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General Assembly 2008: New climate change initiatives on Iona

The Iona Community's report will tell the General Assembly about the new climate change initiatives on the island.

The community decided to join Christian Aid's Climate Change Campaign, and is aiming to reducing its energy consumption by 5% each year. It has also encouraged other churches across Scotland to sign up for the scheme and to prevent environmental damage.

The Assembly will also hear about the Community's "Place focus", which has led it to consider how best to incorporate accountability for our use of the earth's resources into its Rule.

Thanks to financial support from the Parish Development Fund, the Jacob Project has progressed again this year and is set for an official launch soon. The project offers young offenders positive alternatives to re-offending, and is run in conjunction with Polmont Young Offenders Institution.

The report also mentioned the partnership in place with Religious Education Movement in Scotland, which has led to an increase in schools' work. The work of the youth department has also included major events such as the Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham.

The report also highlighted that the web sales arm of Wild Goose Publications (www.ionabooks.com) has continued to grow, and they are now embarking on a major project of digitisation. There were also a dozen new titles published during the last year, including "The Singing Thing Too" by John Bell.

The Iona Community continues to grow ecumenically and internationally, with 284 full members, and roughly 1800 associate members worldwide.

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Notes to Editors:

For further information, please contact Kathy Galloway on 0141 332 6343 or, alternatively, email kathygalloway200@btinternet.com

A full copy of the report is available on our General Assembly pages online here.

GANR/24/05/08

Thursday 8, May 2008

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