40 days of Lent : 40 stories about PWRDF : 40 prayers for the Earth [advertisement]
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42999
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2021 February
- Volume
- 147
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 12
- Notes
- Quarter page colour advertisement for Primate's World Relief and Development Fund. "40 days of Lent : 40 stories about PWRDF : 40 prayers for the Earth. Join us this season of Lent as we focus on Creation Care: Climate Action. Learn more and subscribe for daily reflections at pwrdf.org/Lent 2021. PWRDF: The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund, The Anglican Church of Canada, 80 Hayden St., Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 416-924-9192 1-866-308-7973 pwrdf@pwrdf.org pwrdf.org [Facebook]@pwrdfcan [Twitter]@pwrdf [Instagram]@pwrdf_justgeneration". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
- Lent - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
2020 Request for Proposals to address the Crisis of Climate Change
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42669
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 March
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 8
- Notes
- Quarter-page colour advertisement for Anglican Foundation of Canada. "20 grants up to $2,500 each available. Submission deadline is April 1, 2020. anglicanfoundation.org/rfp. Anglican Foundation of Canada". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Anglican Foundation of Canada - Grants
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Anglicans in Nunavik face dangers of climate change
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article41678
- Author
- Kidd, Joelle
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2018 March
- Author
- Kidd, Joelle
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2018 March
- Volume
- 144
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 6, 10
- Notes
- " [Esther] Wesley, along with Anglican Church of Canada reconciliation animator Melanie Delva, spent two weeks in December [2017] travelling with Bishop David Parsons, of the diocese of the Arctic, to communities on the Ungava Peninsula, in Nunavik, northern Quebec. In Kangirsuk, an Inuit village in northern Nunavik, community member Zebedee Nungak presented the two women with a jug of water. They soon found out that for Zebedee to collect this gift meant travelling upwards of 17 kilometres. Water in Kangirsuk typically comes from a nearby lake, about five kilometres away, but rising temperatures have caused ice to freeze less deeply and become contaminated by silt. The community has running water, says Zebedee's wife, Jeannie Nungak, but the taste is not as good. 'There are more minerals than there used to be ... the taste is difference for tea or coffee'. This is one of the many daily impacts of climate change on Canada's North. 'It's not a theory up in this part of the world', says Parsons. 'We're the canary in the mine'" (p. 6). "When Delva and Wesley visited in mid-December [2017], Ungava Bay hadn't yet frozen. For communities that fish on this ice, and travel across it to hunting grounds, it's more than an inconvenience. 'People are dying trying to get to the hunting ground', says Delva" (p. 10).
- Subjects
- Climatic changes - Canada
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of the Arctic
- Water-supply - Canada
- Canada, Northern - 21st century
- Inuit - Quebec (Province) - Nunavik
- Wesley, Esther
- Delva, Melanie
- Parsons, David W.
- Nungak, Zebedee
- Nungak, Jeannie
Anglicans join protest of global warming
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article33370
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2006 February
- Volume
- 132
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- Anglicans joined tens of thousands in Montreal 3 December 2005 to lead a worldwide protest against global warming during the United Nations climate change conference. From Episcopal News Service.
- Subjects
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Arctic experiencing 'drastic' effects of climate change
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article39662
- Author
- Folkins, Tali
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 September
- Author
- Folkins, Tali
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 September
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 16
- Notes
- "On the eve of General Synod's vote July 12 [2016] on a number of resolutions dealing with socially and environmentally responsible investing, members heard a first-hand account of some effects global warming has had on Canada's Inuit people. 'These are things that keep me up at night', Inuit leader Natan Obed said in an address to General Synod July 11[2016] after describing some of the 'drastic changes' his people have witnessed in the Arctic environment in recent years". "General Synod also heard from Canon Ken Gray, secretary of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, and Kevin Thomas, director of shareholder engagement at SHARE [Shareholder Association for Research and Education], a Canadian organization that provides advice on responsible investing. The stewardship of creation, Gray said, is becoming 'increasingly central to our vocation as Anglican Christians'."
