Faith Communities Write to Minister Freeland Ahead of the Throne Speech
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In advance of the September 2020 Throne Speech, and to mark the Season of Creation (September 1 - October 4), For the Love of Creation issued an open letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Recognizing that important policy and budgetary decisions are currently being made, the letter echoes ou...This Sunday, we welcome Jerremie Clyde of Little Loaves Farm to talk to us about God's Shalom and our call to care for creation.
Reservations for next week's onsite services closes tomorrow. Details here: churchoftheascension.ca/church-onsite/
Church On-site – Church of the Ascension
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Scroll down for to make a reservation As of September 1, 2020, the Diocese of Ottawa is in the amber phase of our pandemic response plan. This means churches can reopen our buildings for certain activities while carefully observing restrictions in an effort to protect everyone’s health and safety ...TODAY'S ACTION is a simple practice using the words Sense, Appreciate, Connect, Respect, Express, Delight (SACRED), guides us in remembering or discovering how to be in relationship with creation – a relationship of love and respect.
Download the free resource: www.kairoscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FLC-Resource-Take-a-Sacred-Pause_EN.pdf
#KAIROSClimateAction #30DayKAIROSChallenge #ClimateJustice #ClimateActionNow #ClimateEmergency
Read blog post: www.kairoscanada.org/climate-action-month-day5
Today marks the beginning of the second annual KAIROS Climate Action Month. This year’s Climate Action Month is marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has laid bare the interconnectedness of the global economic and ecological crises. In a post-pandemic recovery, we call on our leaders to act boldly to ensure the integrity of our planet, and to uphold basic human rights and the dignity of all peoples. This year, our actions during September are part of a growing movement for a just recovery.
TODAY’S ACTION is to pray for Creation. September 1 is the World Day of Prayer for Creation, so take a moment of reflection today and pray. We’ve provided two options below, but you are welcome to use one familiar to you or your own intercession.
2020 Season of Creation Prayer bit.ly/2020SeasonofCreationPrayer
A prayer by Roma De Robertis, Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC)
Blessed are You, God alive in Earth and Cosmos!
Welcoming this Season of Creation,
we celebrate your generosity,
as late summer ripens to early autumn.
All your creatures reveal your beauty, truth and wisdom.
We give thanks for flourishing fields, bringing forth rich harvest,
colourful gardens, attracting precious pollinators.
In every season, You give us what we need.
Eagerly, your Spirit nourishes us
to receive and share
loving kindness and compassion.
Forgive our carelessness, causing Earth’s distress,
with loss of many species.
In a time of pandemic,
guide us to participate in your call to transformation.
Awaken us to walk lightly on the land,
seeding integrity ... cultivating justice ...
creating a climate of equality and peace.
Gratefully, we pray in the name of Jesus,
who calls us to grow, making all things new.
Amen.
#KAIROSClimateAction #30DayKAIROSChallenge #WorldDayofPrayerforCreation #ClimateJustice
Download Action Card: bit.ly/CAM-ActionCard
Read blog post: www.kairoscanada.org/climate-action-month-day1
We are now accepting reservations for our onsite services! Details and reservation links here: churchoftheascension.ca/church-onsite/
Get ready for the Season of Creation - join in the Kairos 30 Days for Climate Action!
www.kairoscanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Climate-Action-Month-30-Day-Challenge-Card.pdf
No recording today - sorry! The service, with video hymns and sermon text, can be found on our website.
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