Eco-Spirituality and Discipleship Weekend
25/26 September 2010
Ringsfield Hall, Norfolk
As part of a series of environment-focussed projects in the Diocese of Chelmsford, we are looking to recruit THIRTY young adults and teenagers to come and learn more about what our Christian faith has to say about God's good creation and how to live what we believe about His love for the whole world.
Those who will grow into adulthood in this generation are facing the prospect of a natural environment reeling from shocks and devastation which have been visited on it by the last couple of generations. How can we learn to draw on our faith to live more wisely and lovingly and to see God's redeeming work extending even to the ends of the earth?
This weekend will feature seminars and talks, games and roleplays, prayer and singing; it will feature the beauty of walks in the countryside around Ringsfield Hall, good food and excellent company. Will it feature YOU? You are invited to grow as a Christian, called to be good news in your own environment!
All costs for this experience will be covered, so it is entirely FREE from your perspective. This is to include:
• coach travel to and from Ringsfield Hall from a number of pick-up points in east London and Essex;
• accommodation in comfy, shared rooms;
• full board, beautiful food for all our time away;
• ...and some other goodies!
Ages 13 - 25.
If you are interested in going - or even in just finding out more, at this stage - please contact Paul Trathen, Bishop Laurie's Advisor for Faith in Action, who is coordinating and helping to lead this weekend event. You can reach him on 01268 766766 or paul.trathen@btopenworld.com
What are you waiting for?!?! Sign up before all the places are gone!!!
Fr Paul Trathen
Faith in Action Adviser
Bradwell Area Team
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Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Monday, 14 December 2009
the journey home: Back from Copenhagen...
the journey home: Back from Copenhagen...
The first of a number of posts about this past weekend in Copenhagen, where young people from the Diocese of Chelmsford witnessed to this historic moment and their faith...
The first of a number of posts about this past weekend in Copenhagen, where young people from the Diocese of Chelmsford witnessed to this historic moment and their faith...
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Diocesan Eco-Essay - win a trip to Copenhagen!
ECO-ESSAY COMPETITION
• Are you a Christian?
• Are you aged between 18 and 29 years old?
• Are you passionate to make a difference in God’s precious world?
• Would you like to be a part of one of the most significant events of our time?
• Could you be an ambassador and champion in our Diocese of churches?
“Yes!”.....?
…then this Eco-Essay competition is for you!
December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen will shape the way the world combats climate change. It’s vital an effective deal is done for the sake of the planet which is God’s good creation and for the millions in the poorest countries who are suffering the effects of climate change now.
Chelmsford Diocesan Environment Group (DEG) is pleased to be able to offer to pay to send
FIVE DIOCESAN DELEGATES to Copenhagen.
Could you be one of the five?!?...
If so, you will be joining a group from Christian Aid, for a packed itinerary!...
Friday 11th
• Travel from UK to Copenhagen, arriving in the evening for dinner and bed at a school, where basic accommodation will be provided in dormitory-style.
Saturday 12th:
• Participate in large civil society march from Copenhagen city centre to the Bella Centre, where the United Nations climate change talks are taking place. You will be marching with Christian Aid partners who have come to take part in the talks and campaigners from all over the globe.
Sunday 13th
• Participate in an event, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu will handover all the Countdown to Copenhagen pledges collected in the UK together with actions from across the globe to a representative of the UN. This event is being organised by Aprodev, the European coalition of which Christian Aid is a member.
• Participate in an ecumenical church service, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will speak. The service is taking place in Copenhagen cathedral; we hope to join in via big TV screens nearby.
• Depart Copenhagen early evening. (time TBC)
Monday 14th
• Arrive back in the UK at various times!
So, what do you need to do to enter this competition and be one of the five?...
Simply write an essay of between 2000 and 2500 words, which addresses the following brief:
“Climate-change and sustainable lifestyles are vital issues for our shared future in God’s good creation.
What perspective and contribution can the Christian faith bring? And how do we raise up a prophetic generation of young people to live out this faith and make a difference?”
Submission deadline: Friday 13 November 2009
Entries will be judged by a panel of members from the Diocesan Environment Group.
The winners will be announced by the Bishop of Colchester on Friday 20 November 2009.
Please send your essay entry to Paul Trathen, the Bishop’s Advisor for ‘Faith in Action’, at:
Rawreth Rectory,
Church Road,
Rawreth,
Essex.
SS11 8SH
or
paul.trathen@btopenworld.com
• Are you a Christian?
• Are you aged between 18 and 29 years old?
• Are you passionate to make a difference in God’s precious world?
• Would you like to be a part of one of the most significant events of our time?
• Could you be an ambassador and champion in our Diocese of churches?
“Yes!”.....?
…then this Eco-Essay competition is for you!
December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen will shape the way the world combats climate change. It’s vital an effective deal is done for the sake of the planet which is God’s good creation and for the millions in the poorest countries who are suffering the effects of climate change now.
