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South Africa's "Green" Bishop preaches at York Minster
Published: on 28th July 2008 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
The Right Reverend Geoff Davies – known in South Africa as ‘the Green Bishop’ and Coordinator of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) - preached a thought provoking sermon at the 10.00 am Sung Eucharist Service at York Minster on Sunday 27th July 2008. Bishop Geoff Davies’ sermon highlighted our need to care for and nurture our natural environment – using a dramatic visual display of waste which was collected from paths and roadsides in the UK.
SAFCEI has representatives of all the major faith communities of South Africa who are united in a commitment to “cherish the living earth”. The purpose of the organisation is to raise awareness and encourage action by faith communities to care for the natural environment and to respond to the current crisis. Bishop Davies’ Sermon demonstrated that one core element of mission is to protect the world in which we live. His visual demonstration highlighted that we have a long way to go in achieving this aim with issues such as waste, pollution, over use of natural resources and economic injustice, all of which contribute to the environmental problems we face today.
Bishop Geoff Davies is currently in the United Kingdom on behalf of the “United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel – Anglicans in World Mission” and the Anglican Communion Environment Network.
To read the full text of Bishop Davies' sermon, please see our Sermons Page.