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Church Welcomes Historic Deal on Climate Change THE David Suchet CHURCHO on h is quest ENGLAND to record Newspaper the whole 18/25.12.15 £1.50 Bible No: 6310 p9 AVAILABLEONNEWSSTAND AHappy Christmastoall ourreaders, advertisersand contributors Church welcomes historic deal on climate change play ifweare to achieve what us all —and it’s astrong mes- has been agreed in Paris. sage to businesses and govern- “The (Lambeth) Declaration ments that asustainable world recognisedthe COP21 negotia- is the only way to go now.” tions as apivotalmoment in the Professor Montgomerysaid urgent globalchallenge to tack- the Agreement isn’t strong le climatechange,” said Arch- enoughonthe policies that will bishop Welby. put the ambition of the agree- Professor HughMont- ment into action, and said the gomery, Co-Chair of the Lancet goal for getting to zero emis- Commission on Health and Cli- sions is too far into the future. mate Change, said the climate “Importantly,therewill be change agreement will ease the reviews everyfive years to keep health burden of the threat to raising the bar.This means food production and water there’s amechanism to address scarcity caused by climate the gap between the current change, and ‘ultimately save cuts in emissions pledged by lives’. countries and effective protec- “Is it perfect? Of course not. tion for people andour planet,” But it’s ahuge step forwardfor he said. LAST SATURDAY’S historic the 2009 Copenhagen Climate this month, which he called a deal onclimate change has Change Conference, though he dailyreality for some parts of been welcomed by the Church said ‘we arestill at anearly the world. of England. stage on the journey’. He welcomed the commit- Pray formigrants as you After two weeks of negotia- “What matters now is that ment of those involved in the tions, atotal of 196 countries governments actually deliver a climate change conference signed ‘The Paris Agreement’, low carbon future-the trans- andthe ‘welcomeprogress’of light your Advent candles. which binds them tocut their parency of accountability and the global agreement. carbon emissions, starting from process of review will be what “Wecannot now step back Fourth Sunday of Advent: Mary 2020. ensures that happens,” he said. from the agreementsand Countries have agreed to BishopHoltam represented promises that have been keep global temperature 1.8 million people from faith made. Actions havetochange increases below 2C,review communities who had signed a if words aretohave effect. LordJesus, your mother Mary carried youwith tender progress everyfive years and petition calling on climate jus- “One of the AnglicanCom- determination on the dangerous road to Bethlehem, and find $100 billion in ‘climate tice, when he met and present- munion’s marks of mission beyond. Maythe same flame of love that droveher on, finance’ for developing coun- ed the petition to President says thatweare ‘to strive to nowbring courage, comfort and hope to all protecting the tries by 2020. Hollande, the culmination of the safeguardthe integrity of cre- TheChurch’s leadBishop on Church of England’s Pilgrim- ation, and sustain and renew displaced children of the world. theEnvironment, the Rt Rev age2Paris. thelife of theearth.’ The glob- Nicholas Holtam, said: “It is “Supporting our politicians al church,extraordinarily led See our support forrefugees in Europe: good to have an ambitious and diplomats to make difficult on the issue of climate change www.weareUs.org.uk/advent agreement about the aspira- decisions has been an important by Pope Francisand the Ecu- tion.” partofthe COP21 process, and menical Patriarch, mustbea He said that the agreement we will continue to pray for key partner in tackling climate looks like ‘real progress’ and them,” he vowed. change. Us. The new name forUSPG said therewas amore‘positive ArchbishopJustin Welby said “As the BodyofChrist, his Registered charity number 234518 spirit’ about acting against cli- the UK had seen the impact of church is called to be incarna- mate change, compared with extreme weather in Cumbria tional. Each of us has arole to [email protected] facebook.com/churchnewspaper @churchnewspaper 2 www.churchnewspaper.com Friday December 18/25, 2015 THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Diocese of Durham Southwell Minster launched the Christmas season with a TheDiocese of Durham has become a traditional family advent favourite, its Christingle service. This foundingpartner of the Tyne &Wear service featured songs and carols and stories and the giving of Citizens. aChristingle orange to everysinglechild, and most of the This organisation is partofCitizens grown-ups too. Theservice raised money for the Children’s UK,which organises communities to Society,which works with some of the most vulnerable children acttogether