Creation Care Commission
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
What's happening in Creation Care around the Archdiocese and the Earth this June!
- NEW! Starting with this FlockNote, we will provide a short blurb for your parish bulletins/e-news for relevant announcements, so you can easily pass on or share with your groups.
- Customizing and remote work for ArchIndy's Living Laudato Si' Sustainability Program
- Upcoming Solar/Renewable Programs, Co-Ops, & Green Teams
- Planning for Season of Creation 2020
- "Breathing in a time of Crises" - How racism, COVID, and the climate crisis are connected to our faith
- Laudato Si' Anniversary Year
May your day be filled with peace,
All of us on the Creation Care Commission
Living Laudato Si' Sustainability Program
Due to the COVID pandemic, the parish/school Living Laudato Si' Sustainability program has a different structure this year. We know it is a busy and challenging time, but we want to continue moving forward with you!
Meetings and education will be conducted online, on a schedule and timeline that works for you. Please contact us at mail@ourcommonhome.org if you have questions or your parish or school is interested in participating.
Solar/Renewable Education, Co-ops, and Green Team Network
Some exciting opportunities from other organizations locally!
Solar 101 and Co-Op Webinar
This spring we have had a chance to work with Zach Schalk, Executive Director for Solar United Neighbors (SUN) as we explore options for an exciting solar project (stay tuned for more news on this!) in our Archdiocese.
SUN will be holding a Solar 101 and Co-op Webinar, on July 15 at 6:30pm. RSVP at bit.ly/July15Solar101
Note: the Webinar is open to all but the SUN Co-op is for Marion, Boone and Hamilton counties. To learn about solar co-ops in other areas visit - https://solarizeindiana.org/solarize-locations/
Bulletin blurb: Interested in learning about solar energy? The ArchIndy Creation Care Ministry maintains a list of upcoming creation care related presentations. Next solar presentation: July 15, 6:30pm. Visit https://ourcommonhome.org/webinars
Renewable Energy Q&A
Additionally - Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light will be hosting a Renewable Energy Q&A on June 26th at 1pm where experts will be debunking myths and misinformation surrounding renewable energy. RSVP at https://hoosieripl.salsalabs.org/OnlineQandAwithExperts/index.html.
New Interfaith "Green Team" Network in Indiana
Creation Care teams are invited to join Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light's (H-IPL) Green Team Network as a way for congregations to share information and support each other in going green. Join via H-IPL website. (Don't have a Creation Care Team yet at your parish? Check our resource page or contact us to get one started!)
Season of Creation 2020
The Season of Creation begins on World Day of Prayer for Creation on Sept. 1st. It is an annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation. The suggested theme for this year is “Jubilee for the Earth”.
We are working on some ideas and have received funding for another year of Tree Plantings. Stay tuned!
Here are some ideas from the worldwide Season of Creation Steering Committee for planning for this Season of Creation.
Connections amid the current crises
Join a webinar organized by The Catholic Climate Covenant to discuss the connections of the current crises of racism, COVID, and climate change to each other and our faith.
"Breathing in a Time of Crises" - June 29, 2pm Eastern Time (RSVP)
Bulletin blurb: How are racism, COVID, and climate change related? Join the Catholic Climate Covenant on June 29, at 2pm for "Breathing in a Time of Crisis" More info at: https://bit.ly/cccb629
Additionally, The Catholic Climate Covenant has provided a list of recommended resources that connect how communities of color and vulnerable communities experience environmental injustice.
- The “father of the environmental justice movement” is Dr. Robert Bullard. Check out this video and any of his books. This one, Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color, is considered the “textbook” on the issue.
- Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Injustice and the Coronavirus
- Why Racial Justice is Climate Justice
- Black Environmentalists Talk About Climate and Anti-Racism and I’m a Black Climate Expert. Racism Derails Our Efforts to Save the Planet.
- Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are Not Separate Issues
- Environmental Racism Causes People of Color to Face Compound Exposures
- Covid-19's Impacts on God's Creation and Vulnerable Communities (The Covenant’s May webinar)
Laudato Si' Anniversary Year
If you have any questions, please contact us at mail@ourcommonhome.org
Invite your friends or have them text creationcare to 84576 to get the latest updates from the commission via email.
The ArchIndy Creation Care Commission is a pastoral ministry of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.