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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. 

“We are overjoyed to receive the silver Eco Church award. In Herefordshire, we are blessed to be surrounded by abundant countryside, wildlife and the beautiful River Wye. More than ever in 2020, the natural world has been a great comfort to many and I am pleased that, as a community, we are working together to do what we can to help protect our environment.”

 The Very Revd Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford

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] 

Published: 20th January, 2021

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Abby Jones

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