Blessing of the animals at St George’s Cathedral St George’s Cathedral extended its ministry into the Company’s gardens with the blessing of animals on St Francis Day. Rev Margaret blessed our special companion animals. Marie–Anne Wannenberg who came for a blessing for her beloved cat Huey said “Our animals are part of God’s creation and …
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Season of Creativity at St Mark’s The Sunday school from St Mark’s developed some beautiful posters for our Season of Creation . In front of the altar we had a display which reflected the different themes: food, energy, water and land. One member painted beautiful hangings with fabric paint. We had a challenging sermon from …
Ocean service at St Elizabeth’s Church We celebrated Ocean Sunday for the first Sunday of Season of Creation. Our suburb is in the sea port of Durban : many homes have distant views of the sea, some people have jobs relating to the harbour and we know the joy of visits to the beach and …
ACSA is becoming an Eco-Province! The leadership of ACSA gathered at Provincial Synod and passed to resolutions showing that environmental issues must become part of the mainstream concern of the church agenda. Two resolutions were passed, one calling for ACSA to become an Eco-Province and another calling for sustainable development.
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has added his voice to the thousands calling for the preservation of Princess Vlei. In a statement in the Cape Times, the Archbishop said: “I would like to express my support for the campaign to save the greater Princess Vlei area from the inappropriate development of a shopping mall, and for …
Welcome to the Special Edition of the ACSA environmental Newsletter for Youth. It is inspiring to see how the young people of our province are responding in creative ways to the challenge of the Environment and creation care. September youth news letter
The environmental club at St Cyprians Anglican School has grown over the last five years and now consists of 40 girls from Grade 8 to Matric. Although concern for the environment is quite a new concept for all of us, we have started seeing it not as an added extra in our routine, but rather …
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Many young people lose hope when they struggle to find work. But some young men from St Michaels church in Harare, Khayelitsha had a different vision, they decided to start an organic garden. They have cleaned a plot of land owned by the church which involved removing a lot of rubble and rubbish!
At a vibrant, action packed evening with much fun and laughter, members of the AYF from 5 Dioceses introduced their friends and colleagues to some critical environmental issues through a series of thought-provoking eco-dramas. Using background information, groups were tasked with developing a story around a contextual environmental issue in their own Diocese. In …
