Young Anglicans are being encouraged to celebrate youth month by reducing, reusing and recycling. Here are some materials for use in a youth service: a drama, songs, prayers, sermon suggestions and creative ideas! See the resources here: Recycling prayers
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How to be a Young Green Anglican In the Anglican Church a young person is treasured as the light and future of the church today. As we think of the future , young people have to be aware of all the social issues that will impact their lives either directly or indirectly, including the state of the environment. Climate Change has seen the Anglican Church taking a stand against destruction of God’s creation, calling young people to become custodians, to care for Creation and to become ‘Young Green Anglicans’. A young Green Anglican would work towards change starting with their personal lifestyle, as well as in their church and the broader community. This would also include action and advocacy by praying and preaching about the environment and mobilising their peers to be involved in sustainable programs, activities and campaigns. Youth structures should adjust to environmentally friendly ways of living, celebrating all environmental days and reduce their carbon footprint with actions such as: Transport –cycling or walking, lift sharing, or using public transport. Water-be committed to mending leaks, showering rather than taking a bath, not wasting water Electricity-switching off lights and heaters using appliances for short periods of time. Litter-they would not litter and would try to implement recycling at home, school or work. Simple lifestyle-they would remember that Jesus lived a simple lifestyle and realize that a person’s value is in the quality of his or her relationships with people, not in the car they drive or the clothes they wear. Umntu ngumntu ngabantu. Action and Advocacy- A Green Anglican would inform themselves about issues such a green energy, fracking, nuclear power, they would get involved in local actions such as clean up days, alien plant removal, river clean ups. A young Green Anglican takes responsibility of keeping the environment sustained, clean and in harmony as God intended “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” Romans: 1-20. Ncumisa Magadla Anglican Environmental Network Please contact us on 021 7631300 or [email protected] if you would like to find out more about the Green Anglican movement. Join us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkdIn at Green Anglicans
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An important article in the ‘Anglican World’ regarding fracking Anglican world article
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu – A Birthday with a difference! Like every other thing he does differently, Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu celebrated his 82nd at Joe Slovo informal settlement near Cape Town picking up litter in the streets. He was joined by primary kids from a neighboring school, members of The Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation as well the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds ( SANCCOB). The drive by the Archbishop has surely left people from Joe Slovo with a responsibility to continue after him. At the age of 82, the Arch has showed the nation that there is no excuse not to pick up plastics, and papers. Excessive littering may create unhealthy living conditions and harm the environment, throwing items like fast foods containers to the ground contributes on pollution. Changing our environment begins with one person and soon your initiative will grow into the entire community. Archbishop Emeritus Tutu has led the way and now the ball is in our court to take over and continue with the journey of going green, it’s our responsibility as residents of all other communities to keep it clean. Ncumisa Magadla : Diocese of Saldanha Bay Photograph: Benny Gool
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St James Church takes the lead! St James Church has taken a lead in the small town of Ladybrand in terms of recycling. Their recycling station was launched by Duarte Hugo, deputy director for Environmental Affairs. The congregation was asked to separate their tins, plastic, paper and glass and to bring them along on a Sunday, ‘let us be good stewards of Gods magnificent creation! They also planted a wild olive tree, the first Indigenous tree in the garden of St James and possibly the first tree to be planted at the start of Arbor week! Rev Jessica McCarter , Diocese of Free State
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Don’t frack with South Africa! Anglicans joined the more than 200 people who marched three kilometers in strong winds to the Shell offices in Cape Town to register their objections to fracking in South Africa. NGOs. Fracking, a process of drilling and injecting water and toxic chemicals into the ground at high pressures to release natural gases, (methane) has been banned in a number of countries because of concerns around the health and environmental impacts. The protesters handed a memorandum to the Water, Energy and Mineral Resources Department, demanding a Public discussion on the issue. The concerns are that fracking could pollute land, contaminate water and threaten the health of local residents.
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