Salal + Cedar is a community of support and action to help Christians live out our vocation for environmental justice.
Come and worship (outdoors and online) with a community of seekers learning how to live faithfully in a time of climate crisis. Join us for education, contemplation in nature, conservation projects and action for justice.
Located in the lower Fraser watershed on land of Halkomelem speaking peoples, Salal + Cedar Watershed Discipleship Community is a ministry of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster. We are part of a growing movement of communities of Christians re-connecting to the creation-values and land covenants at the core of our tradition. We strive to be accessible to all bodies, all ages and all genders.
Our commitment to Watershed Discipleship refers both to watersheds as natural geographic divisions and to the fact that we are at a watershed moment in terms of climate crisis.
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What does it mean to praise God and follow the Way of Jesus here in the lower Fraser watershed? Let Salal + Cedar's team bring the species, geography, and history of the bioregion into your worship. This can be as unobtrusive as the introduction of new prayers or as wild as trees in the sanctuary, a blessing of animals, a procession of bicycles, chickens at Sunday School, a public ecological lament, and a creek-side baptism in the rain.
Our services invite communities to listen for the Spirit in Nature take their next step to care for God’s good earth! We are an ecumenical ministry with Anglican roots, committed to excellence in preaching and liturgy. When churches invite us to craft a service, we can follow the common lectionary or focus on a particular environmental theme, bring musicians or suggest songs, but we always work with you to be pastorally and culturally sensitive. A Salal + Cedar service is a special occasion with resources and inspiration that last the whole year.
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A series of lessons for multi-age classrooms (4-12) that bring together Bible Stories and hands-on exploration of local ecology: plants, animals, waterways, and landforms. Based on insights from:
Forest Schools
Godly Play
Messy Church
Each lesson can be delivered in a 5 minute children's sermon, 30 minute Sunday school lesson, to a half-day child and family focused worship service, Vacation Bible School, camp session, or parish picnic. We can provide materials, teachers, or teacher-training.
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Delivered on a commuter or residential model, retreats are an opportunity to take space away from the stress of urban life and engage deeply with God's creation. Topics include: Contemplative Ecology, Discernment Practices in Nature, Wild Gender, Learning from our Creature Companions.
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These short-term experiential learning sessions usually range from 1 to 3 hours and are tailored to the learning community. Examples include:
The 10 Essentials - safety in the wilderness and peer-based mental health safety
Restoring Wildlife Habitat on Church Lands - a practical “how to” guide
Thrift, Gift and Mutual Aid - thinking differently about money
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Dive deep and learn together with a group. These can be delivered in a day-long course or multi-session gathering, in person or online. We offer programs for Lent, Advent and other times of year. Topics include:
Wilderness Prophets
Reading the Bible with Earth’s Eyes
Spiritual Practice in Nature
Toolbox for Social Change
Green Saints
Racial Justice as Climate Justice
More about Salal + Cedar
Want to learn more about who we are and what we do? Dive deeper to learn About Us and Our Ministry, our collection of Resources and our newly relaunched Wild Lectionary Blog.
We’d also love to see you at an upcoming Event!