- Subjects
- Ecology - Canada
- Canada, Northern
- Canada, Northern - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Inuit - Canada - 21st century
- Inuit - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Obed, Natan
- Investments - Moral and ethical aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Canada
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Communion Environmental Network
- Gray, Ken (Kenneth J.)
- SHARE (Shareholder Association for Research and Education)
- Thomas, Kevin
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (41st : 2016 : Richmond Hill, Ont.) - Resolutions
'A time of crisis and opportunity'
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article38769
- Author
- Folkins, Tali
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 February
- Author
- Folkins, Tali
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 February
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 1, 7
- Notes
- "In the wake of the climate change agreement reached in Paris December 12 [2015], Anglican and ecumenical leaders in Canada say they're looking to the future with new hope -- as well as concern that the deal will be translated into action. While in action to meet Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, travelled by train to Paris to take part in a special climate change-themed ecumenical service. The occasion gave him a change to talk with people involved in the Paris conference, he said, and hope was a big theme of these discussions" (p. 1). "In Paris on behalf of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) was Joy Kennedy, chair of the CCC's commission on justice and peace" (p. 7). "In each country, the onus may be on people and organizations to keep up the pressure to make sure their leaders stay on track, Thompson [Henriette Thompson, director, public witness for social and ecological justice, Anglican Church of Canada] said. It may also require some personal sacrifices, and one important role for the church in the time to come, she said, will be to allay people's anxiety, 'especially as members of our own church in Canada will be suffering directly the economic impact in the form of the loss of jobs' that is likely to follow in this country's energy sector" (p. 7).
- Subjects
- Ecology - Religious aspects
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Government policy
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Conference of the Parties (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) (21st : 2015 : Paris, France)
- Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-
- Kennedy, Joy, 1948-
- Thompson, Henriette
Before the clock runs out of time
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42277
- Author
- Blaikie, Brynne
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 October
- Author
- Blaikie, Brynne
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 October
- Volume
- 145
- Issue
- 8
- Page
- 2
- Notes
- Youth delegates at the 2019 General Synod formulated two resolutions C003 and C004 on the subject of climate change. By passing Resolution C003, moved by Blaikie and seconded by Alexa Wallace, "Anglicans have affirmed that it is our duty to safeguard creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth. We are called into the stewardship of creation. We can do this by cutting out single-use plastics in our churches, using more efficient lighting, reducing emissions where possible, looking into carbon offsets and so much more". Resolution C004 did not make it to the floor before the end of synod and was referred to the Council of General Synod (CoGS). "It calls upon the church to: Encourage individual Anglicans to make the climate emergency known to all candidates in the upcoming provincial and federal elections [21 Oct. 2019] as a priority; Encourage dioceses and parishes to support and participate in the global climate justice rallies occurring for young Canadians on Sept. 20, 2019 and for the wider Canadian community on Sept. 27, 2019". "If we adhere to Resolutions C003 and C004, we could send shockwaves through our Canadian community and hopefully the world. Quite often, big movements like these create a domino effect".
- Author "is an undergraduate student finishing her bachelor of science in astrophysics. She attends St. George's Anglican Church, Winnipeg".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (42nd : 2019 : Vancouver, B.C.) - Resolutions
- Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Environmental protection - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Youth - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Climate action education focus zooms in on food security
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article43124
- Author
- Umbach, Kim
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
- Date
- 2021 June
- Author
- Umbach, Kim
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 2021 June
- Page
- 3
- Notes
- Issue on theme: "Working Towards a Truly Just, Healthy and Peaceful World: Climate Action".
