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Environment Resource Packs
These contain material that individuals and churches can use in worship,
teaching and small groups. These have been produced by A Rocha UK each year
since 2002 and follow a different theme each year. Most packs contain:
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Service orders (adult, all-age, interactive)
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Sermon materials
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Bible-study materials
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Suggested songs and hymns
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Prayers
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Materials for children’s groups
Some of the packs are downloadable. We do not charge, however an online
donation would help us to cover our costs. Go to
www.justgiving.com/arochauk/donate.
Others, containing large PowerPoint files, videos of A Rocha’s work etc., are on
CD-ROM / DVD and available to purchase online.
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2012: The Life of Trees and The Tree of Life
Why trees? Martin Luther King said: “God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible
alone but on trees, flowers, clouds and stars.” Today, human behaviour is
leading to massive deforestation around the world. All of A Rocha UK's
Associated Projects are involved with protecting or planting trees or forests,
and A Rocha International’s Tropical Forests Programme links several
international projects. In fact our human lives are dependent on trees in
multiple ways. The Bible also starts and finishes with trees – in the Garden of
Eden and in the heavenly-earthly City. In between, Jesus’ death on a tree
expresses our misuse of God’s creation as well as God’s wonderful saving plans
for people and all creation.
The pack contains a service outline, worship ideas, prayers, a sermon with
PowerPoint visuals, ideas for children and youth and a group bible-study.
The pack will also include two downloadable short videos for use in churches.
'The Life of Trees and the Tree of Life' can be downloaded from A Rocha
International at arocha.org/2012pack
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2011: Just Food?
Food is God’s gift in creation, but today it’s often either cheap junk,
grabbed on-the-run, or an ethical nightmare and a cause of injustice and
suffering. This pack aims to help you reclaim a biblical understanding of food –
as something at the centre of our lives – a source of celebration and joy – and
also as a way of bringing God’s Kingdom values of justice and restored
relationships into our lives.
Here are some samples from the pack.
The Just Food? DVD can be purchased via Paypal for £10.00 + p&p (Contact
office for postage outside the UK)
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2010: What a Wildly Wonderful World!
This Environment Resource Pack takes its name from Psalm 104:24 which says
(The Message Bible):
'What a Wildly Wonderful World, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at your
side,made earth overflow with your wonderful creations.'
2010 was the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity so it was a great time
to focus on the incredible beauty and complexity of nature, on how it can be a
springboard to worship, and on how we can glorify God by caring for biodiversity
locally and globally..
Download 'A Wildly Wonderful World'
here.
Documents are in Microsoft Word .doc format.
Copyright to the Environment Sunday 2010 pack belongs to A Rocha UK.
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2009: Hope for Planet Earth
Confused about climate change?
Why is this a big issue today?
How should the Church respond?
This exciting resource is designed to enable you to tackle these questions
and more.
The Hope for Planet Earth DVD can be purchased via Paypal for £5.00 +
p&p
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2008: Planetwise
Developed to partner with the book
'Planetwise' by Dave Bookless, it’s been designed to help individuals, groups
and churches better understand what the bible says about God’s world and develop
practical ways to care for people and the planet.
The Planetwise Environment Resource Pack can be purchased via Paypal for
£5.00 + p&p
or get 'Planetwise' the book and the
'Planetwise Environment Resource Pack' together for the special price of
£11.00 (plus p&p)
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2007: The Heat is On
Sorry - Sold Out!
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2006: Hope For The Planet
Sorry - Sold Out!
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2005: Noah's Ark - A Tale For Our Times
Join with us to examine a biblical epic that rarely gets beyond Sunday
School, yet turns out to be one of the most significant and powerful bible
passages for our time.
Documents are in Microsoft Word .doc format.
Copyright to the Environment Sunday 2005 pack belongs to A Rocha UK.
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2004: Jesus and The Earth
"Jesus and the Earth" has been chosen as a theme to link with
the
book of the same name by Bishop James Jones of Liverpool. Bishop James, and
his publishers SPCK, have kindly agreed to the use of the name, and to short
extracts from the book being used. This pack is therefore slimmer than in recent
years, as it is expected that people will buy the book and use it as a
reference. A short review of the book follows inside the pack. Any mistakes
contained in this pack are the responsibility of the pack's author, Revd. Dave
Bookless, and not of Bishop James Jones or SPCK.
Copyright to the Environment Sunday 2004 pack belongs to A Rocha UK.
Documents are in Microsoft Word .doc format.
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2003: The Bible, Creation and Celtic Christians
A theological and historical study of Celtic Christians - unlocking the myths
and exploring the truth!
A look at the opportunities and dangers in using "Celtic Christianity" to engage
with people interested in New Age spirituality.
Documents are in Microsoft Word .doc format.
Copyright to the Conservation Sunday 2003 pack belongs to A Rocha UK.
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2002: Heal The Land
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and
seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and
will forgive their sin and will HEAL THEIR LAND." - 2 Chronicles 7.14
Copyright to the Environment Sunday 2004 pack belongs to A Rocha UK.
Documents are in Microsoft Word .doc format.
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