Our newsletter has been quiet the past months, but know that we are thinking of you and your work in Caring for Creation.
There has been much activity in the worldwide Laudato Si' Action Platform (LSAP) initiative and we wanted to send a quick guide for bringing the LSAP to your parish. (Families, schools, religious organizations and other sections are encourage to sign up too!)
Feel free to contact us (mail@ourcommonhome.org) if you have any questions about this initiative. We continue to learn more about the platform and how our commission can be of help for the Archdiocese.
Peace in your day,
All of us on the ArchIndy Creation Care Commission
The Laudato Si' Action Platform
Briefly: The Laudato Si' Action Platform (LSAP) is an initiative to engage all sectors of the global Catholic Church in a 7-year journey to global sustainability and spiritual conversion. It is framework designed to inspire and equip Catholics and Catholic institutions to implement the teachings of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ with guidance, resources, and community.
This is a lot. And there is a lot going on in the Church. How do we get started?
We've complied a one-page summary 👇🏽 for you to use as your parish discerns joining the initiative.
Additionally, the Catholic Climate Covenant hosted a webinar "Together in the Journey: The Synod, the Laudato Si' Action Platform, and the Eucharistic Revival" to discuss how these three initiatives in the United States are intertwined.
One Page Summary Content
The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is …
An initiative to engage all sectors of the global Catholic Church in a 7-year journey to global sustainability and spiritual conversion.
An initiative to engage all sectors of the global Catholic Church in a 7-year journey to global sustainability and spiritual conversion.
A framework designed to inspire and equip Catholics and Catholic institutions to implement the teachings of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ with guidance, resources, and community
Organized around 7 goals that integrate creation care and Catholic social teachings more fully into our lives and practices (“integral ecology”):
Response to the Cry of the Earth – a call to protect our common home for the well-being of all as we equitably address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and ecological sustainability
Response to the Cry of the Poor – a call to promote eco-justice, aware that we are called to defend human life from conception to death, and all forms of life on Earth
Ecological Economics – acknowledges that the economy is a sub-system of human society and relies on the natural resources of our common home
Adoption of Sustainable Lifestyles – promotes lifestyles of sufficiency rather than excess in the use of natural resources and energy
Ecological Education – fosters ecological awareness and transformative action
Ecological Spirituality – springs from a profound ecological conversion and helps us to recognize that God is in all things
Community Resilience and Engagement – encourages community engagement and participatory action in ecological and social justice issues
Why should our parish sign up?
God calls us to care for our common home and for our neighbors, but the world is in a climate crisis and our brothers and sisters are suffering. These challenges demand meaningful and urgent responses from all of us in the limited time we have left to make effective changes.
God calls us to care for our common home and for our neighbors, but the world is in a climate crisis and our brothers and sisters are suffering. These challenges demand meaningful and urgent responses from all of us in the limited time we have left to make effective changes.
What will be asked of us?
1. Complete and share an initial self-assessment and reflection to discern how our values and current actions are connected to the Laudato Si’ goals.
2. Make and share an annual plan that includes our target outcomes and the actions we will take. The plan is meant to align with and expand on existing programs and ministries.
3. Evaluate our progress by completing and sharing an annual assessment and updated plan for 7 years.
Where can I find out more information and get help on this journey?
The worldwide platform: LaudatoSiActionPlatform.org
In the US: GodsPlanet.US
In the Archdiocese of Indianapolis: OurCommonHome.org/LSAP
(Videos, resources, and a webinar announcement coming later this spring).
If you have any questions, please contact us at mail@ourcommonhome.org
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The ArchIndy Creation Care Commission is a pastoral ministry of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