- "Despite the COVID-19 pandemic dominating our lives throughout 2020, climate change remained a pressing issue for PWRDF and its partners, for Anglicans in Canada and for the world. In 2020, PWRDF produced a number of resources focused on Climate Action, the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13. The resources showed how climate change intersects with our partners' work, from health and women's empowerment to food security, emergency relief and more. We will continue to promote those resources in 2021, and build on them with the introduction of a three-year education focus called Creation Care: Climate Action. The program launched January 28 [2021] with a webinar that included prayer with Rev. Ken Great, some basic climate change information, examples of PWRDF partners' work around climate change and a guide to PWRDF resources". "We are developing five learning modules for parish or individual use for 2021". "Our learning modules will include video links, reflections and activities that you can use on your own or to lead discussions in your community". "We also encourage using the worship resource 'A Covenant for Climate Justice'. A Service of the Word and a Eucharist service are available to use in whole or in part". "Be sure to check pwrdf.org/webinars to register for online learning opportunities .... Visit pwrdf.org/climateaction to find updates, recordings, links to Anglican and Ecumenical Climate Action campaigns and more".
- Subjects
- Food security - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Creation Care: Climate Action
- Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Information resources
- Webinars - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Climate Change
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9769
- Date
- 2010 June 3-11
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 57
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. James Cowan
- Text
- That this General Synod:
- 1. Join with other faith communities and secular groups to press the Government of Canada to adopt a comprehensive climate action plan with firm targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 25-40% by 2020 based on 1990 levels (as per Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III report, Box 13.7, page 776), as a central concern of social and ecological justice;
- 2. Encourage dioceses and parishes to incorporate concerns about the care of creation more fully into regular liturgies and request the Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee and the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee to provide resources to support this;
- 3. Encourage dioceses and parishes to join with other faith communities and secular groups in researching and providing information on the climate crisis to members of their own communities;
- 4. Encourage dioceses to work with the "Greening Anglican Spaces" project group of the Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee to estimate and place their data in a national database, to consider professional audits, and to participate in a measurable and authoritative monitoring process.
- 5. Encourage the Council of General Synod to model how to estimate the annual rate of greenhouse gas emissions, (and other behaviours such as travel and operations) by gathering existing data from utility bills from Anglican buildings in at least 3 urban centres or regions in order to share this data, with subsequent professional interpretation, and make specific predictions for energy use reduction.
- 6. Request the Council of General Synod to consider having an estimate made of the annual greenhouse gas emissions for which the office of General Synod is responsible, commit to a stated reduction in these, and report regularly on progress made.
- CARRIED Act 57
- Subjects
- Ecology - Canada
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Greenhouse gases - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Greening Anglican Spaces
'Climate change evangelist' visits cathedral
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article39522
- Author
- Fieguth, Debra
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2015 April
- Author
- Fieguth, Debra
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2015 April
- Volume
- 141
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 7
- Notes
- Katharine Hayhoe addressed "about 140 people who gathered Feb. 19 [2015] to hear her speak at St. George's Cathedral in Kingston, Ont. The diocese of Ontario's Green Group, with support from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Vincent de Paul, organized the event". "Dubbed a climate change evangelist by actor Don Cheadle when he profiled her for 'Time' magazine's 100 most influential people in 2014, Hayhoe is known both for her academic credentials and her evangelical Christian perspective". "Now living in oil-rich Texas, where she teaches at Texas Technical University in Lubbock, Hayhoe faces daily opposition, including volumes of hate mail from climate change deniers, many of them Christians. "We have confounded our faith with our politics', said Hayhoe". "People might not like it, but governments have to get involved by setting policies that reduce the use and effects of fossil fuels, she said. 'Climate change is a tragedy of the commons .. We need collective action'." "Diocese of Ontario Bishop Michael Oulton said ... 'She [Hayhoe] provides both a clear and reasonable presentation of the science and the importance of Christian engagement with this topic as a principle of putting our faith in action'."
- Subjects
- Hayhoe, Katharine (Katharine Anne Scott), 1973-
- Climatic changes - Government policy
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Oulton, Michael (Michael Douglas), 1959-