…and now, the weather…
For our 2022 festival communion, we met to express the planet’s fear and distress, to give words to creation’s grief, and to ask for God’s mercy. It was a service about climate care and climate crisis.
The Idea
Every day on the news there are stories of doom and destruction; wars and rumours of wars; poverty, child abuse, corruption … and then a smiley soul slides on to tell us what the weather will be tomorrow.
The truth is, tomorrow’s weather forecast is by far the scariest part of the news. In fact, much of the chaos and catastrophe in the news bulletin is directly caused by our reckless attitude to the climate. We’re just not making the connection.
Every day on the news there are stories of doom and destruction; wars and rumours of wars; poverty, child abuse, corruption … and then a smiley soul slides on to tell us what the weather will be tomorrow.
The truth is, tomorrow’s weather forecast is by far the scariest part of the news. In fact, much of the chaos and catastrophe in the news bulletin is directly caused by our reckless attitude to the climate. We’re just not making the connection.
Listen to the audio
Order of Service & Liturgy
If you’d like to follow the service as it unfolds, download the order of service so you can join in with the prayers and songs and know what’s coming next. Download the words and liturgy here.
If you’d like to follow the service as it unfolds, download the order of service so you can join in with the prayers and songs and know what’s coming next. Download the words and liturgy here.
Your response
This year, your generous giving was split 50/50. 50% went towards the vital work of our partners Christian Aid – and specifically, to a climate change mitigation project they are supporting in Bangladesh.
And 50% stayed with Greenbelt as we work to keep the festival viable and sustainable in these most challenging of times.
Please click here to make your donation to this year’s collection or scan the QR code below. Thank you.
This year, your generous giving was split 50/50. 50% went towards the vital work of our partners Christian Aid – and specifically, to a climate change mitigation project they are supporting in Bangladesh.
And 50% stayed with Greenbelt as we work to keep the festival viable and sustainable in these most challenging of times.
Please click here to make your donation to this year’s collection or scan the QR code below. Thank you.
Cast and crew
Curated by
Andrew Graystone with support from Paul Northup, Nicola Hambridge and Lynsey Aldrick
Contributors
Azariah France Williams, Laura Young, Jamie Hawker, Isla Powell, Naomi Bennett, Nia Cook, Nushrat Choudhury, Joab Okanda, Pip Herbert, Pru Gibbons, Maggie Lippiett
Musicians
Olly Hamilton, Katie Ritson, Barney Kimberley and Chris Snead
Walkabout
Electric Cabaret, with The Elementals
Order of service design
Chantal Freeman
Licensing
Permission under ONE License E-804548. All rights reserved
With thanks to
Peter Graystone, John Kettley, and Christian Aid
Planet
God
Climate
Us
Curated by
Andrew Graystone with support from Paul Northup, Nicola Hambridge and Lynsey Aldrick
Contributors
Azariah France Williams, Laura Young, Jamie Hawker, Isla Powell, Naomi Bennett, Nia Cook, Nushrat Choudhury, Joab Okanda, Pip Herbert, Pru Gibbons, Maggie Lippiett
Musicians
Olly Hamilton, Katie Ritson, Barney Kimberley and Chris Snead
Walkabout
Electric Cabaret, with The Elementals
Order of service design
Chantal Freeman
Licensing
Permission under ONE License E-804548. All rights reserved
With thanks to
Peter Graystone, John Kettley, and Christian Aid
Planet
God
Climate
Us