THE CALL OF CREATION
On the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecologists and animals, the Social Justice Department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales launched a new edition of its teaching document on the environment – The Call of Creation.
First published two decades ago, in 2002, this new edition is released at the conclusion of the Church’s month-long Season of Creation. The document calls for a “profound interior conversion” and for Catholics to “repair our relationship with God’s creation” to address the current ecological crisis.
Writing in the foreword, Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for the Environment, and Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Social Justice department, say:
“We are a people of hope who believe in redemption. We must study the signs of the times and take the action that is needed to repair our relationship with God’s creation. As is made clear in The Call of Creation, the exercise of the virtue of solidarity and the promotion of the common good, which are so needed at this time, are the responsibility of each and every individual and institution in society.”
You can read a copy by clicking here
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE UNBORN CHILD:
A recent BBC poll found that 15% of British women had experienced pressure or coercion to have an abortion that they did not want. This abuse must be stopped. Please sign SPUC’s petition calling on the Health Secretary to urgently commission research into the area of abortion coercion, and in so doing recognise coerced abortion as a priority for health and social policy moving forward, by going to https://www.spuc.org.uk/coercion
PODCAST CBCEW:
THE FOOT OF THE CROSS: Remembering The Queen | Episode 6
The latest At The Foot of the Cross podcast looks at the period of mourning after the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We also have a message from Bishop Paul McAleenan for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. September is the 'Season of Creation' so we're joined by Bishop John Arnold to talk about our environmental work and, in particular, the imminent re-release of the Bishops' teaching document Call of Creation. Our regular guest, General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas, offers his personal reflections on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and talks to us about the continental phase of the synodal process and looks forward to the jubilee year of 2025.
Remembering The Queen | Episode 6
ENVIRONMENT BISHOP:
“It’s time to sprint towards climate action.” A couple of weeks ago we experienced record temperatures of over 40°C, Bishop John Arnold, our Lead Bishop for the Environment, released an urgent message warning us to take action on global warming. He said: “We’ve already been told that some of the damage is irreparable, so we’ve got to think and we’ve got to act.” Thanking parishes and schools for working so hard to promote sustainable living whilst campaigning for environmental justice, Bishop Arnold also urges all of us to take the recent heatwave as real wake-up call and to step up our efforts to take climate action.
For ideas about how we can act go to https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/bishop-john-climate-change/
COST OF LIVING CRISIS:
DIVINE LITURGY IN LIVERPOOL
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has a parish in Liverpool. It is currently based in St Oswald's in St Sebastian's Fairfield. Times for Divine Liturgy and Confessions will be advertised on
a) their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Ukrainian-Catholic-Church-in-Liverpool-1864679287112879
b) their website https://sites.google.com/site/ukrainianparishinliverpool
or you can join the churches whatsapp chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/CMpLT50ZxKd2H5Uk4aVZhh
GUT HEALTH & ALZHEIMERS
New research looking at the link between gut health and the development of Alzheimers.
FR DES SEDDON
It was announced in Lourdes today that Fr Des Seddon has been made a Chaplain to His Holiness and is now titled 'Monsignor'.
This is wonderful news and very well deserved. Congratulations Monsignor Des.
BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
The Archdiocese Pastoral Development Department has complied the attached resources to help support parishes in light of the recent shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. To access them click here
SYNOD NATIONAL SYNTHESIS:
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has been following the Synodal Process called by Pope Francis, reflecting on the theme “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, mission” and has now reached an important moment. Since October 2021, the dioceses, national organisations and religious communities have been engaged in listening conversations on the central themes, exploring the way the Church embraces more fully her missionary mandate in the world of today. The Bishops thank everyone for their contribution to this stage.
SEASON OF CREATION:
The Season of Creation is a global ecumenical celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home, starting each year on the 1st September (World Day of Prayer for Creation) and finishing on the feast of St Francis, 4th October. During this season we are encouraged to pray and engage in community events in order to deepen our relationship with our God, our neighbour and the earth we share, being ever more attentive to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.
CAFOD have colated some prayer on the Care of Creation click here
THE PASTORAL PLAN ONE YEAR ON
For an update on the work that has taken place over the last year click here or watch the video below.
As part of the work on 'becoming a churchwhere young people and young adults flourish' a pastoral plan explanation for children and families has been created.
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