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The Youth of Maputo had  a Cleaning Day on KaTembe Beach on the 25th of June. It was based on the theme: conservation of heritage that God has given us.(A clean and healthy environment.) The event was attended by 45 young people from various groups of Maputo District, Several groups were created  for the removal of solid waste, and  we  cleaned the Katembe Beach waterfront . Following this we had our  program where we had a talk that had as main objective to sensitize young people to take good care of the environment, and then we had lunch and a Sports afternoon (where there was some beach football moments and some traditional games)  We ended the day with  praise and worship. Achievements made through this activity: partnership with the city council and residents of Katembe and NEWSPAPER PORTO. Rating: Positive     A juventude Anglicana do Distrito eclesiástico de Maputo realizou no dia 25 de Junho do ano em curso a jornada de limpeza na pária de Katembe. Que tinha como principal tema conservação da herança que Deus nos deu( um ambiente limpo vida saudável), o evento contou com a presença de 45 jovens vindo de vários grupos desse distrito. Onde criou-se varias grupos para a retirada dos resido sólidos ( lixo) e após a limpeza da orla da praia de Katembe seguiu-se com o programa onde tivemos uma palestra que tinha como principal objectivo sencebilizar os jovens a cuidarem bem do ambiente e desseguida tivemos o almoço e a jornada desportiva ( onde houve alguns momentos do futebol de praia e algumas jogos tradicionais) e terminou com a parte do louvor e adoração. Conquistas feitas através dessa actividade: parceria com o conselho municipal e moradores de Katembe e o jornal porto. Avaliação: positiva

The Anglican Diocese of George , passes a motion under rural ministry to encourage good stewardship in the diocese. Motion on Creation and the Environment Principle/ Background: WHEREAS our Planet Earth has in recent decades suffered the environmental impact of: Over-consumption, increasing population growth, deforestation, over-fishing, exploitation of non-renewable resources, insurmountable waste dumps, and pollution; AND WHEREAS we believe that this has been the underlying cause of:  environmental disasters, acid rain, ozone depletion, climate change, and the extinction of species; AND WHEREAS one of the five marks of mission of the Anglican Communion is:  “To strive to safeguard the integrity of Creation and sustain and renew life of the Earth”; and the ACSA Environment Network, SAFCEI (The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute} and other organisations are promoting the application of this through the eco-congregation movement. AND WHEREAS the Encyclical “Laudato si” (“Praise be to you”) of Pope Francis has been met with universal acclaim, and echoes the prophetic sentiments of the “Green Movement”, and the call for us to be good stewards of God’s Creation; And Whereas Our Diocese should accept responsibility to safeguard the environment in a practical and meaningful way, Whereas The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has implemented the notion of Environment as one of its five marks of mission by declaring the following: “To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and to sustain and renew life on the earth” And Whereas Every Anglican in our Diocese should become involved and should strive to achieve the above assertion. And Whereas Our Diocese should accept responsibility to safeguard the environment in a practical and meaningful way   Resolution:  NOW LET THEREFORE THIS SYNOD RESOLVE THAT: The Diocese of George, through its structures, be encouraged to: Listen to ‘the cry of the Earth’ and identify, proclaim and implement measures to protect the Environment and reduce our own ‘carbon footprint’. Engage with different communities to listen to, discuss with and challenge them regarding their use and abuse of the Earth’s resources, to foster responsible ‘Earth-keeping’ for future generations, appropriate to their circumstances. All Parishes be encouraged to: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” – both as a parish and as individuals – through the use of paper, glass and plastic recycling bins in Parishes. Go a step further, to: (a)          Find ways to save water and electricity. (b)          Develop and use their grounds of the church to the benefit of the community (e.g. food gardens). (c)           Use their Church plant space to the benefit of the community. Study environmental issues, and share ways to be “Good Stewards of God’s Creation” – through articles in “Quill & Quiver” and by other means. Celebrate A Season of Creation and/or special Environment days. The Bishop be respectfully requested to: Facilitate the formation of a Diocesan Environmental Task Team to address the relevant issues and appoint Environmental coordinator in the diocese, whose task would be to amongst other things, create awareness, educate and facilitate issues around environment in the diocese. Furthermore facilitate advocacy and lobby support of other partners in realising 5th marks of mission of the Anglican Communion. Mandate the Liturgy Team to source and facilitate special liturgies to celebrate Creation and the Environment. Mandate the Environmental Desk and Spiritual Formation to source study material and to train our Clergy in Environmental Theology. -DIOCESE OF GEORGE

