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Eleven <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> memebers met to explore one of the best botanical sites in midland Britain. This local Wildlife Trust reserve contains a variety of habitats, including an area of limestone grassland with large anthills! We stopped for a while by one of these, and Caroline explained some details of ant society. We saw many marbled white butterflies, and tried to capure them on camera. After the walk many of us went back to Clare's for cake and refreshments. Very pleasant afternoon, and the rain kept off. Next walk is on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/calendar_saturday_15th_october_2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Saturday 15th October 2005</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/3cc2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Sage at Sydlings Copse" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="5"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday 29th June 2005- </B></FONT>Sadly, St. Clement's, Oxford, one of the most supportive churches of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> activities, was seriously damaged in a freak storm, and will require considerable repairs. The BBC Oxford website has a full <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4636295.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfor"><U>report</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday 26th June 2005- </B></FONT>John Houghton: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.jri.org.uk/content/view/57/1/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk/content/view/57/1/"><U>Take the flood tide now</U></A></FONT>. Britain's top climatologist says a G8 fudge on global warming could be disastrous (The Independent).</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday 25th June 2005-</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> member, Margot Hodson, chaired the JRI Coffee House Day at South Parade Baptist Church in Leeds.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday 23rd June 2005- </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=2052" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>�Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground�</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the title of the EcoColumn written for the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, by </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.rroxf.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rroxf.co.uk/"><U>Revd Glyn Evans</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >,</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Thursday 23rd June 2005- </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/23/wcizik23.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/06/23/ixnewstop.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jht"><U>'Earthy evangelist' changes US climate</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. Interesting article from The Telegraph concerning how Rev. Richard Cizik is working to change the minds and hearts of American evangelicals on Climate Change.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 13th June 2005-</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> member, Margot Hodson, spoke on God, the planet and us for an environment day at Oxford High School. She focused on Climate Change, and asked whether this is a faith issue.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/3b79d720.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="114" ALT="St. Columba's" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday 5th June 2005-</B></FONT> For the seventh successive year <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> was involved in an Environment Sunday service. This year we were at St. Columba's, United Reformed Church, in Oxford. For all the news see<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/envsun2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Environment Sunday 2005 "><U>Environment Sunday 2005 </U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday 2nd June 2005-</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=2026" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>�Like a lamp, you must shed light among your fellows� said Jesus in Matthew 5 vs 16.</U></A></FONT> Ian James wonders whether floodlighting churches is a good idea.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/39364a50.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="165" ALT="Cross at St. Clement's" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Saturday 28th May to Sunday 5th June 2005-</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Sage in Artweeks</B></I></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> member Clare Newgass was the main organiser behind<B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin_edwards/news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin_edwar"><U><B>Encounters</B></U></A></FONT>, the temporary art gallery at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.stclements.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stclements.org.uk/"><U>St Clement's, Oxford</U></A> </FONT>for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.artweeks.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.artweeks.org/"><U>Oxfordshire Artweeks</U></A></FONT>. She wrote: "I've been having quite an extraordinary couple of weeks really. Intense preparation week, then wonderful launch to Artweeks at St C's (apart from minor encounter with a ladder at the last minute finishing things, which has meant a rather beautifully sprained foot!) - quite a buzz about the place and the church does look quite good. It is wonderful to see everyone's contributions. We had Exodus 35... as last night's passage - and to me it does seem like so many people have given their willing contribution in so many different ways to make a sumptuous vestment for God's church - both the building, but moreso as a people, which I hope will have a continuing momentum. Even if we don't get lots of visitors it somehow it won't matter as it feels like we have achieved something at this point alone." <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> had a special <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/display.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Display at St. Clements"><U>display</U></A></FONT> featuring the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/walks20045.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator 2004/5"><U>Walk with the Creator- 2004/5</U></A></FONT> series, which was based at St. Clement's.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/38dbc960.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="150" ALT="Bacalhau" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Saturday 21st May 2005-</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>Portugal revisited!</B></FONT> Eleven <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>members, including the eight who visited the A Rocha Portugal centre in the Algarve around Easter (see <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/portugal2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portugal 2005"><U>Portugal 2005</U></A></FONT>), met at the Hodson's in N. Oxford. We put on a special bring and share Portuguese meal. Menu:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sopa de legumes a camponesa (farmer's vegetable soup) by Felicity</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bacalhau (Portuguese salt cod) by Margot- extra special thanks to Rachel who sent us the fish!!