Environmental Action at St. Cuthbert's Church

Here is a good example of what churches have done to raise awareness and encourage activism. St. Cuthbert's Church in Toronto has adopted a community approach involving local leaders. To commemorate Earth Hour St Cuthbert's organized a panel discussion on environmentalism that included a District School Board trustee, MPP for Beaches-East York, and a spokesperson for the Anglican Church of Canada. St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, 1399 Here are some of. St. Cuthbert's efforts as summarized in a 2017 Toronto Observer article by Alexa Battler.

Church leaders endorse Season of Creation in rare ecumenical joint letter

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has joined leaders of other Christian churches in a joint letter encouraging participation in the Season of Creation. The annual celebration of prayer and action to protect the environment emerged from a proclamation by the Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I in 1989. He called on Orthodox Christians to observe 1 September each year as a day of prayer for creation. Many churches across the world from different traditions began celebrating a Season of Creation between that date and 4 October 4 – the feast of St Francis of Assisi.