Eco Church In January 2020, Hereford Cathedral formed its first Eco Group to examine the ways in which the cathedral can better support the environment and be more sustainable in its everyday activities. The group, which consists of members of cathedral staff, volunteers and congregation, meet monthly to plan action and discuss progress. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the group have still been able to meet (via Zoom) and submit an application the Eco Church Silver Award which was successful in December 2020. On Sunday 9 May, the Cathedral Eucharist was a Climate Sunday service. The Climate Sunday initiative is calling on all local churches across Great Britain & Ireland to hold a climate-focused service on any Sunday before the COP26 summit in November 2021. During the service, members of the Cathedral Environmental Working Group outlined what actions have been taken to secure an Eco Church silver award, and the plans of the cathedral community to raise awareness before COP 26. Download the text of the presentation here (pdf) Click here to read more here about the Eco Church Silver Award. COMMUNITY UPDATES - these are published in the Pew Sheet 7 Feb 2021 - Some of us may like to begin Lent by ‘Taking the Jump’. Don’t worry, no physical jumping is required, although some of the six ‘shifts’ suggested on the website of takethejump.org are quite challenging. Choices include committing to keeping our electronic products for at least seven years, limiting new items of clothing to three per year or helping to change the system by making at least one energy or financial shift (switch to a green energy supplier, move to an ethical bank etc). EVENTS - click to find out more Lent Course 2021 - Caring for Creation (register now) This course will run online. Whilst the events programme which we had planned for 2020 has not been able to run due to Covid-19, you can view the online version of our 20210 Lent talks here. FIND OUT MORE To find out more about the Eco Church committee at Hereford Cathedral please contact William Talbot-Ponsonby by email: [email protected]