</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Salads by Sue</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bread by Margot</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Olives from Richard and Judy</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lemon sweet by Caroline (according to Rachel's recipe)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Freshly squeezed orange juice by Clare</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Mateus Rose (the only Portuguese wine Martin could find in the local shop!)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vintage Port from Richard</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/38f2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Portugal revisited!" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">After this amazing feast we then spent a bit over an hour looking at a whole series of takes on the Sage visit to Portugal:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Martin did a reprise of his PowerPoint presented at the women's fellowship at St. Clement's.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sue showed some of her digitals</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Dave's photos got slightly lost in the ether (somewhere between his computer and Martin's), but he gave us his impression of the visit minus photos.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Clare showed us her wonderful scrapbooks, drawings, paintings and photos.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Karl finished off the evening with his superb wildlife slides.</div> <div> Quite an amazing team effort!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Friday 13th May 2005- </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >We are saddened to hear of the death of Rt Rev Hugh Montefiore, the former Bishop of</FONT></div> <div> Birmingham. Bishop Montefiore was a vocal advocate of environmental concerns both within the church and in wider society. His books on the subject include <I>Preaching for the Planet </I>(1992) and <I>Time to Change </I>(1997), and he chaired the board of the Friends of the Earth Trust from 1992 to 1998. Older <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> supporters may remember the service at St Aldate's, Oxford in 1991, at which Bishop Montefiore preached on environmental themes, one of the first public occasions that Sage had a major involvement in. He will be missed by many in the environmental movement. The Guardian has published an <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1483815,00.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/sto"><U>obituary</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday 10th May 2005- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><B> </B>members Martin and Margot Hodson had a busy day: in the afternoon Martin spoke at the women's fellowship at St. Clement's, Oxford, on the recent Sage visit to A Rocha Portugal (see <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/portugal2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portugal 2005"><U>Portugal 2005</U></A></FONT>); and in the evening Margot spoke at "Contact", the spouses fellowship at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC33FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>"God, the planet, and us"</B></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 6th May 2005- </B></FONT>Congratulations to the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.greenoxford.com/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenoxford.com/index.php"><U>Oxfordshire Green Party</U></A></FONT> who, as a result of the County Council elections, now have five seats on the County Council (up from one). Greens Councilors elected were Deborah Glass Woodin and Jon 'Chip' Sherwood (Isis Division), Larry Sanders and Craig Simmons (East Oxford Division), and Sushila Dhall (Oxford West Central). <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><B> </B>is not a political organization, and members hold a variety of political views, but once again it does show that environmental issues are continuing to move up the agenda in the Oxford area.</div> <div> On a related topic, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/"><U>Friends of the Earth</U></A></FONT> in Oxford recently conducted a survey of all 304 candidates who stood for election to Oxfordshire County Council on 5th May, and asked them about their views on incineration as part of the County's future waste strategy. You can see the results (which make interesting reading!) at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://home.clara.net/wallendszus/oxfoe/campaigns/waste/survey.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://home.clara.net/wallendszus/oxfoe/"><U>Waste Campaign</U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 25th April 2005-</B></FONT> The latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, is by <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.rroxf.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rroxf.co.uk/"><U>Revd Glyn Evans</U></A></FONT>, and is entitled <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1902" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Every Little Helps</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 23rd April 2005-</B></FONT><B> </B>Several <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><B> </B>members and contacts attended the secular day conference<B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sustainable Oxfordshire</B></FONT> at Oxford Brookes University. There were about 100 delegates. Martin Conway, Chair of The Oxford Diocese Board of Social Responsibility, kindly sent us an interesting <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/sustoxford.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sustainable Oxfordshire"><U>Report</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 18th April 2005-</B></FONT> BBC television 10.00pm News bulletin finished with a c. 5 min slot featuring Richard Chartres (Bishop of London) whose theme was the environment. He was been filmed at the Minet Country Park, Southall, and interviewed Dave Bookless, Director of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://en.arocha.org/uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://en.arocha.org/uk/"><U>A Rocha UK</U></A></FONT>. Congratulations to all concerned on an inspired bit of broadcasting!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/367c8ad0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="173" ALT="Cruzinha flowers" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Tuesday 29th March 2005-</B></FONT> The latest EcoColumn in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, is by  Canon Christopher Hall, and is his view of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1780" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Climate Change Conference</U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday 24th March - Saturday 9th April 2005-</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> visit to A Rocha Portugal. See details of this trip at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/portugal2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portugal 2005"><U>Portugal 2005</U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday 23rd March 2005-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  The Rev. Prof. Ian James is the Environmental Adviser for the Oxford Diocese, and chaired the steering group for the conference </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(Feb. 26th 2005). He then gave a report at the diocesan synod, and wrote</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1760" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Uniting Christian belief and care for environment</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/3532ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Pupils from Bishop Perowne performing a specially choreographed dance for Go Green Day" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Friday 18th March 2005- </B></FONT>Teacher, Richard Wood, from Worcester, attended the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A></FONT>, and soon after had his whole school (Bishop Perowne CE High School, Worcester)<I><B> </B></I>involved. See what happened at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/gogreenday.