What's On? 2021 calendar .

. EVENTS OF ALL ORGANISATIONS

Six Thursdays in Lent: 18 Feb– 25th Mar 7.30pm – 8.30pm The Global Catholic Movement invites you to “Global Healing.” Please register
or email Hosted by GCCM Laudato Si’ Animators in the UK. “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or secondary aspect of our Christian experience…Truly, much can be done!” (Laudato Si’, 217, 180) a series of reflective evenings with inspiring speakers, prayer and discussion, using the film-based resource “Global Healing”. These engaging documentaries will inform and challenge people to respond to Pope Francis’ call to Care for Our Common Home. Suitable for all who are concerned about what is happening to our world and who want to take action.

Fri 12 March 17:00 GMT: Webinar: Addressing the Climate Crisis Digitally: The Power of Imagery to Communicate the Urgency of Acting Now – Join a conversation with Toby Smith, Visuals and Media Programme Lead at Climate Outreach in the UK. He will discuss how Climate Visuals, a program of Climate Outreach, translated research insights into 7 accessible Core Principles and created a popular reference library of hundreds of photographs illustrating the principles. The focus of Climate Visuals is on how images can motivate action – emphasizing digital media. Hosted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Wed 17 March Bishop John Inge from Diocese of Worcester will be speaking at Faith communities and Worcester’s Sustainability Strategy 7.45pm Book now.

23 March 23:00 GMT (18:00ET) University of Massachusetts, Lowell, webinar: “Climate Change as Moral Priority: The Greek Patriarch” featuring Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Theological Advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. – “What have we learned about the relationship between religion and climate change, especially in this period of the pandemic?” Register here

23rd March, the Global Returns Project: ‘Capitalism and the Climate Crisis’ with an all-star line up including Mike Berners-Lee, Jonathon Porritt, and Client Earth’s Joanne Etherton. You can register for free here.

Wed 24 March, 7pm: Extinction Rebellion on the key role of the Citizens Assembly in UK democracy with Kathie Conn

25 March 11:00GMT What is the best way for campaigners to engage the public around COP26? Building on our Britain Talks Climate research, join us for a webinar  including what different segments of the UK population might think about some of the major talking points at the conference

Thur 25 March 7.00-8.30pm (GMT): Anglican Communion: COP26, Divestment and Investment for Climate Justice Inspiring leaders across the Anglican Communion, will share their insights about the steps that Churches need to take on divestment and investment ahead of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. Online. Register

Mon 29 March 6pm: Green Christian monthly Allotment group – by Zoom

Thur 1 April Pray and Fast for the Climate – the first day of each month.

Wed 7 April, 7pm: GC online workshop: What you can do about COP26 with Rachel Mander

Thurs 15 April, 2pm: Making COP26 count as UK faith groups, webinar by Faith for the Climate

Wed 21 April, 7pm: GC Online Workshop: Bible Discussion: What does scripture say to believers about Creation Care? With Deborah Tomkins

22 April Earth Day

Thurs 22 April: Climate Emergency Toolkit – National Training Webinar. Training webinar to help you get started with using the Climate Emergency Toolkit, or to take the next steps. There are two time slots available which will both run for an hour (the content will be the same for both): 1-2pm & 8-9pm.

Mon 26 April (5.45 for) 6pm: Green Christian monthly Allotment group – by Zoom

Wed 28 Apr 7.30pm: A New Moral Ecology for a World where Climate Catastrophe is Real – Lecture by The Very Revd Dr Frances Ward, theologian, researcher and writer, preacher, speaker and teacher, is the author of Like There’s No Tomorrow: Climate Crisis, Eco-Anxiety and God, The Hook Lecture is organised jointly by Leeds Church Institute, Leeds Minster and School of Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science at the University of Leeds. By Zoom. book now.

Sat 1 May Pray and Fast for the Climate – the first day of each month.

Wed 5 May, 7pm: GC online workshop: Exploring the Way of Life: Prayer and Devotions with George Dow

Sun 9 May: Rogation Sunday

Wed – Fri 12-14 May: 10am-12.30pm: Sitting Among the Ashes: An Online conference on spiritual accompaniment:

Spiritual direction and pastoral care in climate emergency and ecological
crisis: accompanying those awaking to climate grief and anxiety. Learning
to grow beyond the tyrannies of hope and despair: becoming keepers of a
threshold to the future. Paul Bodenham of Green Christian and Borrowed Time will be a main leader.

More exact details will be emailed out nearer the time to those who have
expressed an interest. Responses (to andii.bowsher@northumbria.ac.uk ) would be appreciated to help identify how best to enable discussions between participants and for feedback and plenary discussions.

15 May 11am-12 noon: CEE Bill – Understanding how the CEE Bill works to meet the mandates of our faith (Co hosted by Green Christian and Christian Climate Action) Details to come. If you have a questions to put, please email info@greenchristian.org.uk

17-30 May: UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15) China –

Sat 15 May – 11am – noon. The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill – Q&A. This event is co-hosted with Christian Climate Action

5 June 2021 (probable date): Colchester: Green Christian on the Road: 10am to 4pm. St Stephen’s Church, Canterbury Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 7RY. Programme details later.

 Sun 13 June: Open Farm Sunday

13 – 14 July – 9.00 am to 5.00 pm- Digital Conference run by Modern Church – Climate Emergency: the search for hope beyond denial and despair Book now!

21-22 July: Sustaining Church – Reimagining Communities of Faith in Climate Crisis- Online Conference – Hazelnut Community Farm -RUTH VALERIO | NORMAN WIRZBA | NURYA LOVE PARISH | ELLEN DAVIS
& OTHER THEOLOGIANS, FARMERS, DREAMERS, AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS – Call for papers by 16 April

23-25 July: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick: The 2020 Annual Justice and Peace Conference-conference (or a form of it) has been postponed till 2021 – Related to – Action for Life on Earth’ includes GC members running workshops –

27-30 Aug 2021; Green Christian stall at Greenbelt

1 Sept – 4 Oct: Creation Time

18-26 Sept: Great Big Green Week – Promoted by the Climate Coalition.

8-10 Oct – Green Christian Retreat at Ringsfield Hall,  Beccles NR34 8JR Suffolk – book early as numbers limited. Send us an email.

1-12th November – UN Climate Summit COP26

27 Nov – Green Christian Annual Members Meeting: Aloysius, 20 Phoenix Road, Euston, London NW1 1TA