Eco Blog - St. George's Berlin

The New York Times published an article today (28 December 2020) that describes viewing the earth from satellites. The title is "Watching Earth Burn: for 10 days in September, satellites in orbit sent tragic evidence of climate change is destructive power." Here is a link  https://www.nytimes.com/ . The images give a visual confirmation of what we have all read about the fires in Australia, the fires in California, and the destruction of forests in Brazil. While the satellite pictures are horrifying,  the article also sees some hope.  " Actually, our response to the pandemic already suggests the way forward.. Faced with an existential crisis of the scale not seen in living memory, we deploy the planets best minds, funded them well and turn them loose on the problem. " What exactly can we do to help? An important first step is recognizing the scale of the problem, and supporting those who are working to combat it. Watching these images of the Earth quit...

  The Church of England is actively committed to promoting "care for God's creation through their worship, buildings, land, community engagement, and individual lifestyles." Here is a LINK to the full official statement on the website. St. George's Anglican / Episcopal church in Berlin has made the same commitment. One of the purposes of this blog is to offer parish members a source of current information about environmental matters.  Our  Preußenallee  building  is under "Denkmalschutz", which protects the original architectural design. While this is an advantage, it also limits what we can do to the physical plant. The Eco Church committee will look at how to make the building and grounds more ecologically friendly, but we should also remember that there is much we can do in our private lives to act in ecologically responsible ways.  --Michael

  Sermon by Christopher Jage-Bowler from 28 June