St Alban’s Church Welcomes the World to COP15!
The church will be open every day during COP15 as a place of welcome, hospitality, prayer, stillness and engagement with the issues… all in a friendly English-language setting.
A team of Franciscan brothers, sister and Anglican clergy will be based at St Alban’s during COP15, and we look forward to meeting you. We will be joined by members of the local St Alban’s Church community.
We are:
- Brother Clark Berge SSF (San Francisco, Minister General SSF)
- Brother Colin Wilfred SSF (Canterbury)
- Sister Joyce CSF (London, Minister General CSF)
- Brother Hugh SSF (Hilfield, Dorset)
- The Revd Tony Rutherford (Kent)
- The Revd Jonathan LLoyd (Archdeacon-designate of Germany & Northern Europe)
We will also have Leslie-Ann Calliste and Janet Rutherford (both experienced counsellors) available as confidential listeners, if you need some quiet space to share and talk.
Weekday Programme
Our daily weekday programme at St Alban’s Church (using the Franciscan prayer tradition), to which all are invited to call in for a short or a longer time, will be:
| 08:30 | Morning Prayer |
| 12:00 | Holy Eucharist |
| 17:00 | Music |
| 17:30 | Evening Prayer |
| 18:00 | “A Time for Climate Justice” – an open seminar about an aspect of COP15, followed by discussion |
| 19:00 | Coffee |
| 21:00 | Compline at The Swedish Church (next to Osterport Station – only 10 minute walk from St Alban’s) |
Weekend Programme
Friday 11 December
Interreligious climate change pilgrimage: The four religious communities will open their doors and tell us about climate change from their religious perspective – in English of course. When evening falls upon the cold streets of Copenhagen, we’ll light climate friendly torches – and before the last visit there’s free dinner for everybody.
| 14:00-14:45 | Judaism. The Synagogue is open from 13:45 Krystalgade 12, central Copenhagen |
| 15:00-16:15 | Buddhism. ‘Climate Change and Karma’ by Ani Tenzin Drolkar. Nørregade 7b, 2.th., central Copenhagen. Including coffee break |
| 17:00-17:45 | Islam. By writer Aminah Tønnesen and imam Abdullah Khan. Vesterbrogade 24, first floor, ‘Rummet’ at Republikken |
| 17:30 | Evening Prayer at St Alban’s Church |
| 18:00 | “St Francis of Assisi and Creation” talk by Br Clark Berge SSF (Minister General of the Society of St Francis) at St Alban’s Church, followed by discussion |
| 18:00-19:15 | DGI-City/Klimaforum09. Dinner, workshops and introduction to NGO’s initiatives. Tietgensgade 65, Copenhagen V. Pilgrimage with torches |
| 20:00-20:45 | Christianity. ‘Christian responsibility for God’s creation’ by Professor Theodor Jørgensen. A choir will also sing. Helligåndskirken (church), Niels Hemmingsensgade 5 (Strøget), central Copenhagen |
Saturday 12th December
| 08:30 | Morning Prayer |
| 12:00 | St Alban’s Climate banner meets at Copenhagen Cathedral. Christian organizations, NGOs and charity groups meet outside Vor Frue Kirke (Copenhagen Cathedral Church of Our Lady). Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury before we move off to join the demonstration at Parliament Square at Christiansborg. |
| 18:00 | Evening Service and Reflection by Archbishop Rowan Williams at Trinity Church (near Nørreport station/metro) |
| 20:30 | Free public film evening at St Alban’s Church – “The Age of Stupid” (in English) |
Soup will be served and there will be a time for discussion, reflection and prayer.
Sunday 13th December
| 10:00 | Holy Eucharist at St Alban’s Church |
| 11.30 | Countdown to Co2penhagen event – Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Outlandish at the Town Hall Square. An inspiring and entertaining public event marking the culmination of the global campaign Countdown to Co2penhagen for a fair and effective climate deal. Archbishop Desmond Tutu will hand over thousands of signatures from all over the world to a UN representative. A group will leave St Alban’s at 11.10 (walking) to join the event. |
| 14:00 | Ecumenical Service in Copenhagen Cathedral, with representatives of the world’s denominations, including churches in Greenland, the South Pacific and Africa. We will pray for the victims of climate change across the globe, asking for forgiveness for having mismanaged the world’s resources and not having been responsible stewards of God’s creation, and hoping for a just outcome to the negotiations for those in the developing world. The Archbishop of Canterbury will be preaching and Archbishop Desmond Tutu will also participate. The service will end with a symbolic ringing of bells, which will be echoed across the city, the country and the world. St Alban’s Church will be screening the service with a live feed from Danmarks Radio television network. |
| 15:00 | 350 bells at St Alban’s Church |
| 17:30 | Evening Prayer at St Alban’s Church |
| 18:00 | “Prosperity Without Growth” a talk by Prof Tim Jackson of the UK Sustainability Commission, at St Alban’s Church, followed by discussion. |
A Time for Climate Justice
A series of talks at 18.00, after Evening prayer at 17.30
| Tuesday 8 December | Deeper water – Martyn Goss – the theology of water |
| Wednesday 9 December | The Meaning is in the Waiting – St Alban’s Advent Group |
| Thursday 10 December | Multi-faith gathering at the Swedish Church (by Østerport Station) |
| Friday 11 December | St Francis of Assisi and creation – Brother Clark Berge SSF |
| Saturday 12 December | Evening service and reflection with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Trinity Church (by the Round Tower), followed at 20.30 by “The Age of Stupid” – free film evening at St Alban’s Church |
| Sunday 13 December | Prosperity without growth – Professor Tim Jackson (UK Sustainable Development Commission) |
| Monday 14 December | The climate challenge for the UK over the next 10 years – Greg Clark MP (UK Opposition spokesman on climate change) |
| Tuesday 15 December | Why Christians should be climate stewards – Brendan Bowles and Martin Kaonga (A Rocha) |
| Wednesday 16 December | The Meaning is in the Waiting – St Alban’s Advent Group |
Opening Times and Facilities
The church will be open every day between 0815 and 1930 (and later on the weekend of 11/12/13 Dec).
We offer coffee, wireless broadband connection, toilets, stillness and prayer, conversation and a warm welcome. We also have maps and advice, and a place to warm up and dry off! Please call in.
A Meeting Place
We will be a meeting place for campaigners from ECEN, WCC, Christian Aid, TearFund, Operation Noah, Arocha, CAFOD and other faith organisations and churches from across the world. St Alban’s will be a hub for networking and sharing our stories, and making new friends.
Whether you are a COP15 delegate, a campaigner, a journalist, a tourist or just a fellow traveller, you are most welcome here at St Alban’s Church!
Services
On Saturday 12 December at 1800 there will be a quiet Evening Service/Vespers at Trinity Church (the church with the large round tower near Norreport Station) with The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, giving a reflection (the capacity of the church is 500).
Dr Rowan Williams will also preside and preach at the Parish Eucharist at St Alban’s Church on Sunday 13 December at 1000 (the capacity of the church is 235).
Where We Are and How to Contact Us
The St Alban’s COP15 Chaplaincy Team can be contacted on [00 45] 29 79 40 36.
St Alban’s Church
Churchill Parken 6
Langelinie
DK 1263 Copenhagen
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