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The Care of Creation Ministry of SJE-OLMC welcomes you to this page that will help you to deepen your understanding of the immediate needs concerning the planet.  To begin with, the tradition of Catholic Social Teachings encourages us to engage in a process, which we would like to adopt for our purposes.  For Our Common Home we invite you to:

• PRAY as a community of Faith
• SEE and learn about the social justice issues surrounding climate change as they affect society
• JUDGE and understand the impact on what is happening and why it is happening
• ACT to respond to the needs

Check back occasionally on this website to familiarize yourselves for up-to-date materials and events pertaining to the Care of Creation Ministry for this parish. Also, be sure to check the Care of Creation Ministry Group on the parish Facebook page for further information.

Pope Francis urges everyone to take part in the just-opened Laudato si’ Year, and releases a special prayer to accompany the celebration.
 
After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, May 24 ^th, 2020 Pope Francis recalled the 5th anniversary of his encyclical “Laudato si’: On the Care for our Common Home.”
He said the document sought to “call attention to the cry of the Earth and of the poor.”
The Pope invited everyone to take part in the Laudato si’ Year, which is  promoted by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and runs from 24 May 2020 until 24 May 2021.
“I invite all people of goodwill to take part, to care for our common home and our most vulnerable brothers and sisters.”
 
Pray:
Pope Francis announced a special prayer dedicated to the Laudato si’ Year.  He encouraged everyone to pray it.  A Vatican News English-language translation of the prayer is below:
Loving God,
Creator of Heaven, Earth, and all therein contained.
Open our minds and touch our hearts,
so that we can be part of Creation, your gift.
Be present to those in need in these difficult times,
especially the poorest and most vulnerable.
Help us to show creative solidarity
as we confront the consequences of the global pandemic.
Make us courageous in embracing
the changes required to seek the common good.
Now more than ever, may we all feel interconnected and interdependent.
Enable us to succeed in listening and responding
to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
May their current sufferings become the birth-pangs
of a more fraternal and sustainable world.
We pray through Christ our Lord,
under the loving gaze of Mary Help of Christians,
Amen.
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/prayers/prayer-to-care-for-our-common-home.cfm  ( USSB Prayer for our Common Home)

SEE: On  Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si') is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to "every person, living on this planet" for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. Pope Francis calls the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path. This encyclical is written with both hope and resolve, looking to our common future with candor and humility.  (Click Links Below)  (same as before)
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html  (Laudato Si’ Encyclical )
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/holy-see/francis/pope-francis-encyclical-laudato-si-on-environment.cfm (USCCB)

JUDGE:
https://seasonofcreation.org/ (Click here to engage in activities for the season of creation)
http://www.usccb.org/_cs_upload/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/176679_5.pdf (Click here to engage in discussion with family members and friends)
 
ACT:
Plant a garden in your backyard
Care for the newly planted garden at St. John the Evangelist Parish
Go on a family nature walk
Organize a garbage pick-up event in your area
Compost
Reduce, re-use, re-cycle
Give your car a break day
Reduce meat consumption
Participate in parish activities planned for the Season of Creation September 1 ^st, 2020 – October  4 ^th , 2020.  
 
Parish Garden at St. John the Evangelist:  We are grateful for the many hands that have made this garden happen.  We hope to take this opportunity to educate and involve many families to care for it.  Please contact Sister Maco for further information:  914-358-9432