The Diocese of Ontario Green Group is delighted to announce its upcoming third annual conference, taking place on September 20, 2025, at Christ Church Kingston, with Luke Wilson, CEO of A Rocha Canada, as the plenary speaker. This event marks a significant milestone in the group’s long-standing interest in A Rocha’s work and mission. The Green Group first learned about A Rocha through Rev. Dr. Ian Ritchie, who shared his experiences at one of the group’s early meetings. Since then,

The 2021 Synod passed a resolution addressing our responsibilities under the Fifth Mark of Mission of the Anglican Communion: to “strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Clause 4 of the resolution calls upon our parishes to: “continue the development of action plans including reducing our carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 over 2018 levels and to report annually to synod council on the progress being made.” To assess the progress

The world knows we are facing a severe climate crisis. Scientists tell us how little time we have left to respond. Our leaders talk of change but the pace of action is painfully slow. As Christians, are we feeling some urgency in God’s call to be good stewards of this beautiful and suffering creation? Are we looking for solutions? This is a collective problem. Together we have made this mess and together we must clean it up. It will take