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Go Green Day"><U>Go Green Day</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday 17th March 2005-</B></FONT>  A  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" ><B>FULL</B></FONT> report on the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>(Feb. 26th 2005) is now available, with reports on all the keynote addresses and workshops. Lots of PowerPoints, PDFs etc. to download. Have a look!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday 15th March 2005-</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> members Martin and Margot Hodson spoke on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#9933CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>"The Science and Theology of Green Issues"</B></FONT>.at the Methodist Church Hall in Headington, Oxford. This was part of a series of Lent talks organised for Churches Together in Headington. About 30 people were present, and there were a lot of questions!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 14th March 2005- </B></FONT>The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> web site had its <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><B>5000th visitor </B></FONT>to the home page at 16.35 today. We started the site on 16th January 2001, more as an experiment than anything. Over four and a bit years the site has expanded in size quite considerably. Traffic around the site has also increased year on year, with an almost exponential increase in the last six months- at least partly due to our hosting the pages for the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >. </FONT>But more and more people are investigating "Christian environmental" in Google, and find us that way. It seems that the movement is growing in Oxford, our area, and well beyond. If the<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> web site has had even a small part in building this movement, then the "experiment" will have been worthwhile.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 12th March 2005- </B><B> <A NAME="evangelicals_take_on_environmental"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF33FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Evangelicals Take on Environmental, Social Issues.</B> </FONT>This week's Evangelical Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., addressed issues such as environmentalism, poverty at home and abroad, and non-violent resolution to global conflict. Scott Simon speaks to the Rev. Rich Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals. Go to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532625" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story"><U>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532625</U></A></FONT> Note that Rev. Rich Cizik attended <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.climateforum2002.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climateforum2002.org/"><U>Climate Forum 2002</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>in Oxford and has been involved ever since in persuading American evangelicals that climate change is a real threat, and is something that they should care about. For more on this go to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_2605922" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview"><U>Evangelical leaders join global warming battle</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tuesday 8th March 2005-</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, delivered another thoughtful "green" lecture at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Go to </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/050308.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/se"><U>Ecology and Economy</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 5th March 2005- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>member Martin Hodson gave a presentation on "The Christian Environmental Movement in the UK" at the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/cres.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CRES"><U>CRES</U></A></FONT> meeting at Keele University, Staffordshire.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday 28th February 2005- </B></FONT>You may remember the "Lifestyle Consultation" held in Oxford in October 2003? Well the paper arising from that consultation has now been written up by David Thistlethwaite and can be downloaded at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/www.jri.org.uk/brief/lifestyle.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk/brief/lifestyle.pd"><U>Christian Lifestyle</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >. </FONT>(You will need Acrobat Reader installed to view this file)</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2ab2cc70.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="199" ALT="L. to R. David Shreeve, Sir John Houghton, Claire Foster, Bishop Richard Harries, Rev Prof Ian James" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Saturday 26th February 2005- </B></FONT>After months of preparation, and a huge amount of effort, the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A></FONT> finally happened. Over 220 people attended from across the region and beyond, and it was an incredibly successful day. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >members played a significant role in the planning and execution of the conference. We are now gathering materials to convert the conference advertisement page into a permanent report on the day.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 25th February 2005- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The Diocese web site has now introduced RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and so we can link directly to their pages from here, and new articles will appear as if by magic! We decided to link to the</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/index.php?c=51" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/inde"><U>Eco-column</U></A></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >articles in the Diocese of Oxford newspaper, the Door, and the "Just World" section of the Board of Social Responsibility pages, which are the most relevant pages for </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>members. Go to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/relatedlinks_articles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Articles</U></A></FONT>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Thanks to Philip Hind, the Diocesan webmaster, for providing this facility.