Several diocesan parishes are sponsoring environmental events this winter, most addressing concerns – scientific, moral, and spiritual – about global warming.

Two weeks before the event, Christ the Redeemer’s Feb. 27 event hosting environmentalist David Suzuki has sold out.

The Rev. Craig Vance, rector of the parish in Cloverdale, Surrey, said he told the Suzuki Foundation that he could fill his 340-seat church a second time if the environmentalist could speak again, but unfortunately Suzuki is booked up.

Christ the Redeemer is the only Anglican parish hosting Suzuki on his 50 city whirl-wind tour of the country to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental matters.

Vance will join Suzuki for a short talk on “Save our Suburbs: a plea for transit and enlightened urban planning in light of climate change.

Christ the King has been engaged in several environmental projects, including the successful showing of “An Inconvenient Truth” with Al Gore.

Suzuki has two more events scheduled for Feb. 27: in the afternoon at Douglas College, New Westminster, and in the evening at the Stanley Theatre in Vancouver. For details go to www.davidsuzuki.org/tour.

Meanwhile, Holy Trinity Cathedral and St. Mary the Virgin, both in New Westminster, are engaged in an ecumenical series of talks on a green theme sponsored by the local Ministerial Association.

 

Dr. Sallie McFague of VST

On March 7 at St. Mary’s,

121 East Columbia St
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, Dr. Lyle Courtney of Kwantlen College will speak on “Our Ecological Footprint” beginning at 7:30 pm.

On March 21 at Holy Trinity, 514 Carnarvon, an event actually hosted by St. Aidan’s Presbyterian will feature Dr. Philip Austin of the University of BC talking about global warming, also at 7:30 pm.

On March 25, also at Holy Trinity, the Rev. Dr. Sallie McFague of the Vancouver School of Theology will speak on “Theology and Global Warming” at noon after Sunday services.

In February, Christ Church Cathedral sponsored a four week course led by McFague on “Global Warming and Christianity: What’s the Connection?"