Dear church leader
How does your church care for God’s creation? Would you like support to do more?
Eco-Congregation Scotland is an ecumenical movement helping local groups of Christians link environmental issues to their faith, reduce their environmental impact, and engage with the community (www.ecocongregationscotland.org). A number of Moray churches have already become involved: for example, Alves & Burghead; Bellie & Speymouth; Duffus, Spynie & Hopeman (all Church of Scotland); Holy Trinity; St John’s (Scottish Episcopal); and St Margaret’s (Catholic).
Representatives from the different congregations in Moray meet regularly for mutual support and to share ideas. We’d like to inspire members of other congregations to join us and to find out more about the links between faith and creation care. We’re particularly keen to increase the number of different denominations involved.
With this in mind, on Saturday 17th March, we’re hosting a meeting in the Williamson Hall in Elgin. David Bethune, the Eco-Congregation Scotland coordinator will provide information about the movement. He’ll explain how local congregations can get involved by registering and by taking part in the new awards scheme. Local church members will give examples of what they’ve done to ‘green’ their churches. There’ll be opportunities to share ideas and challenges, too.
We warmly invite you and members of your congregation (including young people) to join us. We’d be grateful if you could advertise this opportunity, and encourage interested people to attend. A poster advertising the meeting can be downloaded here. Please feel free to circulate it and this message.
