“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:16
Have you learned ways to make travel more Creation friendly, such as “off-setting” the carbon cost of an airline flight, or checking the origin and content of souvenirs before you purchase them? Some friends at a Catholic missionary organization in Virginia recently published a small booklet to help travelers consider actions that can help (including prayer).
In this short PDF, from Commissioned by Christ of Arlington, Virginia, you’ll find suggestions, inspired by their missionary trips to Peru and Kenya, among other places. We hope you enjoy!!!
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Five free, local opportunities to help Care for Creation are coming up soon:
Wed, Dec 7, 6 – 7:30: ANCA is hosting a workshop on sustainable choices for the holidays…at the Redlands Community Center, 111 W Lugonia Ave. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-all-your-holidays-be-green-tickets-462676125747?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Can you find ways to keep Advent and Christmas “highly joyful” and “lowly wasteful”?
Sat, Dec 10, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Redlands Conservancy will host a volunteer activity to reestablish Coast Live Oak at San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary on Saturday, December 10, 10:00 a.m. Contact the San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary Volunteer Land Manager, Martin Lemon, at 909-894-9321, to RSVP or for more details.
SAVE THE DATES: Saturdays: Jan 14 (11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.), Feb 25 (11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.), March 25 (9:45 – noon). Creation Care Ministry will be partnering with the Redlands Conservancy to help restore habitat in the San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary. Sign-up information will be coming soon! Contact HolyNameLS@outlook.com for more information.
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Finally, in advance of this week’s Thanksgiving holiday in the US, we "re-share" some of Pope Francis’ words on giving thanks at mealtime.
“One expression of this attitude is when we stop and give thanks to God before and after meals. I ask all believers to return to this beautiful and meaningful custom. That moment of blessing, however brief, reminds us of our dependence on God for life; it strengthens our feeling of gratitude for the gifts of creation; it acknowledges those who by their labours provide us with these goods; and it reaffirms our solidarity with those in greatest need."
(Laudato Si’, para. 227)
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Blessings as we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King tomorrow,
and Happy Thanksgiving from Creation Care Ministry!