for power,social justice and in this countrywho have been bullied, abused, neglected and thecommon good. Their work is based sexually exploited. on the principle that when people work Other Advent services include a‘Carols for Everyone’ concert together they have the power to change on Saturday 19 December,acommunity carol concertput on by their neighbourhood, their cities and Southwell and District Lions’ ClubinsupportofUganda ultimately the countryfor the better. Christian Institute for Professional Development Agricultural The Rt Rev Paul Butler,Bishop of School, La Nativité du Seigneur and on Christmas Eve, Crib Durham, speaking about the Services whereyoung children arewelcome to dress in Nativity importance of civil society in an address costumes. to the assembly said: “My [previous] This year’s Nativity crib for thecathedral has been made by experience of Nottingham Citizens has students from the Junior Department and Special Educational convinced me of the importance, value Needs Department of the Minster School, Southwell, and and significance of civil society,through Huthwaite &Selston Church of England Infants School. Father educational establishments, trade Matthew Askey,Minster Chaplain, brought together over 100 unions, faith communities and others, childrentomake acolourful origami version of thefamous cooperating together for the wellbeing stable gathering, which is in the crossing of theMinster. of our whole society. Also in theDiocese, atouching meeting took place at “Tyne and Wear Citizens will bring Hucknalltram station in Nottinghamshire-old timer tram 205, people from all walks of life together. named LordByron, drew up and parked alongside his Help them learntoorganise as ‘daughter,’ Ada Lovelace, new tram 233. communities. Enable them to speak up “It was amomentous encounter”, said David Heathcote of to those who hold decision making HucknallTourism and Regeneration Group. “NET honoured the powers to account for makinglives famous poet, LordByron, some time back by naming atram better for all.” after him, but only recently has his daughter,who many believe The Rev Sheila Bamber,Canon wasthe first computer programmer,been similarly recognised. Provost of Sunderland Minster and the “Weasked NET if they could schedule the two trams to diocesan coordinator for the project, Hucknall at the same time. We had agreat response from Jamie said: “It will empower and equip the Swift and his colleagues at Tramline Nottingham. Gettingtwo local church to engage with its trams side by side is no easy task, especially in the busy lead-up community and bring about real to Christmas, but they did it! change, reflecting the Church’s Diocese of Lichfield “It comes at aparticularly significant time,” added David. responsibility ‘to do justly,love mercy, “Thursday 10th December marks the 200th birthday of Ada and walkhumbly with our God’.” On Monday 21st December,the city of Lichfield will be Lovelace. I’m giving atalk in St MaryMagdalene Church, The Diocese of Durham as founding treated to ‘A Cathedral Illuminated’, adisplay of festive Hucknall, just metres from wherethe remains of Ada Lovelace partner has pledged £20,000 to the projections on the west front of Lichfield Cathedral. and her father,LordByron, areinterred. I’ve spent months project over atwo-year period to Sculptor and Artist in Residence at the Cathedral, researching Ada’s life and Ihope to explain Ada’s role in the contribute towards the £60,000 per year Peter Walker,will create the projections alongside development of computers. She’s one of Hucknall’s heroes. needed to staffand runthe project and composer David Harper who has also created original “My talkwill be partofabirthday party,celebrating the 200th build the Citizens UK network in Tyne music forthe show.They collaborate under the name anniversaryofAda Lovelace’s birth on 10th December,” said &Wear. Luxmaralis. David. Rome conference focusesonChristianpersecution AMAJOR conference has just concluded in Rome of the20th century, when whole populations were aimed at bringing supporttopersecuted Christians moved to suit national boundaries, and the current around the world. ethnic cleansing of the Middle East whereDaesh is The ‘Under Caesar’s Sword’ conference heardthat removing minorities. 76 per cent of the world’s population live in countries He said that the Christian population therehas wherereligious freedom is curtailed. MoreChristians declined from 25 per cent to 2per cent, if the have been killed in the past century than all previous Christians of Egypt arenot counted. The only mixed centuries combined. society in Syria is now behindthe lines of the Syrian Delegates werealso toldthat while Christians forM state and the federal model of Lebanon needs to be 30 per cent of the world’s population,
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