Anglican EcoCare Newcastle

25/10/2026

Seven Rs to help us do what's best with what we buy, use and own. What would you add?

20/10/2026

This week, Anglicans from around the world will be at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia. World leaders are meeting to review the 2030 biodiversity targets agreed at COP15 in 2022, including the goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea.

Anglican advocacy at COP17 will focus on four priorities:

1. Drawing on generational and Indigenous wisdom to protect nature and communities
2. Making sure that governments’ finance is channelled towards those who need it most
3. Restoring and protecting our oceans as one of the ‘Lungs of the Earth’
4. Showing that food security and sustainability go hand in hand

Representing different Anglican Provinces, the delegation includes:

- Bishop Graham Usher (Church of England Lead Bishop for the Environment and Bishop of Norwich)
- Bishop Cathleen Bascom (Eco-Region lead for the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and former Bishop of Kansas)
- Mary Okeno (from the Anglican Church of Kenya)
- Anusan Sivarasa (an environmental advocate from the Anglican Church of Sri Lanka)
- Nicholas Pande (Environmental Advocacy Lead for the Anglican Communion Office and Global Lead for Resilience and Disaster Response for the Anglican Alliance).

👉 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/4i7aYAZ
🙏 We invite you to pray for their advocacy and discussions.
👉 Get involved in the Lungs of the Earth Campaign

Diocese of Norwich The Church of England The Anglican Church of Kenya Anglican Alliance

20/10/2026

Time to appreciate the feathered creatures.

You'd be a flamin' galah not to. 🐦

Nest believe it, BirdLife Australia's annual Aussie Bird Count kicks off today! They're calling on you to spend just 20 minutes this week in your favourite outdoor space and tell them about the birds you see.

Your data will help BirdLife Australia better understand the bird communities in your area and the health of the environment.

📷 | (L-R) Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) by Giorgio De Nola; Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) and Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) by Thomas Jaeger via iNaturalist.org / Atlas of Living Australia.

20/10/2026

Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. Proverbs 22:6

20/10/2026

Today marks the beginning of COP17, the United Nations bi-annual talks focused on addressing biodiversity, being held in Yerevan, Armenia.

This gathering follows the UN’s Conference of Parties (also COP17) to combat desertification in August earlier this year, which focused on the theme ‘Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.’

The issues being addressed through these COP17 gatherings are deeply connected to the upcoming COP31 climate talks starting 9 - 20 November. Our prayers are with delegates and global leaders gathering at these talks - for wisdom, courage, and cooperation to commit to necessary action to protect and care for God’s beautiful creation, ensuring the environment and generations to come flourish.

If you would like to follow this year's COP31 climate gathering, we encourage you to sign up to the CCOP (Christian Climate Observers Program) daily newsletter written by the first-time attendees of COP31. Common Grace’s Creation and Climate Justice Coordinator Jane Kelly attended COP27 as part of the CCOP team in 2022.
Find out more and sign up for this newsletter here www.ccopclimate.org

18/10/2026

There's a lot that can be learnt from ancient wisdom. The Spirit of God has always been present.

Indigenous Peoples' food systems have sustained their Peoples for generations while helping to protect the world's biodiversity.

Strengthening and protecting Indigenous food systems is essential for advancing food security and sustainable futures for all.

On , we reaffirm the importance of protecting Indigenous Peoples' rights, food systems and knowledge for present and future generations.

17/10/2026

Anglican churches are being called to restore and protect oceans, as this year’s priority in the ‘Lungs of the Earth’ campaign.

A new resource pack for 2026 invites churches to stand with coastal communities around the globe, amplify their voices in tackling environmental crisis and take action to restore waterways in their settings.

The 2026 call to protect oceans as a vital ecosystem and ‘lung of the earth’ will be shared by an Anglican delegation attending COP17 (the UN Biodiversity Conference) in Yerevan, Armeni during October.

Led by the Rt Revd Graham Usher (Church of England Lead Bishop for the Environment), the delegation will include representatives of Anglican Provinces including The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Kenya and the Anglican Church of Sri Lanka.

Read more on Anglican News: https://bit.ly/4jEsIWv

Find out about Lungs of the Earth: Anglicancommunion.org/lungsoftheearth


GREEN Anglicans

16/10/2026

Welcome to the Communion Forest!

The Communion Forest is a global initiative comprising local activities of forest protection, eco-system restoration and tree growing undertaken by provinces, dioceses and churches across the Anglican Communion to safeguard creation.

The Communion Forest is a practical, spiritual and symbolic response to the environmental crisis, and an act of Christian hope for the well-being of humanity and all God’s creation.

The Communion Forest is a legacy of The Lambeth Conference - a way Anglicans can live out the conference's theme to be God’s Church for God’s World - and a shared expression of our commitment to the Anglican Fifth Mark of Mission:

Strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

07/10/2026

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06/10/2026

Newcastle Anglican Caring for Country retreat was a wonderful day at Yula Punaal Yula-Punaal Education & Healing Aboriginal Corporation Newcastle Anglican