Bradford Diocese
Earth Care (last updated 16 May 2014)
www.bdec.org.uk
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(At some stage this will be incorporated with/ run in conjunction with emails for the rest of the West Yorkshire and Dales areas)
Upcoming Events
| Sun 18 May: Annual Lambing Service - Wenningside Farm, Keasden - 7pm - All welcome | 1 June - Environment Service for Environment Sunday: St John's Ben Rhydding: Speaker Caonon Andy Willams of Bradford Cathedral. 10am. all welcome. |
24 May: Four events at Ingleton: Lichens Workshop for Beginners and Launch of Self Guided Lichens Trail at St Mary's Churchyard, Ingleton 10am (£5) Mosses Workshop for Beginners at Chapel le Dale Churchyard 2pm-4pm -(£10) includes handouts |
2 June: Visit to Fairfield "EcoHouse" at Burton in Lonsdale. Jacob's Join Picnic tea (drinks provided) - organised by Churches Together and Settle and District with special invitation to Bradford Diocese( as was) Earth Care and all interested - details: ja@bdec.org.uk 01729 822138 |
Please write and ask you local political parties what they are going to do to reduce climate change:
please visit Hope For The Future
EarthCare News 22: updated in Aug 2013- still most of it is relevant -(For older News see below)
 1. Launch of Wildflowers of the Churchyard - book at Ingleton church - waterclour paintings and fascinating identification tips on identification and meanings of names. |
6. ECO-CONGREGATION - Entering for this 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. Churches within the Bradford Diocese Area that have gained EcoCongregation Status: St John the Evangelist Hurst Green, Nr Clitheroe Dec 2003 - June 2008 - July 2012 - Three Awards! And in the rest of Yorkshire and nearby:
St Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Leeds, July 2013 |
2. Are you doing something special for CreationTide? (1 Sept - 4Oct) Do let us know. Lots of resources on green themes (e.g. sermons and prayers on the lectionary readings for the Sunday during this period) available from new Eco-Congregation Scotland Material |
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3. Watch the 2013 video about Green Activities in churches of Northern England - Eco-Congregation Or send off for a DVD or the film. |
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| 4. The New Diocesan Environment Officer is Rod Anderson. We wish him all the best in this post | |
| 5. Churchyard Mosses Identification for Beginners Days have been held at 2 Feb: Giggleswick and 23 Feb: Ingleton . Participants learned to recognise some very common mosses that will probably grow in their own churchyards. Even if you go away only having learned five mosses you will know more about mosses than 99% of the UK polulation!. So give it a go. |
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| 6. LOVE LIFE, LIVE LENT booklets 2013 were launched.
. http://bit.ly/Ye4DIj They usually have some eco-tips in them. |
News added in 2012 (For older News see below)
- Stop press:- Bradford Cathedral to host green event on 15 September 2012 - Download Flier for 15 Sept 2012
God’s Word on God’s World - Living as Green Disciples -
Bradford Cathedral 10.30am-4pm 15 Sept
Speaker: Rev David Bookless of A Rocha. Welcomeme and Act of
worship at 10.30am led by Bishop Nick Baines of Bradford.
More details from jonathan.nicholas@bradford.anglican.org
or chris.aldred@bradfordcathedral.org at www.bradfordcathedral.org
- Dave Bookless will also be preaching at the Cathedral on Sunday 16th September at 10.15am
- Rogation Services - the Bradford Diocese has more Rogation services and similar lambing services listed than any other Diocese
- Each deanery now has a "Green Apostle" - or Green coordinator. Tthe ideal would be that each church and parish also has a green/eco person or team, and then the Green deanery Apostle would then facilitate and encourages the parish green people. If you would like to be involved at any level please contact your Green Apostle:
Jean Bailey, Airedale Deanery jean_richard@btinternet.com
Rosie Tudge, Calverly Deanery rosietudge@btinternet.com
Marilyn Banister, Otley Deanery marilyn@ecoworld.co.uk
Margaret Barker, Bowland Deanery - mbarker@austwick.org
Andy Ive, Ewecross Deanery andy.ive@btinternet.com
Gerald Partridge, South Craven - gerald.partridge@bradford.anglican.org
Revd Jonathan Nicholas, Bowling and Horton Deanery
jonathan.nicholas@bradford.anglican.org
Skipton Deanery -- Green Apostle needed
The Conservation Value of habitats and land within the Bradford Diocese One tenth of the diocese is classified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Find out why
- Bishop Nick presents Eco-Congregation Certificate to st Mary's, Ingleton 24 July 2011 (Right)
Items from
1. Green Apostles (Deanery Green Coordinators)- This is dealt with below. 1. GREEN APOSTLES (DEANERY GREEN COORDINATORS) Each Deanery now has a "Green Apostle" - i.e. a Deanery Green Some Deaneries have held meetings where the Green Parish It is possible for individual parishes to have more than one green If you feel that looking after the environment is an Jean Bailey, Airedale Deanery jean_richard@btinternet.com |
Items from Bradford EarthCare News 06 and 07:
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Items from Bradford EarthCare News 03: sent out on 2 May 2009The 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 Clare Hyde - EcoCongregation Officer for rural areas and the west Carole Birley - Urban Environment Officer for Bradford and the east (includes
Eco-Congregation) ; Judith Allinson - Communications Officer - Email distributor - Sends
emails to the 80 people who Sam Randall - Bishop's Officer for Church in the World - Several other people are involved with more general roles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -
And Nearby:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. ROGATION TYPE SERVICES For a good description of rogation day see ------------------------------------ 4. ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY 2011- 5 June - WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2011 - 5 June |
Recent Bradford Diocesan synod at Tosside 21 June 2008 - had and environment motion |
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More pictures and a description of the day
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Althea Shevill (right) organised LOAF food. |
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Light Bulb Project
- Light Conversion! A Flyer and and Order form for ecological light bulbs made locally. |
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NEW! - April 2008 - Bradford and the Dales -Diocese Green Fund - Carbon Offset Poster - as pdf file 286KB - or as powerpoint slide -2.6MB
Please make cheques payable to "Bradford Diocesan Board of Finance", marked for the “Bradford & Dales Green Fund”
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NEW! - February 2008 - Bradford and the Dales Earthcare Partnership -
A celebration of Earthcare in Bradford Diocese - a pdf leaflet with pretty pictures for you to print out and put in your church.
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The Earth Care Team welcome new members.
You are also welcome to be put on our NEWS email list - ask to subscribe
Past events:
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16 June - Bowland Deanery synod had an Eco theme.
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21 June 2008- Diocesan Synod at Tosside had an eco-theme. Mark Dowd from Operation Noah was speaker. The meal servd followed LOAF principles, so that ingredients where possible were at least one of the following:- Locally produced, organic, animal friendly, Fair Trade
EarthCare Trip to Gibson's Mill at Hebden Bridge - Sat Oct 13 th 2007: There were workshops on energy and a guided tour of this 19th-century cotton mill, renovated as a model of sustainable development and that sits at the heart of Hardcastle Crags.
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2007 Diocesan Day at Bradford on 28 April: Theme "Church in the Community" includes "Care of the Environment workshops". Speakers: Elaine Storkey, and Alison Adam from Iona. See report of the CEL stall and the Diocese Website Description
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Dalehead Wind Turbine July 2006
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Diocese walk at Austwick July 2006
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Settle Methodist Church Rainforest Fund Project - 1 Jan 2008 onwards
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust "Churchyard" Seminar at Long Preston churchyard May 2005
- A challenge: Global Warming:- what we can do - Bentham Local Action for Justice and Peace - Oct 2005 and Growing with Grace visit for Apple Day.
