Earth be Glad

10/06/2023

The Pentlands!

26/10/2021

Our COP26 exhibition is now officially open! See a few snapshots of the set-up here...

https://earthbeglad.blogspot.com/2021/10/pictures-at-exhibition.html

09/10/2021

Please come and join us - the opening event and access to the exhibition at any time is free of charge!

30/09/2021

The third of our Creationtide sermons was given by Andew Wright on Sunday 26 September on the theme of Creation as an act of Love. You can read the text on our blog here: https://earthbeglad.blogspot.com/2021/09/creation-as-act-of-love.html

25/09/2021

Is Christianity still relevant in the middle of climate change? Dr Eleanor Harris explores the question in this article originally preached as a sermon during Creationtide: https://earthbeglad.blogspot.com/2021/09/is-christianity-relevant-in-climate.html

24/09/2021

A couple of years ago at St John's, Princes Street we raised enough to pay for many trees with Trees for Life. This might be of interest.

The 30-year scheme will cover an area from Loch Ness across the central Highlands to the west coast.

13/09/2021

My sermon yesterday (readily available on various formats) stressed the importance of holding governments to account.

UK policies will deliver a quarter of emissions cuts needed, say campaigners ahead of the COP26 summit.

12/09/2021

Today's Gospel includes the verse: "For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life!" Also today the BBC website has published this story. A lot to think about.

Trade bodies and unions say the UK is slipping behind other nations on green investment.

08/09/2021

There is some very good material produced by BBC Reality Check. It might be a good idea to share this widely.

BBC Reality Check's Chris Morris explains how changing three aspects of how you live can make the biggest dent to your carbon footprint.

06/09/2021

This is the sort of advice we can all take seriously - not just musicians.

Artists should swap private jets for trains among recommendations from climate scientists.

04/09/2021

Nations' Climate Sunday Service
Sunday 5th September 2021
3.30pm prelude of music, prayer and inspirational videos
4.00pm live service from Glasgow Cathedral
Register: nationsclimatesunday.eventbrite.co.uk
Watch live: ecocongregationscotland.org/climatesunday/

As we approach the COP26 climate conference in the city, join the Nations' Climate Sunday Service from Glasgow Cathedral in partnership with Glasgow Churches Together and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).

02/09/2021

This Sunday afternoon Glasgow Cathedral is hosting the nation's Climate Sunday service. You can find out more at the link below. Here at St John's we'll be focusing on Climate Change throughout September, and keeping our own Climate Sunday on 19th September.

https://www.climatesunday.org/nationsclimatesundayservice