Our Common Home
Pope Francis doesn't hold back:
'The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.'
This is God's creation, given to be our home.
What are we doing to look after it?
A Prayer for our Earth By Pope Francis*
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
* Pope Francis published this prayer in his Laudato Si’ encyclical, and is meant for sharing with all who believe in a God who is the all-powerful Creator.
'The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.'
This is God's creation, given to be our home.
What are we doing to look after it?
A Prayer for our Earth By Pope Francis*
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
* Pope Francis published this prayer in his Laudato Si’ encyclical, and is meant for sharing with all who believe in a God who is the all-powerful Creator.
Earth Day 2021
Earth Day, 22nd April. The theme is Restore our Earth.
More detail here: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
EARTH DAY 2021As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to business-as-usual. From April 20-22, join the world’s leaders for Earth Day 2021. Together, we can prevent the coming disasters of climate change and environmental destruction. Together, we can Restore Our Earth™.
Come back on April 20 for the start of the event, and follow our platforms to join the discussion. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth™. https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
More detail here: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
EARTH DAY 2021As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to business-as-usual. From April 20-22, join the world’s leaders for Earth Day 2021. Together, we can prevent the coming disasters of climate change and environmental destruction. Together, we can Restore Our Earth™.
Come back on April 20 for the start of the event, and follow our platforms to join the discussion. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth™. https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
Laudato Si’ Week
Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-24, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion.
laudatosiweek.org
Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-24, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion.
laudatosiweek.org
Letter sent to Archbishop Bernard
cover_letter_to_archbishop_bernard_re_3_asks_-_26_-_3-_2021.pdf
letter_to_archbishop_longley_-_oct_2020.pdf
the_immediate_urgency.pdf
Links to associated groups:
Christian Climate Action (CCA) https://christianclimateaction.org/
CCA is also known as 'the Christians of Extinction Rebellion'.
Catholic working group within CCA: https://christianclimateaction.org/2020/10/25/new-catholic-cca-initiative/
cover_letter_to_archbishop_bernard_re_3_asks_-_26_-_3-_2021.pdf
letter_to_archbishop_longley_-_oct_2020.pdf
the_immediate_urgency.pdf
Links to associated groups:
Christian Climate Action (CCA) https://christianclimateaction.org/
CCA is also known as 'the Christians of Extinction Rebellion'.
Catholic working group within CCA: https://christianclimateaction.org/2020/10/25/new-catholic-cca-initiative/
Thank you to the Inner Wheel Club of Coventry for these letters that they have received from various shops
Letter from Aldi
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Letter from the Co-op
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Letter from Costco
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Letter from M&S
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 Letter from Royal Mail
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First letter from Sainsbury's
We also offer our customers the opportunity to bring back plastic bottles, pots, tubs , trays along with polyethylene film and carrier bags to facilities in our stores for recycling .
Letter from Tesco
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Second letter from Sainsbury's We do not currently offer recycling .....
Letter from Waitrose
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Links to resources etc.
global_healing_session_1_18th_feb_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_2_25th_feb_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_3_4th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_4_11th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_5_18th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_6_25th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
The recordings of this series are available on Youtube at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdu7tsNYIRxmD05GCWeCEAafqW7N0hdf2
Global Healing resource is available here
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/environment/global-healing/
global_healing_session_1_18th_feb_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_2_25th_feb_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_3_4th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_4_11th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_5_18th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
global_healing_session_6_25th_mar_2021_handout.pdf
The recordings of this series are available on Youtube at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdu7tsNYIRxmD05GCWeCEAafqW7N0hdf2
Global Healing resource is available here
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/environment/global-healing/
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The Birmingham Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission is funded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) and is a member of the Caritas - Archdiocese of Birmingham Network