November 2016 Eco Congregation Ireland Newsletter available

Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Eco Congregation Ireland newsletter!

In this newsletter:

  • ECI Climate Justice Candle – the journey continues!
  • Creation Time 2016 – Eco-Congregations share their news!
  • Farewell to Gillian, Our Quaker ECI Representative … and Welcome to Fran Brady our new Quaker Representative!
  • Creation Care Network in Northern Ireland – Report of Gathering 15 October 2016
  • ‘Enough is Plenty – Reclaiming the Common Good’ organised by South Belfast Quakers and Methodists – Final Report
  • ‘Laudato Si’ and the Path to COP 22 – Fr Seán McDonagh, SSC
  • An Tairseach Dominican Farm and Ecology Centre, Co Wicklow: Upcoming Events
  • The Buzzing of the Bees … Why Bees are so Important – Report by Sylvia Thompson, Diocese of Kerry
  • South Belfast Quaker Meeting holds discussion on developing sustainability plan
  • Two events coming up in 2017 at Drumalis!
  • Be ‘Food Smart’ and pledge for your pocket and the planet!
  • Eco Challenge!
  • Prayer for the Earth

If you have any information or stories from your congregation, parish, meeting or Eco-Congregation we would love to hear from you!  Please forward your news to us at [email protected]m.  Don’t forget if you hold an event or meeting, or host our Climate Justice Candle, take some photos and we can include them in our newsletter and website. If you want your event promoted in our bi-monthly newsletter, please email us about 3 weeks before the next newsletter is due out to ensure inclusion. Newsletters will be sent out at the end of January, March and May.

Read the newsletter in full:  ECI Newsletter November 2016.