St Peter’s and Eco Church
Click on the link below to find out more about St Peter’s and Eco Church.
Today, whatever your job, consider that first calling, to look after the world, its animals and the next generation of humans. How are you fulfilling that calling?
Lord, help us to do small things that produce big change. Where possible, enable us to share resources fairly, campaign for better ecology and animal welfare, nurture young people and leave the world a better place. Amen.
Resources for use during Lent
For further Green Resources for Lent, see the St Peter’s Lent webpage: www.stpetersleck.org/lent-resources
Green Information/Helpful tips
Click to go to the Green Tips page.
| If you have any tips or information that others may find useful, please let the Parish Office know. |
Green News
Click to read the latest Green News. There is more in the Ecochurch section of the weekly newsletter and on the St Peter’s noticeboard.
Green Calendar
We have collated a list of events and dates which come under the “green” umbrella. Click here to see it.
A Rocha have created an EcoTips calendar.
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Please take some time to calculate your carbon footprint at https://www.worldlandtrust.org/carbon-calculator/individual/
Reading List
- ‘Promise the Earth’ by Julian Allwood and Andrew Davison, published by CUP
I strongly recommend this book which is short and eminently readable by all ages. The authors (an engineer and a theologian) provide a fresh perspective on what we can and must do to combat climate change. They argue that relying on new technologies is mostly unrealistic, but that we have still time to achieve climate targets if we practise Christian values, and that life will be enhanced not diminished as a result. I have bought an extra copy, as I am so keen to share this book!
Please let me know if you would like to borrow it: tabithagilchrist2@gmail.com - Like there’s no tomorrow: Climate Crisis, Eco-anxiety and God by Frances Ward
Sacristy Press 2020
£10.74 on Amazon - The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Allen Lane 2024
£11.99 on Amazon Hardcover - A barrister for the Earth by Monica Feria-Tinta
- Natural Connection by Jocelyn Longdon
See also our other Eco pages
A Rocha
Our vision is for churches of all denominations to care for creation as an integral part of loving their neighbours and following God faithfully.
Eco Church is an A Rocha UK project.
A Rocha UK (ARUK) is a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world and committed to equipping Christians and churches in the UK to care for the environment.
Go to the A Rocha website for more information and tips.
Target 25
Target 25 is A Rocha UK’s project to help a range of declining species, taxonomic groups, and threatened habitats.
A Rocha have produced information packs that offer guidance on monitoring and recording, and that suggest practical actions that can be taken to boost local populations. Find out more, and view the information packs, on the A Rocha website.
Land management practices at St Peter’s follow the guidelines for T1: Grassland Habitat, specifically the section on churchyards, and are further informed by the guidelines for boosting populations of all Target 25 groups and species likely to be found in the area.