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Hope Cathedral June 2020 $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
A tribute to nature and creationOn Friday 5th June we celebrated World Environment Day, paying homage to hope, the ocean and nature with beautiful speeches and music. It was an eventful day with powerful addresses from many of our multi-religious partners. Over 30 000 people have now viewed our facebook broadcast. You can read the newspaper Demokraten’s coverage of the event here, and below you can see some photos.
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The world’s first Sustainability Cake? Thanks to FASVO we managed to make on our plan of making a cake in the shape of the UN logo for sustainable development towards 2030. At the Hope Cathedral we’ve made active use of the logo and the aims it represents in our communication of the project. |
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The world’s first Sustainability Cake? Thanks to FASVO we managed to make on our plan of making a cake in the shape of the UN logo for sustainable development towards 2030. At the Hope Cathedral we’ve made active use of the logo and the aims it represents in our communication of the project. |
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Our celebration of World Environment Day and the halfway point in our project was primarily a streamed Facebook event. Due to corona there were restrictions on the number of guests we were able to invite. Here you see the Sami shamanist Eirik Myrhaug, Natalia Mathiesen from the Norwegian Centre for Circular Economics and priest Svein Helge Rødahl from Kråkerøy. |
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Our celebration of World Environment Day and the halfway point in our project was primarily a streamed Facebook event. Due to corona there were restrictions on the number of guests we were able to invite. Here you see the Sami shamanist Eirik Myrhaug, Natalia Mathiesen from the Norwegian Centre for Circular Economics and priest Svein Helge Rødahl from Kråkerøy. |
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Artist and Ambassador for Hope Cathedral Helene Bøksle performed a beautiful and moving version of Änglamarken by Evert Taube. You can watch the whole broadcast from Environment Day here. |
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Artist and Ambassador for Hope Cathedral Helene Bøksle performed a beautiful and moving version of Änglamarken by Evert Taube. You can watch the whole broadcast from Environment Day here. |
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Asbjørn Paulsen, churchwarden in Sarpsborg, assisted in streaming the event, which has so far been viewed 32,000 times on Facebook. After the broadcast, he enjoyed a coffee with Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt, Velisa Salihovic and Unni Anita Skauen from the Østfold Dialogue Forum. |
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Asbjørn Paulsen, churchwarden in Sarpsborg, assisted in streaming the event, which has so far been viewed 32,000 times on Facebook. After the broadcast, he enjoyed a coffee with Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt, Velisa Salihovic and Unni Anita Skauen from the Østfold Dialogue Forum. |
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Both Hindu Yuhasinee Shankkar and Buddhist Gunaketu contributed with strong appeals from their standpoints. Yuhasinee also represented the organisation Arena for Young Hindus, while Gunaketu is a teacher and chairs the board of Oslo Buddhist Center. |
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Both Hindu Yuhasinee Shankkar and Buddhist Gunaketu contributed with strong appeals from their standpoints. Yuhasinee also represented the organisation Arena for Young Hindus, while Gunaketu is a teacher and chairs the board of Oslo Buddhist Center. |
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The local politicians Atle Ottesen (Ap) and Siri Marthinsen (Ap) participated in the event despite somewhat rough weather. |
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The local politicians Atle Ottesen (Ap) and Siri Marthinsen (Ap) participated in the event despite somewhat rough weather. |
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Trial cast completedA major milestone was reached on the day when we were able to fetch plastic granules from the warehouse at Biobe to cast the first roof panels for the cathedral. The equipment, which was ready only a few days before, was finally to be put to use. The cast was done using both pellets from the recent environmental disaster and ground fish crates. There was a buzz of excitement as we waited for the machine to spit out the first panel - and great joy when the result was successful.