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 18th February 2005-</B></FONT> The latest Eco Column in the Oxford Diocese newspaper, The Door, is by  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>member, Margot Hodson, and is entitled <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1543" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>God's Planet is in serious trouble</U></A></FONT>. The web site is a bit ahead of itself, as the article is intended for the edition of The Door to be published <I>after</I> the conference on February 26th! Still it is better early than late! The greening of the Oxford Diocese web site continues at a remarkable pace. Now we need some concrete actions (Martin Hodson speaking!).</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 18th February 2005-</B></FONT> A review of<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>"Sharing God's Planet" has been published on the LICC site at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.licc.org.uk/culture/planet" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.licc.org.uk/culture/planet"><U>http://www.licc.org.uk/culture/planet</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>As this is a forum article, it might be worth visiting a few times over the next month to see what the responses are like! It also has a pretty good list of web sites at the bottom of the page including a link to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2a0b4700.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="624" ALT="Sage Sloe Gin- Made with sloes gathered during the Sage New Year's Day walk 2004" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Tuesday 15th February 2005-</B></FONT> The Oxford Diocesan web site has an article about <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> linked from its home page!!! Go to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1533" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Sage article</U></A></FONT>. The intention of the article is to help people find us in the weeks around the big General Synod debate on the environment in London and the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 12th February 2005-</B></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> had a very busy day! in the afternoon half a dozen members were at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/boundarybrook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boundary Brook Nature Park"><U>Boundary Brook Nature Park</U></A></FONT> hedgelaying amongst other tasks. Then in the evening a dozen of us gathered in the new Hodson abode in North Oxford for the grand flat warming. Karl and Felicity just joined us for the first bit, but brought with them a very rare vintage bottle of Sage Sloe Gin- made with sloes gathered during the Sage New Year's Day walk in 2004. We all had (small!) samples of this delicious, and rather strong, liqueur. Food was excellent, and it was a great evening.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday 9th February 2005-</B></FONT> The Oxford Diocesan web site again has a "green" article mentioned on it's home page <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1433" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Why should Christians be concerned about the environment?</U></A></FONT> It appears that some sections of the Diocese are beginning to take the environment more seriously.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 4th February 2005- </B><B> <A NAME="sharing_god_s_planet"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" ><B>SHARING GOD'S PLANET</B></FONT> is a 72 page report just produced for the Anglican General Synod. A motion on 17th February 2005 will ask Synod to commend the report. You can buy it for £5-99 plus £2-50 p&p at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.asp?id=2383277" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.as"><U>http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.asp?id=2383277</U></A></FONT> Or you can download it for free at  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/gs1558.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensy"><U>http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/gs1558.pdf</U></A></FONT> (you will need Acrobat Reader installed to read this file).</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 28th January 2005-</B></FONT>  Jo Rathbone of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.encams.org/ecocongregation/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.encams.org/ecocongregation/"><U>Ecocongregation</U></A></FONT> had an extended double page spread on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1482" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Climate Change � Preaching a green message: the Church and global warming</U></A></FONT> in the Oxford Diocesan paper, The Door. Also in The Door, Ian James used his Eco Column to discuss the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1497" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Asian Tsunami; what we can learn</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2992ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Revd Canon Glyn Evans" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday 22nd January 2005- </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.rroxf.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rroxf.co.uk/"><U>Revd Glyn Evans</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, a good friend of Sage, was installed as honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, in Christ Church, Oxford at Evensong led by the Bishop of Oxford. Four other honorary canons were installed at the same service, and the Cathedral was packed. A number of Sage contacts were present. When we caught up with Glyn after the service, he saw the camera and said, "The Sage web site??"</FONT></div> <div> Many congratulations to Glyn and thanks for all he does in rural and environmental ministry.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/36bc8e40.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="228" ALT="Grey Squirrel" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Thursday 20th January 2005- </B></FONT><B>Walk with the Creator, Headington Hill Park. </B>Six people met at Headington Hill Park for our last walk in the series, �Exploring Trees in Four Seasons�. We had three tasks for our winter walk. Firstly, to look at the variety of tree shape and form, easily seen in winter when the branches are leafless. The advantage of parkland trees is that they have space to develop their representative forms and we marvelled at the different sizes and shapes, from the stately limes and London planes to the slender birches with graceful dropping branches. We also looked for signs of early flowers and were thrilled to see the tiny red flowers of the Persian Ironwood. Our second task was to look at the Horse Chestnuts and we observed the stout winter twigs with their sticky buds. Caroline pointed out the large shield-shaped, leaf scars with a `horse-shoe' arrangement of old vein traces, like horse-shoe nails. It is likely that the name of the tree comes from this horseshoe pattern. Clare read a poem �The God of Hope� which describes the Horse Chestnut twig, followed by a verse from the Bible (Isaiah 53:4,5). Caroline shared that we too carry scars from hurts and disappointments, but that Christ died and shared in our sufferings. We also looked for the dying Horse Chestnut tree, but discovered that it had been felled, probably for safety <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/36d2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Evergreen identification" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">reasons. Finally, we walked around the Park and concentrated on identifying the different evergreens. We looked at the arrangement of the conifer needles, smelt the fragrance of the needles and observed colour variations and foliage patterns. We discovered that some conifers, like the larch and swamp cypress are deciduous, and their thin, textured needles formed a dense carpet beneath the trees.