A Message from the Stewardship of the Environment Committee for Earth Day

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The Stewardship of the Environment Committee of the Diocese of Montréal is a small but passionate committee of Anglicans who care about sustainability. This year we have focused our energies on reducing the greenhouse gas pollution from our buildings, in support of the Diocesan goal of being Zero Emitters by 2030.

We hope that on this Earth Day you will join us in taking faithful action to protect, preserve and nurture the environment. We are very fortunate in Québec that we can do that (as congregations, home owners and business owners) by converting to geothermal heating and cooling systems, helped by large grants. Contact us at sec@montreal.anglican.ca to find out how you can both save money and reduce your pollution significantly.

Watch a video about some of our work featuring Mark Gibson here

Watch a video featuring Michele Rattray-Huish with information about Climate preservation here

Le Comité de gérance de l'environnement du diocèse de Montréal est un petit comité passionné d'anglicans qui se soucient de la durabilité. Cette année, nous avons concentré nos énergies sur la réduction de la pollution par les gaz à effet de serre provenant de nos bâtiments, en appui à l'objectif diocésain d'être des émetteurs zéro d'ici 2030.

Nous espérons qu'en ce Jour de la Terre, vous vous joindrez à nous pour agir fidèlement afin de protéger, de préserver et de nourrir l'environnement. Nous sommes très chanceux au Québec de pouvoir le faire (en tant que congrégations, propriétaires de maisons et d'entreprises) en convertissant nos systèmes de chauffage et de climatisation à la géothermie, grâce à d'importantes subventions. Contactez-nous à sec@montreal.anglican.ca pour découvrir comment vous pouvez à la fois économiser de l'argent et réduire votre pollution de manière significative

Voici une vidéo pour en savoir plus ici

Earth Day 2024: Take action now! From Anglican and Lutheran leaders

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“We firmly believe that it is not too late for us to halt the most destructive impacts of climate change, but it requires commitment and determination from us now.

“We cannot afford to wait any longer. This Earth Day, may our faith in the promise of the resurrection move us forward in hope to take action together.”

Learn more / visit the website here

Download the letter here (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada)

Supper Club explores the intersection between Veganism and Christianity

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You are invited to a SPECIAL SUPPER CLUB gathering!

We will be discussing the new documentary film Christspiracy.

We look forward to this opportunity to learn more about the vegan movement and how or if this intersects with our values at Supper Club.

MONDAY APRIL 29th 5:15-7:30

1444 Union Ave 2nd Floor

RSVP with me by Friday, April 26th at noon

Learn more Here

In person Conference Synod 2024 - Don’t Miss it!

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In person Conference Synod 2024 - Don’t Miss it!

Thursday, June 6th - Saturday June 8th.

This year will be the concluding synod specially focused around the theme of Racism (Listening Naming Reconciling). More information can be found and will be updated on our Synod Page

Location: Opening worship Christ Church Cathedral Thursday at 7pm

Conference: Fulford Hall (1444 Union)

The Right Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown, bishop of Vermont, will be the speaker.

Bishop Shannon Biography

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Shannon MacVean-Brown was elected bishop by the people of the Episcopal Church in Vermont on May 18, 2019 and was ordained and consecrated bishop on September 28, 2019. She is the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Vermont.

Ordained a priest in 2005, Bishop Shannon is particularly committed to community engagement, social justice, and leading in multigenerational and multicultural communities through formation, liturgy, pastoral care, and the arts. “I am always at heart an artist,” she said after her election as bishop. “I express this in the liturgies I create, my poetry and icon writing, and in other creative endeavors that nourish my spirituality.”

Prior to her election as the 11th Bishop of Vermont, Bishop Shannon served as interim rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Franklin, Indiana, a rural congregation committed to radical welcome and service to the community. She has also served at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis and St. John’s, Speedway in the Diocese of Indianapolis and several parishes in the Diocese of Michigan, including St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s in Detroit, where she was rector from 2006 to 2013. Bishop Shannon has led diocesan initiatives in both Michigan and Indianapolis and served the wider Episcopal Church in a variety of ways.  She is currently a member of the Episcopal Church Taskforce on Women, Justice, and Reconciliation.

An experienced leader and community organizer, Bishop Shannon has held national leadership roles with Faith in Action, a national community organizing network, and has led Faith in Indiana and Act Indiana, partner organizations working on innovative, multi-faith solutions to statewide issues including immigration, mass incarceration, and access to healthcare and childcare. During her time in Detroit, she founded and led the Greater Woodward Community Development Corporation, which advances economic opportunities and well-being of underserved residents of Detroit’s North End.

Bishop Shannon holds a B.F.A. from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, an M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and a D.Min. from Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, where her dissertation was titled “Womanist Theory: An Appreciative Agenda for the Episcopal Church.” Before entering seminary, she worked as a commercial interior designer and jewelry designer.

Bishop Shannon and her husband, Phil, have been married for 29 years. Together they have a teenage daughter and a chihuahua named Detroit.