitsoq, Greenland and she studied theology and graduated from the University of Copenhagen 1986.  

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Youth Litter Clean-Up Event in Montreal on Earth Day

On Earth Day Saturday, April 22nd 2017, the Stewardship of the Environment Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal is organizing a spring litter clean-up day on Mount Royal.

In addition to cleaning up trash the event is designed to sensitize children to the importance of a clean environment.

Please consider joining us to help raise awareness at this critical time. This event is open to parents and their children as well as anybody who cares about acting on behalf of a healthy planet.

The first 25 kids will receive a loot bag that will include an environmentally themed children's book, seeds and information.

For directions click here or to confirm your interest click here.
If you have any questions contact Richard at stewardshipoftheenvironment@outlook.com