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tuesday 18th January 2005- </B></FONT>Martin Conway of The Oxford Diocese Board of Social Responsibility wrote an interesting reply to a question from a church in Slough- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1416" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>What to do with a church yard</U></A></FONT> The reply is based very much on the experience of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/churchyard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ss Mary John Churchyard Project"><U>Ss Mary & John Churchyard Project</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday 16th January 2005- </B></FONT>The fourth anniversary of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> web site! Our home page counter read 4361 at the end of the day, which means about 3.06 visitors per day over the whole four year time period. On the same date in 2004 we calculated 2.42 visitors per day over the previous three years, so the figure is definitely increasing with time. Undoubtedly, part of the reason for the increase is the extra traffic generated by us hosting the pages for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >the coming </FONT>conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</FONT> Other popular pages are this News page, our <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/relatedlinks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A> </FONT>and the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/churchyard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ss Mary John Churchyard Project"><U>Ss Mary & John Churchyard Project</U></A></FONT> page.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday 1st January 2005- </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >New Year's Day saw an intrepid band of Sage folk walking on the RSPB's Otmoor <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/28bc80b0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALT="View towards Charlton-on-Otmoor" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">reserve. Fortified by brunch at the Steels' we visited the two hides and saw wildfowl in profusion. Mallard, tufted duck and shoveler were particularly in evidence, as was a solitary cormorant which flew to and fro as if on display. It was fascinating to see how creative conservationists had seen the potential in the low lying cereal fields of a decade ago to become areas of wild wetland. Bitterns and bearded tits are particular foci of the conservation efforts.</FONT></div> <div> <I>Caroline & David Steel</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/28d2cdf0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="223" ALT="Bird ID at hide on Otmoor" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> "Good walk on New Year's Day - fine mixture of mud, duck identification, grebe spotting, more mud, butterfly-egg searching, brunching + tea drinking.........and mud". Clare.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2922cb50.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="181" ALT="Bird watching" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Thanks to Clare Newgass and Richard Riggs for the photos.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2792ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Emily and Richard on the Sage stand at the Green Fair" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Sunday 12th December 2004-</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>member, Martin Hodson, was a guest on "Sunday Breakfast" with Jonathan Hancock for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiooxford" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiooxford"><U>BBC Radio Oxford</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >. </FONT>We spoke about the Christian environmental movement, the Green Fair (below), and the coming conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 11th December 2004-</B></FONT> The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>stand at the the  <A NAME="green_fair"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Green Fair run by the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.greenoxford.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenoxford.com/"><U>Oxford Green Party</U></A> </FONT>in Oxford Town hall was again run jointly with "<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/achre.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Christian Response to the Environment"><U>A Christian Response to the Environment</U></A></FONT>" and the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/churchyard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ss Mary John Churchyard Project"><U>Ss Mary & John Churchyard Project</U></A></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Our team of Adrian, Dave, Caroline, Clare, Emily, Martin, Margot, Richard, Ruth and Susie made lots of contacts, and sold over £250 of Fairly Traded goods for Cornerstone in Grove. We spent a lot of time handing out leaflets for the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</FONT> Thanks to the whole team for an incredible effort.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/27d2ce80.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="232" ALT="Dave, pensive, while Martin is in deep conversation!" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Friday 10th December 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The latest edition of the Oxford Diocesan newspaper "</FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door"><U>The Door</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >" has an article by Ian James on "</FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1407" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Polar caps to tropical savannahs</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >" concerning climate change, and advertising the conference </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thursday 18th November 2004-</B></FONT> The Climate Outreach Information Network organised a meeting at the Holywell Music Rooms in Oxford, inviting MICHAEL MEACHER MP, former UK Minister for the Environment, to speak on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>CLIMATE CHANGE- WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO SAVE OURSELVES? </B></FONT>One of the<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>challenges facing Britain on reducing emissions was highlighted when Mr. Meacher arrived 20 minutes late due to a delayed train! He first addressed the wider state of the planet- loss of biodiversity, over-population and climate change. These, he said, will force economic changes on nations. Rapidly accelerating demand for oil will outstrip production within 2-3 decades. The dislocation that this will cause will be devastating. He also mentioned the looming shortage of fresh water- five million people are dying per year from disease associated with poor quality water. On climate change Mr. Meacher felt that unless action was taken large parts of our planet will be uninhabitable in 1-200 years. There are considerable fears that we may find ourselves with runaway feedback effects- dieback of forests, melting of ice sheets, and the release of methane trapped in the sea floor. If we do not act then the earth will exact its own price.