WORCESTER Cathedral is set to host a ‘green communion’ to affirm its commitment to the care of creation.
To celebrate the ‘Eco Church Award’ scheme, the Cathedral will be hosting the green service this Sunday (February 5), where there will be special prayers and a green altar cloth.
The Eco Church Award project was set up for churches to demonstrate how they care for God’s earth in different areas of their life and work, as they make their way through the three levels of bronze, silver and gold.
Canon Michael Brierley, Cathedral Precentor, said: “We’re delighted to be involved in this project. It’s an opportunity to highlight the importance of caring for God’s creation in everything we do.
“It’s been quite fun to plan the service and make sure the words we’re saying are as appropriate as possible. The hymns have also been especially chosen for the occasion.”
The Revd Charmian Manship, who will be the preacher at the service, said: “Having a special Sunday set apart for environmental concerns gives us an opportunity to stand still and rekindle a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty and glory of creation.
“Perhaps that can inspire us to engage with the daily remembrance of routine acts of energy saving, recycling and cleansing, so that in the words of St Francis ‘we start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly we are doing the impossible’.”
The service will start at 10.30am.
