Emerging Hope Flyer (pdf)
Dear WA / SA Earthcare network friends,
Sharing some ideas to celebrate the Season of Creation this year. There may be one activity that you are inspired to participate in or it can be simply putting the Laudato Si’ mantra beside your desk as a prompt to stop and reflect for a few minutes each day. Our Catholic Earthcare team know many other activities are occurring and if you would like to share yours let me know and we can update everyone over the Season of Creation which starts this Thursday September 1st with the World Day of Prayer for Creation and ends October 4th the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. https://seasonofcreation.org/
The burning bush is the Symbol for the Season of Creation 2022. Today, the prevalence of unnatural fires is a sign of the devastating effects that climate change has on the most vulnerable of our planet. The fire that called to Moses as he tended the flock on Mt. Horeb did not consume or destroy the bush. This flame of the Spirit revealed God’s presence. This holy fire affirmed that God heard the cries of all who suffered, and promised to be with us as we followed in faith to our deliverance from injustice. In this Season of Creation, this symbol of God’s Spirit calls us to listen to the voice of creation.
Some activity your community may be interested in joining with.
To celebrate Season of Creation Catholic Earthcare and Being With God In Nature https://jisa.org.au/being-with-god-in-nature/ are hosting an online screening of “The Message of the Lyrebird”. You can view the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKEXl4kILyI When: Thursday 8th of September from 6pm – 8pm AEST. https://www.trybooking.com/CCEDO
Find a Spiritual Exercise in Nature or a reflection, so many inspiring resources, I love, Who is my Neighbour https://godinnature.org.au/
Season of Creation film https://youtu.be/Q7VNncdIC4ELaudato Si’ song – LAUDATO SI’ – The Song – YouTube
World Day of Prayer for Creation https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2022/documents/20220716-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html
Season of Creation Prayer Service (caritas.org.au) We love this prayer that Nicole our Community Engagement Resources Manager has created, thanks Nic.https://www.caritas.org.au/resources/parish-materials/laudato-si-action-goals-prayer/
North Sydney Laudato Si’ mass September 3rd with Tricia Gemmell giving the reflection on Laudato Si’, listen to the reflection here
https://anchor.fm/awp/episodes/78–Patricia-Gemmell—4-September-2022-e1mas60 This mass will be streamed.
Jill Shirvington from the Dominicans has updated her Laudato Si’ Mantra https://catholicearthcare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LaudatoSiMantra2022v2.pdf
Our Earthcare team has developed an Earthcare Bingo for SoC. https://catholicearthcare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EarthcareBingoSoC2022.pdf
Earthkin with Kathleen Duffy- Emerging Hope in a Chaotic World SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2022 at 9.00am (AEST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAld-6gqz8rHdZn4gSCUPbGhFR2fQbNC96T
From the Columbans:
You are invited to join St Columbans Mission Society for our World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation prayer service to celebrate the beginning of the Season of Creation and the launch of the Columban Biodiversity Podcast Season Two. From September 1st to October 4th, the Christian community celebrates the Season of Creation by praying and acting together to protect our common home. This online service will gather us together in prayer to prepare us for this special time of the year.
- Register here: August 31 7pm AEST Time, click here to register
We encourage you to share this invitation with friends, partners, networks you belong to, and on social media. It is open to the public. The biodiversity podcast series will run from September to November and is perfectly timed to coincide with the Season of Creation, COP 27 (climate change) and COP 15 (biodiversity). Click for: Promotional Materials and the Podcast home website.
The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) is organising a Day of Action on climate change in solidarity with Pacific and Australian First Nations peoples. ARRCC will urge the Government primarily to stop approvals for new coal and gas projects and end public subsidies for fossil fuel industries. Prominent faith leaders will be speaking out through an open letter in the media, and multi-faith services in cathedrals and events are being held across Australia and the Pacific to show grassroots support for their message. All-night prayer, meditation and fasting Vigils will also be held for those interested. All are invited to attend a multi-faith service to be held: See your local event, the NSW event is Where: St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta When: Thursday, 13th October, at 9.30 am Contact person: Thea Ormerod chair@arrcc.org.au or 0405 293 466 For more information: https://www.arrcc.org.au/f4cj2022
The Missionary Sisters will have their Sunday afternoon pause again this year. I really enjoyed participating last year.
The Pauses will be offered on Zoom 4.00 – 4.40 p.m.
Our presenters will be:
September 4:Barbara Daniel pbvm: Creation and the Discoveries of Modern Science: A New Creation Story
September 11: Sherry Balcombe: Aboriginal Spirituality of Country
September 18: Sally Neaves: The Patterns in Nature which serve the Community of Life
September 25: Corrie van den Bosch mss: Our Cosmic Roots: from the Big Bang to a Living Planet and Us
October 2: Rose Thomas: Eco-Spirituality and the Mystics
Please Register by email:corrie@missionarysisters.org.au
So love the SoC event in the Adelaide Diocese:
On Sunday 18th September the Archbishop, Patrick O’Regan, will launch the Laudato Si Action Platform with a Pilgrimage to Country, beginning at McKillop Plaza at 2.00pm and walking to Pakapakanthi/Victoria Park wetlands. For further information contact Tracey Tessitore at Caritas Catholic Earthcare on 0439 810 250 or Peter Laffan at the Council for Integral Ecology on 0488 062 112.
A reminder for our Earthcare Schools to share a photo inspired by Laudato Si’
Our Earthcare schools have been set the challenge to share something inspired by Laudato Si’. Gwen Gwen.Michener@caritas.org.au will be putting the photos on our Facebook page and the most likes will see the winner receiving an Earthcare Game www.earthcaregame.org/ We hope you will add your likes.
Our hashtag #act4ourcommonhome is also a way to share on Instagram the inspiring things we are all doing in the Season of Creation.
You can join in local Biodiversity Month activities, one local to Sydney is:
Poem Forest: Write a poem, plant a tree Poem Forest is a free nature writing prize, that invites students and teachers to use their words to make positive climate action. For every nature poem received a tree is planted to help heal endangered habitats. Supporting teaching material includes new nature poems and writing activities. All entries are published and prizes are available. Entries are due 23 September.
So many other wonderful initiatives occurring in our schools, parishes and work communities. Please share these ideas across your community and enjoy the season.
Sue Martin
Catholic Earthcare coordinator
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The Catholic Earthcare Australia acknowledges that we walk upon the traditional lands of First Nations peoples.
We pay our respects to them and recognise the continuing gift of their cultures to the life and spirit of Australia
Catholic Earthcare has signed the Sacred Earth, Sacred Peoples Statement –here, and see what you can do here.