</div> <div> What are the hopeful signs? There could, in effect, be trade sanctions against climate change offenders (e.g. USA). The Kyoto Protocol will come into force early next year. Everyone recognises that this is only a first stage, but it is a significant start. Kyoto will "incentivise" the drive towards a cleaner environment, especially in developing nations. The number of major natural catastrophes has tripled in the last 40 years, and insurance costs are rising at 10-20% per year. At this rate by 2065 the whole world GDP will go on insurance!!</div> <div> What to do?? Restrict the use of fossil fuels, as they will take 50-100 years to phase out. Make more use of alternative energy sources, such as wind energy. Use fossil fules more efficiently.</div> <div> Michael Meacher ended by stating that <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" >"Climate Change is the biggest challenge that humanity has ever faced."</FONT></div> <div> He then answered a whole variety of questions. Despite a very wet evening the Music Rooms were totally packed- a sure sign that at least the people of Oxford are taking the issue seriously.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday November 10th 2004-</B></FONT> For the first time that we can recall the environment has made the home page of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/index.php"><U>Oxford Diocese</U></A></FONT>!!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>The diocese have now advertised the conference <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.</FONT> They have also created a special page outlining the conference, and given the booking form as a PDF to download at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1339" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Climate Change Conference</U></A></FONT>. Great news! Let us hope that this is just the beginning of more environmental awareness in the diocese.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/27f96f80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="248" ALT="LLM Mike Morecroft with Charlie and Matthew" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Saturday November 6th 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>Congratulations to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>member, Mike Morecroft who was admitted as a Reader in the Church of England and lay minister in the diocese of Oxford in a service led by the Bishop of Buckingham, the Rt Revd Alan Wilson. For more details see the Oxford Diocese site at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1358" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Licensing</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday November 1st 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The latest edition of the Oxford Diocesan newspaper "</FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door"><U>The Door</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >" had no less than <B>THREE</B> green articles in it!! Ian James had a major article entitled </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1315" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Join the Green Revolution</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >which he used to advertise the upcoming conference </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > Christopher Hall  gave us some </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1309" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>Recycling tips</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >, while Liz Roberts wrote about </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/content.php?id=1316" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door/cont"><U>A Harvest of Green Themes</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday  October 31st 2004- </B></FONT>Dave Bookless, the Director of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://en.arocha.org/uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://en.arocha.org/uk/"><U>A Rocha UK</U></A></FONT>, came to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/abingdon//christchurch/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.parishes.oxford.anglican.org/"><U>Christ Church, Abingdon</U></A></FONT> to speak on <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" >�Animal Rights or Wrongs?�</FONT> Although this is not a core issue for A Rocha, Dave gave a very clearly thought out and well presented sermon on it. He pointed out that we can trace two distinct traditions concerning attitudes to animals in church history: a �utilitarian� tradition which regards animals, along with the rest of creation, as having been created by God solely for the use and benefit of people; and a �stewardship� tradition which emphasises our duty to look after God's creation. Starting with the creation narratives in Genesis, Dave then examined a number of biblical principles concerning animals, concluding that they lend much more support to a stewardship than a utilitarian view. In a short discussion after the service, Dave applied these principles to some current animal-related controversies, including fox hunting, which he finds difficult to justify, and animal experimentation, which he can accept under some circumstances. Richard Riggs, a Sage contact, and a member of Christ Church, Abingdon congregation, kindly sent us a more extended summary of Dave's talk- <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/ccabingdon04.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dave Bookless at Christ Church Abingdon"><U>Dave Bookless at Christ Church Abingdon</U></A></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/26f2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Dave Steel at Sage stand" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Before and after the service, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> members manned a stall and display, chatting to members of the congregation, several of whom signed up to the Sage mailing list. Many thanks to Christ Church, Abingdon, for inviting Dave and Sage, and to Dave for giving us all such food for thought.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2712cf90.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="249" ALT="Group Photo" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"></div> <bR> <div> Another shot for the Annals of Sage history!! At Christ Church, Abingdon after the service. Left to right: Tim Davis (Vicar, Christ Church), Emily Wilkins, Dave Bookless (Director, A Rocha UK), and Dave Steel.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sunday October 24th 2004-</B></FONT> Congratulations to <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.rroxf.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rroxf.co.uk/"><U>Revd Glyn Evans</U></A></FONT>, a leading figure in rural and environmental ministry in the Oxford Diocese, and a good friend of Sage, who has been appointed honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He will be installed in Christ Church at Evensong (6pm) on Saturday January 22nd  2005. For more details see <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.php?id=1282" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/detail.ph"><U>Honorary canons of Christ Church Cathedral</U></A></FONT> on the Diocese site.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/25a96120.