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Christian Aid building hope - Attenborough film
A Low Carbon Christmas - Less Waste Laura

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Eco-Congregation Scotland invites you to join us online today and over the coming week this Advent at home. Register now and hear how we can build hope this Christmas from Christian Aid, Tearfund's 'Less Waste Laura' - and Sir David Attenborough!

Christian Aid: Building Hope
*TODAY* Friday 11th December 2020, 3.30pm
4.30pm

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/events/buildinghope
Join Charlie Meiklejohn from Christian Aid Scotland to hear about their Christmas appeal and climate justice work, with facilitated discussion on climate and Christmas using ALTERnativity resources. Hosted by our Helensburgh & Lomond and Stirling Local Networks' volunteers.

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
*TODAY* Friday 11th December 2020
5.45pm
6.00pm  Introduction and opening thoughts
6.00pm
7.30pm  Live screening (
Netflix account holders can view anytime)
7.30pm8.00pm  Group discussion and action planning

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/events/attenboroughfilm
Sir David Attenborough gives a powerful account of humanity's impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations. Please join our online film screening and discussion hosted by supporters in our Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway Local Networks.

St Colm's Fellowship service
Sunday 13th December, 3.00pm
3.30pm

https://youtu.be/6NJvmcp9Lwo 
Join our Eco-Chaplain Rev David Coleman live on Youtube from St Colm's Chapel, Edinburgh. This special St Colm's Fellowship commemoration service on the third Sunday of Advent is based on the Magnificat, Song of Mary, Luke 1:46-55.

Let's talk about the climate emergency: A Low Carbon Christmas
Monday 14th December 2020, 7.30pm
8.30pm

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/lowcarbonchristmas
How can we reduce plastic, food waste and the carbon footprint of our Christmas celebrations? Join us to talk, pray and reflect on A Low Carbon Christmas, the December theme in our "Let's talk about the climate emergency" resources.

A Low Carbon Christmas with Less Waste Laura
Tuesday 15th December 2020, 7.30pm
8.30pm

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/lesswastelaura/
Join Laura Young of Tearfund Scotland, sharing fun sustainable and ethical Christmas tips. Less Waste Laura is a major influencer on social media, with over 40,549 followers on Instagram, sharing advice on how to reduce waste and live more sustainably. Hosted with Gate Church Carbon Saving Project in Dundee.

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
Wednesday 16th December 2020
3.45pm
4.00pm  Introduction and opening thoughts
4.00pm
5.30pm  Live screening (
Netflix account holders can view anytime)
5.30pm6.00pm  Group discussion and action planning

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/attenboroughfilm2/
Honest, revealing and urgent, Sir David Attenborough’s witness statement for the natural world, offering a powerful message of hope for the future. Join volunteers from Aberdeen and Orkney Local Networks for this film screening and discussion.

Christian Aid: Building Hope
Thursday 17th December 2020, 1.00pm
2.00pm

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/fifebuildinghope
Church volunteers from West Fife and (North) Fife Local Network areas invite you to hear from Christian Aid Scotland on their Christmas appeal and climate justice work, with facilitated discussion on climate and Christmas using ALTERnativity resources.

Advent at home
Friday 18th December 2020, 7.00pm
8.30pm

https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/event/adventathome
Join us for a evening sharing and reflecting in this year's unique Advent at home, looking forward to Christmas and the year ahead with our Eco-Chaplain Rev David Coleman. Please bring your own mulled beverage!

Advent: The Judge to Cheer the Forest is our alternative Advent Calendar offering a 1-2 minute reading and reflection until Christmas Eve. Please view and share daily at Eco-Chaplain online and Eco-Congregation Scotland, on FacebookTwitter and YouTube every day of Advent.

Please join us with Christians across Scotland in 
prayer at 7pm this Sunday.
Register for free and begin your church's journey as an eco-congregation. Please consider church membership to become more active in the charity and support our Local Network activities - join online.

Please 
donate if you can, to help support our work and encourage growing interest across Scotland's churches. If you or others in your church would like to receive this newsletter regularly, please subscribe.

Our office is currently closed due to the coronavirus situation and staff are working from home. Please contact Eco-Congregation Scotland manager Stephen Curran at: 
0141 423 4671, 07554 905275, 
manager@ecocongregationscotland.org

Eco-Congregation Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Eco-Congregation Scotland is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish Charity number: SC041287
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