Humanity, if it truly desires peace, must be increasingly conscious of the links between natural ecology, or respect for nature, and human ecology. It becomes more and more evident that there is an inseparable link between peace with creation and peace among men.
Pope Benedict XVI, World Day of Peace, January 1, 2007
Every person and every family can make a real contribution to combat the scandal of hunger by adopting a style of life and consumption that is compatible with the safeguarding of creation.
Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, November 2006
This section highlights the Church's action on green issues and how we can all take action to safeguard God's creation.
Latest initiatives
Recycle your mobile phone. Sacred Heart parish is currently trying to collect 50 mobile phones to recycle and raise money for Cafod. Please bring them along to the box in the narthex. (February 2009).
| A new campaign has been launched calling on everyone to 'live simply'. Wish you could live more simply? Tired of a world of celebrities, consumerism and hype? Then join the livesimply project and get ready for change!
livesimply launches November 2006. From early 2007, we'll be showing you how to make your pledge to livesimply, as an individual or a community.
Many organisations and agencies within the Catholic Church in England and Wales have already signed up to livesimply, creating a new network determined to transform our communities.
To find out more, click on this link.
Eco-Congregation
Eco-Congregation is an ecumenical programme helping churches make the link between environmental issues and Christian faith, and respond in practical action in the church, in the lives of individuals, and in the local and global community.
To find out more, click on this link.
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Seasons of Creation
Here's a website worth looking at - and recommended by one of the speakers at our Living Faith talks. The website - Seasons of Creation - has developed a series of liturgies looking at various aspects of creation. It was recommended by Fr Sean McDonagh who spoke at Sacred Heart Church in the Living Faith series.
Click on this link to view the website.
Environmental Audit
Sacred Heart parish is currently undergoing an environmental audit. For a copy of the audit, follow this link. It will open a PDF document which you can print out.
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