The parish of St Margaret’s (Margate) celebrated Environmental Stewardship Sunday organised by Eco Champ mam’ Elizabeth Luthuli in collaboration with Mzimkhulu Archdeaconry Mother’s Union #EcoChamps and parishioners.
This is a continuation of the workshop they attended in March 2025, where the diocesan Mothers’ Union met to activate the program. The speaker Ms Mandisa Gumada (Diocesan Youth Coordinator and Green Anglican’s rep) spoke about the Catechism which highlight the human nature (APB, pg 423) and Christian Stewardship (APB, pg 435) and edged congregants who came dressed in shades of green to live our all 5 marks of the mission inclusive of the one to safeguard the integrity of creation; to be involved in advocacy when an injustice is experienced and to further take time to reflect, realise and act for change on what are the traits that each person does which contributes towards climate change.
Revd. Mzo Sibiya who is the Priest in Charge shared his view and motivation of how we should try by all means not to continue with our nature of “throw away” where we see things been thrown away all the time, papers, plastic, food etc.
After the service a “fish tail” palm tree was planted amongst other trees surrounding the church. This was indeed symbolic as Palms are what Anglicans use annually as they remember Jesus’ walk at Jerusalem and also being a coastal parish overlooking the sea. At tea fellowship, congregants were treated to a poem by young people of the church admiring mother nature.
“Join in, MU is changing lives…”
-by Mandisa Darkie Gumada
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