Chelmsford Diocesan Environment Group (DEG) is pleased to be able to offer to pay to send
FIVE DIOCESAN DELEGATES to Copenhagen.
Could you be one of the five?!?...
If so, you will be joining a group from Christian Aid, for a packed itinerary!...
Friday 11th
• Travel from UK to Copenhagen, arriving in the evening for dinner and bed at a school, where basic accommodation will be provided in dormitory-style.
Saturday 12th:
• Participate in large civil society march from Copenhagen city centre to the Bella Centre, where the United Nations climate change talks are taking place. You will be marching with Christian Aid partners who have come to take part in the talks and campaigners from all over the globe.
Sunday 13th
• Participate in an event, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu will handover all the Countdown to Copenhagen pledges collected in the UK together with actions from across the globe to a representative of the UN. This event is being organised by Aprodev, the European coalition of which Christian Aid is a member.
• Participate in an ecumenical church service, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will speak. The service is taking place in Copenhagen cathedral; we hope to join in via big TV screens nearby.
• Depart Copenhagen early evening. (time TBC)
Monday 14th
• Arrive back in the UK at various times!
So, what do you need to do to enter this competition and be one of the five?...
Simply write an essay of between 2000 and 2500 words, which addresses the following brief:
“Climate-change and sustainable lifestyles are vital issues for our shared future in God’s good creation.
What perspective and contribution can the Christian faith bring? And how do we raise up a prophetic generation of young people to live out this faith and make a difference?”
Submission deadline: Friday 13 November 2009
Entries will be judged by a panel of members from the Diocesan Environment Group.
The winners will be announced by the Bishop of Colchester on Friday 20 November 2009.
Please send your essay entry to Paul Trathen, the Bishop’s Advisor for ‘Faith in Action’, at:
Rawreth Rectory,
Church Road,
Rawreth,
Essex.
SS11 8SH
or
paul.trathen@btopenworld.com
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
The Croydon connection, Rowan's environmental initiatives and other fun...
Was great, today, to welcome a colleague from down in south London...
The Revd Dr Barry Goodwin wears many hats, and is a wonderful example to me of how to juggle the kind of job he and I do. Barry works in the Croydon Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Southwark (ie. south of the river in London and a bit of Surrey) as their Parish Development and Social Responsibility Officer, and acts in a wider capacity across the Diocese as DEO (Diocesan Environment Officer) and Rural Officer.
We were able to touch base about a number of things, but a good number of them concerned environmental matters and initiatives.
Barry convenes the group for the London Churches' Environmental Network, which is a useful discussion and action forum across the capital city, and should be seen as a resource beyond the metropolis, in my view. So, come on, Essex people, get plugged in to this network!...
Barry has also been involved in some of the lead-up to the relaunch this summer of the C of E's environmental initiative Shrinking the Footprint. This will be given a needed jolt of new publicity on June 11 at Lambeth Palace by ++Rowan - I hope to be there, and want our churches in south and east Essex to really get excited and committed about the idea of making our places of worship and our lives of discipleship in Jesus Christ places where God can speak powerfully of His goodness against the background of our present perilous relaitionship with His created order...
At the end of this year, vital discussions about our energy uses and carbon sequestration across the world will be the subject of international discussions at Copenhagen. Perhaps, we could consider in our parishes involving the whole community, and especially our children, in the ARK campaign of Operation Noah? I would be happy to assist any in the parishes - or our schools - with this initiative, which I think is a really great one!
The Revd Dr Barry Goodwin wears many hats, and is a wonderful example to me of how to juggle the kind of job he and I do. Barry works in the Croydon Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Southwark (ie. south of the river in London and a bit of Surrey) as their Parish Development and Social Responsibility Officer, and acts in a wider capacity across the Diocese as DEO (Diocesan Environment Officer) and Rural Officer.
We were able to touch base about a number of things, but a good number of them concerned environmental matters and initiatives.
Barry convenes the group for the London Churches' Environmental Network, which is a useful discussion and action forum across the capital city, and should be seen as a resource beyond the metropolis, in my view. So, come on, Essex people, get plugged in to this network!...
Barry has also been involved in some of the lead-up to the relaunch this summer of the C of E's environmental initiative Shrinking the Footprint. This will be given a needed jolt of new publicity on June 11 at Lambeth Palace by ++Rowan - I hope to be there, and want our churches in south and east Essex to really get excited and committed about the idea of making our places of worship and our lives of discipleship in Jesus Christ places where God can speak powerfully of His goodness against the background of our present perilous relaitionship with His created order...
At the end of this year, vital discussions about our energy uses and carbon sequestration across the world will be the subject of international discussions at Copenhagen. Perhaps, we could consider in our parishes involving the whole community, and especially our children, in the ARK campaign of Operation Noah? I would be happy to assist any in the parishes - or our schools - with this initiative, which I think is a really great one!
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