Mission Statement 

“To inspire and mobilize the Catholic community to care for our common home and achieve climate and ecological justice” as prescribed by The Laudato Si’ Action Platform, formulated by Pope Francis. Our objectives are inspired by the seven different goals for the action plan: “the response to the cry of the Earth, the response to the cry of the poor, the ecological economy, the adoption of a simple way of life, ecological education, ecological spirituality and community engagement.” 

Objectives 

Educate: There are many things to learn about the true nature of the crisis. Understanding our faith’s viewpoint about creation and the crisis we are experiencing will help us see ways to help the planet. 

Worship: Praying and talking together will allow us to deeply reflect on our impact on the environment and ways that we can deepen our relationship with God and Earth. We plan to have periodic discussions regarding our values and love of Earth.

Build Sustainable Actions: Pope Francis is calling for ALL to have a deep awakening to how we act towards Earth so that we can cultivate a cleaner, healthier, more vibrant environment for ourselves and for those less fortunate.    

Advocate: Expressing our desire for corporations to use environmentally friendly practices to reduce waste and pollution, stop deforestation of our natural resources such as the Amazon.  We need to keep pushing our lawmakers for social and ecological justice. 

Key Initiatives 

1. Offer Ecological Education in the area of Ecological Spirituality and Conversion, through prayer services.
2. Offer opportunities to read, reflect, dialogue about the current state of our “common home,” a new conversation about how we are shaping the future of our planet and how it affects us all, especially the poor.
3. Offer frequent viewings and conversations of Pope Francis’ latest documentary, “THE LETTER” for a deeper understanding and compassion of “Climate Change” and the ramifications for others when we deny this urgent issue in our world today.
4. Continue to develop and enhance the newly created pollinator garden into a meditation and healing garden. This garden will help teach our parishioners and community how to plant ethically and beneficially. Develop education opportunities regarding native pollinator gardens.
5. Replace single use items that are currently being used for parish events with reusable products, namely tableware—plates, cups, utensils, napkins, and tablecloths. 
6. Provide weekly ecological tips in the Parish Bulletin.