The Green Anglicans partnered with the Anglican Students’ Federation for the success of their 56 th annual conference which took place on 26 June – 01 July 2016 at the beautiful game and farm in Mooiriver, Diocese of Natal. The conference was attended by 184 people, this included students and chaplains from across the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. There was also a visiting priest, Revd. Samuel Sifelani from the Diocese of Harare (Zimbabwe) in the Church of the Province of Central African. Ncumisa Magadla did a thought provoking presentation in which she challenged and encouraged the students to be responsible citizens and caring for creation. The also students committed to becoming responsible and good stewards of God’s creation. The Green Anglicans also sponsored 10 students (7 from Namibia and 3 from Mozambique). The Dioceses of Namibia and Lebombo in Mozambique often find it difficult to send students to the conference.   The students, in their respective bible study groups, discussed and highlighted strategies towards a healthy planet for all – starting at their campuses. As the first practical step towards caring for creation, the students and their chaplains took to the streets of Mooiriver and picked up litter. As powerful as the word is, they decided to put some action so that the call to care for creation have a vital meaning for the community. To wrap things up, the Green Anglicans treated the students to some fun times with the fuffi slides. Each student had a chance to slide on 250m zip across the lake.\ -Molly Jankie

Anglican Leaders hear the cry of the Small Island States Bishop Mzamane Diocese of Mthatha (South Africa) and Esther Kazilimani Pale from Diocese of Lebombos (Mozambique) are among the leaders who are representing Africa at the Encountering God in the Storm Conference in Fiji The Small Island States are at the forefront of climate change due to sea level rise. Fiji already has 676 villages at risk of flooding and being forced to consider relocating. This leads to economic impact as the salt water ruins farmlands, but also social devastation and ancestral lands are destroyed. The Fiji conference “Encountering the storm” is looking at climate change in the different Anglican communion context. For most of the developing world, Africa, Asia South America (Brazil) deforestation is playing a huge role. Big business cutting down trees, farmers cutting down trees to clear agriculture land and charcoal burners. The conference is focusing on how the church can respond. The consultation is being held in Fiji at the invitation of the Most Revd Dr Winston Halapua, who is Bishop of Polynesia and Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia.

Ryan the Rhino has become loved throughout the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. This is a ten week manual which  teaches Sunday School children to care for Creation in fun, practical ways. The manual is based on the Genesis stories of Creation and also shows how we as human beings are messing up Gods Creation. But it shows how we can make a difference even as young children. Now it is time for Ryan to visit Mozambique and Angola and take the message to the Portuguese speaking countries. We are delighted to announce that Ryan o Rinoceronte is ready and eager to take the message on! If children are raised to love and understand the sacredness of the Earth then they can influence their parents and truly we can see a brighter future for this Planet! RYAN THE RHINO PORTUGUESE

On Sunday 26th of June a historic service was hosted by Mbabane Parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa, Eastern Diocese, Swaziland circuit. The Young Green Anglicans last month were invited to a Lutheran Youth conference and they presented a Fig tree to the Lutheran Bishop challenging the church to go green.The Green Anglicans kept inviting the Lutheran Bishop and others Lutherans to their Green events. Mbabane Parish of the Lutheran Church responded to the call by God to be Earth Keepers. On June 26, 2016 they hosted a green service and they used the Green Anglicans liturgy for world environment day under the theme “Going wild for life”. Prayers and readings were focused on the environment. Mr Nyembe a congregant of the Parish who is an environmentalist unpacked the environmental subject and Climate Change. Our Green disciple Hlophe Nozipho in the company of other Young Green Anglicans presented on how we are engaged as a Diocese on environmental issues. She then presented an Avocado tree which was planted after service. These two Denominations (Anglicans and Lutherans joined hands in the subject of the environment and as we speak the Lutherans are Green Lutheran. Our slogan is, “alone you can run fast but together we can run far,” we are Green Anglicans Lutherans.