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The plastic processing in pictures
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Fish crates were selected as the most suitable product for material recycling, both because there is a good supply of them and because most of them are made of the same sort of plastic and can therefore easily be mixed. About 1000 crates have been collected from beach clearances. |
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Fish crates were selected as the most suitable product for material recycling, both because there is a good supply of them and because most of them are made of the same sort of plastic and can therefore easily be mixed. About 1000 crates have been collected from beach clearances. |
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All the crates are washed, chopped up and ground into small pieces to be cast into new roof elements. Biobe has the equipment required to carry out the entire process. Dyes and other additives can be added to the granules to achieve the required quality. The raw material is melted down and cast into new products. |
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All the crates are washed, chopped up and ground into small pieces to be cast into new roof elements. Biobe has the equipment required to carry out the entire process. Dyes and other additives can be added to the granules to achieve the required quality. The raw material is melted down and cast into new products. |
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Mikael Nordeng at Re-Turn and Jon Hermansen at Biobe and Borg Plast Net have assisted the Hope Cathedral in this recycling process. Tests have been carried out to better enable us to evaluate the quality and durability of the roof panels. We have also tested the pellets that were spilt at sea and have polluted large stretches of the coast this spring. |
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Mikael Nordeng at Re-Turn and Jon Hermansen at Biobe and Borg Plast Net have assisted the Hope Cathedral in this recycling process. Tests have been carried out to better enable us to evaluate the quality and durability of the roof panels. We have also tested the pellets that were spilt at sea and have polluted large stretches of the coast this spring. |
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Dag Skottene began collecting fish crates by kayak. Since then he’s advanced to using a car and coordinating a network of ten municipalities collecting crates for the Hope Cathedral. |
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Dag Skottene began collecting fish crates by kayak. Since then he’s advanced to using a car and coordinating a network of ten municipalities collecting crates for the Hope Cathedral. |
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On Sunday 7th June Kråkerøy church marked Creation Day with a service at the Hope Cathedral. There was a sermon given by Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit. The service was streamed nationally and a recording can be viewed here. Hanne Holm and Vigmund Gundersen Djupang from Kråkerøy congregation contributed to the service with beautiful singing. |
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On Sunday 7th June Kråkerøy church marked Creation Day with a service at the Hope Cathedral. There was a sermon given by Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit. The service was streamed nationally and a recording can be viewed here. Hanne Holm and Vigmund Gundersen Djupang from Kråkerøy congregation contributed to the service with beautiful singing. |
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Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit gave a sermon at the Hope Cathedral. |
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Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit gave a sermon at the Hope Cathedral. |
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Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit and Kråkerøy parish priest Maria Vassli Gjære. |
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Praeses Olav Fykse Tveit and Kråkerøy parish priest Maria Vassli Gjære. |
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This stole is a gift Olav received from a congregation in Florida. With its references to nature and the ocean, he felt it was just the thing for Creation Day. |
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This stole is a gift Olav received from a congregation in Florida. With its references to nature and the ocean, he felt it was just the thing for Creation Day. |
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Collaboration and the Hope CathedralThis spring three master students from the Department of Sociology and Social Geography at the University of Oslo have written a report on how the project has managed to collaborate across such barriers as age, ethnicity, gender and religion. The report highlights the importance of having a firmly established purpose in a development project that to a large extent evolves as it goes along, so that the aim remains fixed even though different participators may define the project differently. The Hope Cathedral’s vision is to «transform evil to good and show that hope is created through collaboration».
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On a cruise with «Valentine of Fredrikstad»As a way of thanking volunteers for their remarkable contribution in the last six months, the Hope Cathedral invited them on a boat trip in Hvaler’s beautiful archipelago. The vessel, which has recently been bought by 1st. Fredrikstad Sea Scouts, is moored at the quay at Isegran. The weather was impeccable and, with local prawns and homegrown dill from the greenhouse, so was the experience. Roll on, summer!
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Heave away! These volunteers are used to pulling their weight. With sails hoisted, the ship plotted its course towards Torbjørnskjær lighthouse. In the picture you can see Laura Hannam, Paul Berthelsen and Tor Henrik Sundbye. |
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Heave away! These volunteers are used to pulling their weight. With sails hoisted, the ship plotted its course towards Torbjørnskjær lighthouse. In the picture you can see Laura Hannam, Paul Berthelsen and Tor Henrik Sundbye. |
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Dag Skottene in the bow of Valentine. Not long after this photo was taken , Dag was one of those that jumped in the sea for a refreshing dip. |
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Dag Skottene in the bow of Valentine. Not long after this photo was taken , Dag was one of those that jumped in the sea for a refreshing dip. |
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Hvaler prawns. Is there better summer fare? In the picture we see Lisa Bjerke and Laura Hannam. |
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Hvaler prawns. Is there better summer fare? In the picture we see Lisa Bjerke and Laura Hannam. |
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It was Construction Manager Andreas who arranged the cruise on Valentine. In his spare time he’s actively involved with both the Methodist Scouts and 1st Fredrikstad Sea Scouts. Here he is telling volunteer Poul about the boat. |
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It was Construction Manager Andreas who arranged the cruise on Valentine. In his spare time he’s actively involved with both the Methodist Scouts and 1st Fredrikstad Sea Scouts. Here he is telling volunteer Poul about the boat. |
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Many thanks for the loan of the town’s best project office
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The Lighthouse Foundation, located at Phønixbrygga 3 behind the library, has been lending us a office premises for the last two years. Now the time has come to find other suitable premises for the last phase of the project. It’s sad to leave the best offices in town, located as they are between the library and boardwalk. Many thanks to the Lighthouse Foundation’s wonderful employees for generously sharing with us.
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Here’s wishing you all a wonderful summer. See you after the holiday. The first work-in is on 12th August from 09:00-14:00.
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The Hope Cathedral is an inter-faith and sustainable art project based in Fredrikstad. We are building a 120 m2 barge of wood which will support the Hope Cathedral. The framework is inspired by stave churches, while the 300 m2 roof will be built as an innovative project using plastic from the ocean. The cathedral will be a symbol of hope built through cooperation. The project is under the leadership of Borg Diocese. Both the process and the finished cathedral is open to all.
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