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Diocese

‘Diocese’ refers to the geographical territory in which a bishop exercises oversight. The Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses each with its own cathedral in which is housed the cathedra (the bishop’s ‘chair’ or ‘throne’).

Holy Communion

At Holy Communion blessed bread and wine is shared, by which we receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The congregation gives thanks for Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection and his continuing presence. See also Eucharist.

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Climate change

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God’s Earth is crying out for our care and if we do not urgently limit greenhouse gas emissions and the destruction of species we will permanently disfigure our common home preventing billions of God’s children from flourishing.

The Church in Wales recognises responsible stewardship of creation is integral to Christian discipleship and, given the urgency of the situation, commit to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to zero as quickly as practically possible, embedding care for the natural world into all aspect of Church life from worship and teaching to the sustainable management of buildings, land, and financial resources.

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Useful resources

  1. Eco Church: Eco Church is a great way to plan your path to being an environmentally friendly church and is supported by all Welsh Dioceses:
    Eco Church - An A Rocha UK Project
  2. Very useful guidance has been prepared by Bangor Diocese about Eco Church to help local churches in Wales get involved:
    Treading Lightly on Holy Ground. A short guide to Eco-Church (PDF)
  3. This really helpful and practical Eco Church booklet compiled by St Asaph Diocese can get you started on your Eco Church journey:
    Caring for each other, caring for God's creation (PDF)
  4. Another simple step is to get involved in Climate Sunday especially as we get nearer to COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference 2021 in Glasgow:
    Climate Sunday | Home | Worship | Commit | Speak Up
  5. The Church of England has prepared some brilliant webinars on topics related to net zero:
    Webinars on getting to net zero carbon | The Church of England
  6. There are some very useful products and services that can help you save energy and money at Parish Buying:
    Parish Buying - Parish Buying - Buy together Save Together

Contact

For further information please contact our Climate Change Champion, Julia Edwards at JuliaEdwards@churchinwales.org.uk