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="274" ALT="Hawker" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Saturday October 16th 2004- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><B> Autumn Work Party at </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/boundarybrook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boundary Brook Nature Park"><U><B>Boundary Brook Nature Park</B></U></A></FONT><B>, Oxford. </B>It was another good gathering and afternoon's work in the nature park - wet under-foot, and up to the elbows for those pond-delving, but thankfully not from above as the rain stopped just as folks arrived, and held off until we were clearing up for tea. Preparing for the Sunday Open Day, Pat Mansfield led us in cutting down around the small garden pond the grasses and wild flowers in order to clear some of the spreading reeds in the water; clearing one of the flower beds; and trimming back brambles and branches from some of the paths, all of which created a small compost mountain in the very organised composting corner. We were entertained by intermittent frog-counts (including a mating pair, seemingly confused about the season, and at least 9 others calmly gazing up at us...) which reminded us why autumn is a good time of year to do such work, to avoid disturbing either hibernating or breeding wildlife. Another attraction, also possibly muddled, was a beautiful dragonfly (probably a Southern Hawker, although green rather than with any blue on it) that appeared to be trying to lay eggs on the edge of the large pond and which didn't seem to mind us peering at it from close range for about half an hour. Is there upset in the internal seasonal clocks of some creatures.....perhaps something to do with a shifting climate.....or were they just testing our reactions??! We also enjoyed the paintbox of other colours the park, the such as the reds of the rowan berries, the spindle's vivid pink & orange and other golds &  greens in the woodland that promise more to come in this changing season. We finally retreated to the impressive new information hut, for tea and flapjacks. Pat added to the notice-board of 'wildlife seen today' and we hoped & prayed for a good dry Open Day for the Urban Wildlife Group on the Sunday.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/25e96c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALT="Refreshments" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Get in touch for details of other Oxford Urban Wildlife Group work parties/open days at Boundary Brook.... (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.ouwg.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ouwg.org.uk"><U>www.ouwg.org.uk</U></A></FONT>) </div> <div> <I>Clare Newgass</I></div> <div> PS I have grated and bottled (in vinegar) some Boundary Brook horseradish in an experiment at making horseradish sauce - any tips/recipes gratefully received! - and discovered how good the vapours are for clearing the sinuses and probably beating any impending cold-bugs.....some care required though not to over-do the exposure as it can be worse than onions!</div> <div> PPS <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" >"Sage did sterling work on Saturday. It made a big difference to the impression we made at Open Day and to the council representative the following day. Many thanks to you all for your hard work."</FONT> Janet Keene (OUWG newsletter editor)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B> <A NAME="thursday_october_14th_2004"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Thursday October 14th 2004- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>�</B><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/walks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator"><U><B>Walk with the Creator</B></U></A><B>�</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>- Headington Hill Park, Oxford.</B></FONT></div> <div> Nine people gathered at St Clements Church on for the latest walk in the series, �Exploring trees in four seasons�.  The rain mercifully stopped as we entered Headington Hill Park and our task for the morning was to observe the trees in all their autumn colours and to ponder upon the Horse Chestnut Tree and its well known fruit, the conker. Clare provided some fascinating information on conkers, such as when the game of conkers started and how to cheat by soaking them in vinegar (you're seemingly allowed to use last season's conkers though, which will have hardened up nicely!). Caroline explained to us that in the Bible a fruit bearing tree is a symbol of blessing and wholeness, and then showed us two neighbouring Horse Chestnut trees, one healthy and one almost dead.  She said that the trees reminded her of the two paths of obedience and disobedience that God set before the Israelites.  They had been warned over and over against worshipping idols.  So in Leviticus we read that one of the rewards for obedience was a great harvest and fruitfulness.  <I>�If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my </I><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/25fb4f00.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="240" ALT="Chinese Birch" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"><I>commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit�</I> (Leviticus 26:3)  But one of the punishments for disobedience is unfruitfulness.  Verse 20 reads, <I>�Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of the land will yield their fruit�.</I></div> <div> We then explored the rest of the Park and marvelled at the beauty of some of the trees, especially the `Pride of India' (also called `Golden Rain') and the red bark of the Northern China red-barked Birch (see photo).  Some of the fallen leaves were taken back to the church and made into collages.  We enjoyed a selection of home-made refreshments and finished the morning with a prayer for Autumn Days.</div> <div> <I>Caroline Steel</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday 9th October 2004-</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >'Operation Noah' is launched at The Rainbow Pilgrimage the </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk"><U>Christian Ecology Link</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > 2004 conference in Coventry. See </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3728692.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3728"><U>Church launches Climate Campaign</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > for more details.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Saturday 25th September 2004- </B></FONT>Several <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> contacts attended the<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.jri.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk"><U>The John Ray Initiative</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Coffee House Day held at St. Aldate's, Oxford. The meeting was chaired by Margot Hodson, and Martin Hodson gave one of the eight presentations. Thanks to David Thistlethwaite of JRI for organising the day.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 6th September 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Margot Hodson's JRI briefing </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/www.jri.org.uk/brief/Jewish.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk/brief/Jewish.pdf"><U>Environmental Christianity: insights from our Jewish heritage</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >is published on-line (you will need Acrobat reader installed to view this link).