Sage - Oxford's Christian Environmental Group

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#999933" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="040006e0ddwnfv.png"> <div> <B>Sage - Oxford's Christian Environmental Group</B></div> <div> <A HREF="webelieve.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="We Believe"><U>We Believe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contactus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="resources.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resources"><U>Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="relatedlinks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>  I <A HREF="rssfeeds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage RSS Feeds"><U><IMG SRC="7fd28130.gif" border=0 width="40" height="19" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" background="041bec00esnpes.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="053a79b0.png" border=0 width="167" height="155" ALT="Sage" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="calendar_saturday_6th_october_2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U><B>Saturday 6th October 2007</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>"Walk with the Creator" in the beautiful Pang Valley</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Welcome to Sage </B>- Oxford's Christian Environmental Group</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="a7a90dd0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="477" ALT="Pollinator. Another of the amazing photos courtesy of Canon Christopher Hall" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"></B></div> <div> <B>Sage</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a group of Christians from a number of churches in the Oxford region with a particular concern for our Lord's Creation. Since Sage was formed in 1990 we have been involved in a whole variety of activities: </FONT></div> <div> 1) Regular newsletters (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="sagewords.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words"><U>Sage Words</U></A></FONT>) on topics such as global warming, sustainable development and simple living. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>SEE LATEST </B><A HREF="swords2007c.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words September 2007"><U><B>Sage Words September 2007</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> 2) We have organised walks- most recently "<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="walks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator"><U>Walk with the Creator</U></A></FONT>".</div> <div> 3) We are involved in conservation tasks, particularly at a local nature reserve <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="boundarybrook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boundary Brook Nature Park"><U>Boundary Brook Nature Park</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> 4) We have given presentations to interested groups. We have taken services in a wide variety of settings, including for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="envsun.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Environment Sunday"><U>Environment Sunday</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> 5) We have organised weekends and longer trips away, both in the UK and in Europe. The most recent trip was <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="portugal2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portugal 2005"><U>Portugal 2005</U></A></FONT></div> <div> 6) We run regular prayer meetings.</div> <div> 7)  We keep you informed of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>LATEST</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="news.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B>News</B></U></A></FONT> concerning Christian environmental topics from our region and beyond. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> now has a <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.facebook.com"><U>Facebook</U></A></FONT> group. You will need to register to join it, but if you are already a member you can find it at: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://brookes.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2323098469&ref=mf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://brookes.facebook.com/group.php?gi"><U>Sage Facebook Group</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >8) We support other local Christian initiatives such as the </FONT><A HREF="churchyard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ss Mary John churchyard"><U>Ss Mary & John churchyard</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, Averil Stedeford's</FONT> <A HREF="ecohouse.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ecohouse"><U>Ecohouse</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and </FONT><A HREF="lewknor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Chiltern Gateway Project"><U>The Chiltern Gateway Project</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. We have also been involved in the conferences </FONT>"<A HREF="climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A>"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > and </FONT><A HREF="noah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Operation Noah in Oxford"><U>Operation Noah in Oxford</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, and provided web space for them. In addition we support the Certificate in Christian Rural and Environmental Studies (</FONT><A HREF="cres.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CRES"><U>CRES</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >) which is now based at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, nr. 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