Lent is just around the corner, and that means, besides dusting off that pancake pan, you might still be deciding how you’re going to mark Lent this year!
Have you heard of the ‘Carbon Fast’? One of our A Rocha family organisations, Climate Stewards, is running it, and we are joining in!
Traditionally, Lent is a time when Christians fast and focus on God. The Carbon Fast helps us think about our carbon footprint and ask if there is any excess or unnecessary use in our lives, and if any of that excess is acting as a distraction to our relationship with God.
With a different focus each week, you’ll learn more, ask questions, and focus on what God thinks about these areas of our lives:
- Week 1: Delight in and responsibility for nature
- Week 2: Consumerism and shopping
- Week 3: Money and investments
- Week 4: Food waste and meat and dairy consumption
- Week 5: Transport and driving
- Week 6: Energy, electricity, and gas
- Week 7: Social media
Sign up to receive a weekly email full of facts, practical suggestions and prayers to lead you through the Lenten season.
Find out more and sign up on the Climate Stewards website.
For churches
This year, all the resources will be available to download as pdfs at the start of the fast. We think this will be of particular interest to churches or groups who might want to share information ahead of time in notice sheets and or other communications. Just sign up for the emails, and you’ll be notified when they are available.
Here’s a poster you can print and display on your church noticeboard too.
There will also be short summaries of the weekly challenges on social media, so keep an eye on A Rocha UK’s Instagram and Facebook accounts over the coming weeks.
