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DESCRIPTION:“Climate joy” sounds like a contradiction in terms\, but no
 thing’s impossible in the light of Christ’s resurrection. Climate anxi
 ety is everywhere\, and growing. A new acquaintance recently said\, in ast
 onishment\, “You’re a priest\, but you taught high school science? Isn
 ’t that a contradiction?” Well\, not if God made the physical world\, 
 it isn’t! True\, it’s not obvious at first what faith has to do with t
 he climate threat. But our faith claims that Jesus’ resurrection isn’t
  something that just happened to him\, but happens to the entire universe\
 , through him. And that includes the climate threat. But how?\nThis one-Sa
 turday-a-month pilgrimage from Epiphany to Pentecost will take us on in-de
 pth experiences of finding deep joy and hope as the resurrection frees us 
 from our fears and anxieties about the climate. In each pilgrimage way-sto
 p we will stimulated and challenged to find how our faith is applicable to
  one aspect of the climate issue\, there will be time for one-on-one\, or 
 small group\, or quiet time alone\, to explore our personal experiences of
  that climate issue. Each of the pilgrimage stops will conclude with a bri
 ef but moving eucharist—after all\, Anglicans value our long history of 
 experiencing the depths of our faith through participation in liturgy.\nTh
 ere will be music appropriate to each way-point on the pilgrimage\, commun
 ity singing and liturgical participation. For the month or so between each
  way point\, we will explore how our faith is deepening\, we’ll keep a d
 iary of those experiences so we can share whatever we wish from our notes 
 when we re-gather at the next way point.\nThe way-points along the pilgrim
 age will be ‘The Glory of Creation’ (January 30 in Epiphany season)\, 
 ‘The Sadness of Creation’ (February 20 in Lent)\, ‘Surprised by Joy
 ’ (April 3 Easter Week)\, ‘The pilgrim re-Spirited’ (May 8 pre-Pente
 cost)\, and ‘The pilgrims return home to action’ (May 22 Pentecost).\n
 All sessions 9.30 to 12.30 on Saturdays at Christ Church Cathedral\, easil
 y accessible by bus or SkyTrain\, special parking rates near the Cathedral
 \, snacks served courtesy of the Cathedral.\nThe purpose of this pilgrimag
 e is to ground ourselves in the joy and certainty of the resurrection as w
 e experience it present in the climate issue. Being grounded solidly in th
 e resurrection we will be able to serve our society by enacting that joy w
 ith new energy to challenge and lead our culture to a God-vision of the cl
 imate challenge as a form of new life in these threatening times. By doing
  so\, we use Christ’s resurrection to defeat the anxiety-vision that is 
 so destructive to hope\, as we embody hope and resurrection for the world.
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LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral 
SUMMARY:Pilgrimage to Climate Joy
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