New Environment Officer appointed
Revd Buff Stone has been appointed to take over the Diocesan Environment Officer role from Revd Debbie Beer who steps down after five years in the post.
Revd Debbie Beer has stepped down after five years as Diocesan Environment Officer to be succeeded by Revd Buff Stone.
Archdeacon of Brighton and Lewes, Martin Lloyd Williams, thanked Debbie saying: “We are so grateful to Debbie for offering huge encouragement to parishes across our diocese over the past five years.
“I’m delighted to welcome Buff into the role. She is currently an associate vicar (Self-supporting minister) at St Luke’s Church Prestonville, and alongside this role, she continues the work, started by Debbie, of encouraging parishes and Christians across Sussex to think and act in ways that are environmentally liberating.
“Buff is creating a network of parishes and Christians throughout the diocese who can support and encourage one another towards attaining Eco Church awards, working with local communities (young people in particular), raising awareness of how to respond to the environmental crisis in ways that are authentically Christian, and pursuing this essentially missional work in the most creative of ways."
Buff will be commissioned on a date TBC.
There will be a diocesan environment day on 15th June 2024 at St Mark’s Holbrook near Horsham.
The aim of the day is to find out what your church can do to respond to the Climate and Ecological Emergency and equip us to care for God's creation. Great speakers, signposts to resources and workshops to choose from. June 15th at St Mark's Holbrook. 10-4 pm.
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