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TREE PLANTING SUNDAY IN THE DIOCESE OF CHRIST THE KING The Diocese of Christ the King in South Africa declared the  second Sunday in Advent as Tree planting Sunday!!!!The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment  donated over 50 indigenous trees to the Diocese. Under the leadership of Canon Mpho Mohale, congregations were encouraged to use Sunday 4th December 2022 to plant the trees. Clergy were encouraged to collect a tree from the Diocesan office and plant these on that Sunday. Photos were taken of this event and posted on the Diocesan  Facebook Group This was  our Diocesan effort to help in correcting the injustice done by humans on the environment as part of the Communion Forest #ecosystemrestoration #communionforest

ECO FOREST EXPERIENCE HANGOUT IN LESOTHO Eco-Culture Organization (care for creation desk in the Diocese of Lesotho) launched their 2023 yearly theme, forests and tree protection and preservation. The was celebrated on the first of January.  Activities that took place included planting of trees by the Eco-Culture, government agencies and artists in Lesotho. Local artists graced the event with beautiful live music performances. The event was an awareness raising event, which aimed to invite everyone in taking part in taking care of Mother Earth. The venue of the event was a degraded  forest and the aim was to get everyone to see the sadness that the forest sufferers. The long term plan is to salvage this forest in Maseru. This was a vision born  following the Communion Forest launch at Lambeth Conference which calls all Dioceses to care for creation, which is also promoting the 5th mark of mission, “striving to safeguard the integrity of creation, and renew the life of earth”. 2023 is the year of taking action against environmental injustices. . Eco-Culture’s theme for 2023 is Tree and Forest protection as we celebrate 202tree! You will not protect what you dont love! Kuleile Mokhitli #202tree #ecosystemrestoration #communionforest  

As one way of promoting creation care activities within the Anglican Church in Malawi, the Green Anglicans in Malawi embarked on a one-tree-one Christmas campaign where 50 fruit trees are planted on Christmas day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord. This activity was done at St. Lukes’ and Dambolaana Anglican Churches in the Anglican Diocese of Lake Malawi.   Photos: Charles Bakolo    

The Diocese of Zambezia in Mozambique is impacted by frequent flooding. They have embarked on a tree growing program, with parisioners planting mangoes. This will provide fruit for families as well as preventing soil erosion and flooding  This is part of the Communion forest Initiative Here is their report: The Diocese of Zambézia is a newly formed Anglican Diocese in the Province of Zambézia (Mozambique) created from the mother Diocese of Niassa. The Diocese is located in Quelimane as the Centre. And there’s Rev. Vicente Msosa as Bishop of the Diocese since August 2021 A total of 2400 seedlings (2300 mango and 100 Pine) were received through a local supplier at Milange broader and Distributed in 4 parishes of the ecclesiastic districts of Milange, Mocuba, Quelimane and Molumbo.   Exercise of Trees planting in the Diocese of Zambezia All mango seedlings were planted in the compound of our churches and Pine seedlings were planted in Milange at church plot using technical instructions from our   brother Charles Bakolo,   Below is a detailed summary of seedling how was distributed and planted. January 2023 – 200 trees (Milange, Mocuba,Molumbo and Mongue) April 2023 – 300 trees (Milange, Milange. Mongue, Mocuba, gile,Ile, Quelimane) Sadly the  1800 seedlings in March were  destroyed by Cyclone Freddy before they could be planted.     Activities Accomplished and Project Impact The Green Zambezia Project intended to facilitate environmental reparation through tree planting and promotion of conservation Agriculture in communities around parishes in the Diocese of Zambezia. Activities undertaken during the planting the trees include, Transport Seedlings from Malawi to the designated planting place in the diocese of Zambezi. Representation process to the Government and Traditional Leaders Identification of intended parishes. Distribution of seedlings Planting the seedings Follow up   We are greatful for the support of the United Thank Offering  

The Diocese of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo held the official launch of the planting of 5,000 trees in Anglican schools by students and 3,500 trees in their parishes as part of the celebration of Arbor Day. Bishop Bertin Mwale

What do you have in your hand? The youth from the Igwa-East Archdeaconry, in the Diocese of the Highveld, had their annual youth meeting at St. Mary’s Breyten on the 11th of December 2022. The theme for the event was “What is that in your hand?”, taken from the book of Exodus 4:2. Often times as young people we complain about what we don’t have, and forget about the things that God has given us to be stewards over. We saw this as a great opportunity to educate the youth in our area about the Green Anglicans program and to encourage them to be good stewards of the environment. Phumlani Mthethwa, who serves as the Archdeaconry’s President and Diocesan Bursar taught young people about the Anglicans fifth mark of mission pertaining to creation and empowered them about the Green Anglicans program and the importance of us safeguarding creation.  Thereafter we planted two trees. The trees were blessed by Revd. Dubazane with the assistance of our recently retired Archdeacon Ven. CB Khumalo. The trees were planted with the help of our Diocesan Youth President, Thabo Magana and Silungile Khumalo, who serves as the Provincial Youth Secretary.  We learnt that ministry is not just to people, but it is to all creation, and so the youth in our Archdeaconry have pledged to be protectors of creation in their respective parishes and communities.  Umuntu omusha ekuKristu uyaphila! (A young person rooted in Christ lives!) Photos by: Nokthula Ngozo with appreciation for the support of the United Thank Offering