Items from Bradford EarthCare News 03: sent out on 2 May 2009

The Earth Care Team promotes green church activity within the area of the Diocese of Bradford. It supports the Diocesan Environment Officer.

Gerald Partridge - Diocesan Environment Officer
                               - Bradford Green Fund Officer

Clare Hyde          - EcoCongregation Officer for rural areas and the west

Carole Birley    - Urban Environment Officer for Bradford and the east (includes Eco-Congregation) ;  
                           - Youth Conference Organiser

Judith Allinson - Communications Officer - Email distributor - Sends emails to the 80 people who
                              have expressed interest in Earth Care Green Activities in the
                               Bradford Diocese - webeditor: www.bdec.org.uk

Sam Randall - Bishop's Officer for Church in the World -

Several other people are involved with more general roles.

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ECOCONGREGATION

Entering for EcoCongregation is very easy.

Sometime people think the initial audit looks a big hurdle but it is not, and it is a good tool to get people thinking. Carol Birley and Clare Hyde are happy to come to a group at your church and run the session "Initial Audit" for you if you contact them.

Churches within the Bradford Diocese Area that have gained EcoCongregation Status:

Holy Trinity Skipton - June 2005 -
St John the Evangelist Hurst Green, Nr Clitheroe Dec 2003 - June 2008 -
Menston Methodist, Nr Ilkley - Sept 2008 -
Baildon Methodist - Jan 2009 -

And Nearby:
St Chad's, Leeds Oct 2005 2nd award - Dec 2008 -
St Andrew's URC Roundhay Leeds - March - 2008
Gildersome Baptist Leeds - - 2nd Award - Feb 2008
St Leonard's Balderstone, Blackburn - May 2007 -
St Mark's Harrogate - July 2005 -
Wakefield Baptist April 2002

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3. ROGATION TYPE SERVICES

For a good description of rogation day see
www.cofe-orcester.org.uk/pdf/RogationSunday21.05.06.pdf

3 May Horton in Ribblesdale Lambing service at 3.00pm at Newhouses, Horton-in-Ribblesdale www.ctisad.org.uk

17 May Bracewell, near Barnoldswick, Lancs. Bracewell Rogation service. 'We begin in church, and then limit our walking to fields, and farms, gardens around the village, ending back in the churchyard. The service will begin at 10.30am

17 May Broughton, Skipton -All Saints' Broughton (off the A59 SW of Skipton, in a deeply rural setting) has always kept Rogation. The service starts at 19.00; beginning in church (this year's preacher is the Revd Rod Geddes of Gargrave) then we process, with hymns and prayers, outside to the spring, the fields, the garden, and back to the churchyard. Then refreshments in the church hall. It is usually quite an ecumenical, with both Methodists and Roman Catholics as regular attenders.

17 May Burnsall, Yorks Dales - Lambing Service at 3 pm

17 May Kettlewell, Yorks Dales - Lambing Service at 3pm

17 May Keasden, (near Clapham), Forest of Bowland - Lambing Service 7pm Wenningside Farm near Keasden Church

17 May Burley in Wharfedale - Beating the Bounds

30 May Crossroads, Haworth, Keighley - St James Church people will be walking the parish boundaries (well-appreciated annual tradition)

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4. ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY - 7 June - WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY - 5 June

This is an opportunity for a green service. Here are two events on 14 June, and one near some of you in the east in May.

14 June Ingleton, Yorks Dales Environmental re think service at Ingleton (St Mary's). There will be live music, and presentations as well as prayer.

14 June Giggleswick, Settle N Yorks The YWT Living Churchyard Project is holding an 'Open Churchyard' event in conjunction with the Yorkshire Branch of the Institute of Biology at St Alkelda's on the afternoon of Sunday 14 June. Prof Mark Seaward is booked to lead some groups for those interested to study the lichens and it is hoped to involve other local biologists to cover other aspects of the wildlife - e.g. flora/insects/birds.

7 May Adel, Leeds St John the Baptist Church , Adel 2.00pm-5.00pm, children’s activity at 4.00pm A ‘Treasures Revealed’ event (Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber)- guided walks round the churchyard with people on hand to explain how the management for wildlife began and how it has evolved. displays and refreshment. In association with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Living Churchyard project www.ywt.org.uk/living_churchyards.php

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