</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 27th August 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > See Margot Hodson's</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door.php?id=1153" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/door.php?"><U>Eco-column</U></A></FONT> article in the Diocese of Oxford newspaper The Door (September 2004 edition).</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wednesday 18th August 2004- </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >The first meeting of the steering group for the conference</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A> </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >was held in Reading University. All </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > members are urged to put the meeting (</FONT>Saturday 26th February 2005 in High Wycombe) in their diaries <U>now</U>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B> <A NAME="saturday_7th_august_2004"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Saturday 7th August 2004-  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage featured in "The Times"!</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Catharine Morris wrote an amusing article "At your service" about the </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/walks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator"><U>Walk with the Creator</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > walk from the </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/news.htm" TITLE="News"><U>1st July</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >. Well worth digging out if you can find it, or you could try </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.timesonline.co.uk"><U>Times Online</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >, but you may need to pay for it!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>3rd-5th </B><B>August 2004- </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > members, Martin & Margot Hodson, were the invited speakers at the</FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.stclements.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stclements.org.uk/"><U>St Clement's, Oxford</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > church holiday at Pilgrim Hall, Sussex. The Hodson's three sessions included a morning on "Creation and Re-Creation."</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/24cc80b0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALT="Sage BBQ 2004" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5">Saturday 24th July 2004-</B></FONT><B> </B>The Annual <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> barbeque was once again held at the house of Karl and Felicity Wallendszus. This is proving such a popular event that Karl and Felicity may need to get a bigger garden! Literally standing room only. Thanks again to K&F for their hospitality.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Friday 17th July 2004-</B></FONT> The latest edition of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/www.oxford.anglican.org/files/RN_summer_04.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/files/RN_"><U>Rural News</U></A></FONT>, part of the Oxford <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Diocesan mailing, has now been published.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Friday 9th July 2004-</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>Sadly, Mike Woodin, a leading figure in the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.greenoxford.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenoxford.com/"><U>Oxford Green Party</U></A></FONT>, died of cancer aged 38. He will be greatly missed.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 5th July 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, made his first major speech on the environment. In the speech he </FONT>declared<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > t</FONT>he Church of England's support for the "contraction and convergence" proposal to tackle the threat of climate change. The complete text of the speech is available at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/040705.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/se"><U>Environment Lecture</U></A> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/040705.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/se"><U>"Changing The Myths We Live By"</U></A></FONT>. A BBC article assessing the speech is available at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3866543.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3866"><U>Church backing for climate plan</U></A></FONT>. Overall, this is just the latest in a series of moves by the church in the UK aimed at tackling climate change.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday 5th July 2004- </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.hodsons.org/MartinHodson/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hodsons.org/MartinHodson/"><U>Martin Hodson</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >spoke on </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" >"Climate Change"</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > at Banbury School. The end of a hectic month of activity for Martin on a whole variety of projects!!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2492ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Miranda Harris in conversation by our display boards" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Sunday 4th July 2004-</B></FONT> Peter Harris of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.arocha.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arocha.org"><U>A Rocha</U></A></FONT> International spoke at Christ Church, Abingdon as part of series on prayer: "Praying under pressure". He included an update on A Rocha's work aound the world. Richard and Martin manned a stand in the foyer, a large amount of A Rocha and Sage literature was handed out, and we made some useful contacts.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/2372ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="Sage party on Walk with the Creator" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"></B><B> <A NAME="thursday_1st_july"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Thursday 1st July 2004-</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The second of the series of </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/walks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator"><U>Walk with the Creator</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > walks. Fouteen of us (much augmented by the California Hodsons!) met at </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.stclements.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stclements.org.uk/"><U>St Clement's, Oxford</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, in the morning, and Caroline Steel guided us around Headington Hill Park. There were lots of changes since we last went in April, and already some trees were showing signs of autumn colour. Pam Hodson specialised in </FONT><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20050705043543/http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/barkrubbing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bark Rubbing"><U>Bark Rubbing</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. We gathered back in the church for tea and cakes, where we were joined by the Rector, Bruce Gillingham.</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>