... from the Minister
The following extract appeared in a recent edition of the New York Times …
“Personal choices, no matter how virtuous
cannot do enough. It will also take laws and money.”
So it will.
Yet it is no less accurate or hardheaded to say that laws and money cannot
do enough, either; that it will also take profound changes in the way we
live.
Why?
Because the climate-change crisis is at its very bottom a crisis of
lifestyle — of character, even.
The Big Problem is nothing more or less than the sum total of countless little everyday choices, most of them made by us (consumer spending represents 70 percent of our economy), and most of the rest of them made in the name of our needs and desires and preferences."
A crisis of life style! And that is so true of so many things.
Why is there global poverty? Is it because our life styles are too comfortable – at the expense of the Third World? After all we want to pay as little as possible for as much as possible, do we not.
Why are our social services and our health services pushed to the limit? Is it because we want to pay as little tax as possible so that we can indulge ourselves with as much spending power as possible?
If Jesus was in conversation with you, running the rule over the countless little everyday choices that you make …. what would he say?
Malcolm
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Photo Competition
The photos have been judged by the public and the results will be announced in the next newsletter once the prizewinners have been notified.
There was a good response from the public and thank you to all who came to the exhibition and to those who voted.
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Advance Notice …
There will be a Hobby Exhibition from 26th to 28th September 2008 in the Old Parish and we hope to feature many different hobbies.
We hope there will arts and crafts but also photography, genealogy, gardening, bird watching, fishing and anything else people do for a hobby.
If it’s something you can’t show then come and tell people about it. So, no matter what type of hobby you have, we will find a space for you if you are willing to either talk about it, demonstrate it or bring examples of it.
Get your thinking cap on and see what you can come up with.
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Christian Aid Week
11th – 17th May
Join in the sponsored walk on Saturday 17th May around the grounds of Cortachy Castle from 2pm.
All ages welcome.
here will be a charge of £2 for adults to walk but we hope children might look for sponsors so if you would like a sponsor sheet call in at the office.
Street Collection – 17th May
The street collection is on Saturday 17th May from 9am until 12noon and all you have to do is one hour out of the three.
If you could spare an hour that morning please contact Anne in the office – 572819.
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