‘“Humanity’s abuse of nature requires a true conversion and invites us to change our lifestyles.”
Season of Creation begins this year on Sunday 1 September. The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with God and Creation. The theme this year is “Hope and Act with Creation,” drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), which focuses on the hope of salvation that is born of faith, namely, the newness of life in Christ. The Pope’s message is in nine sections, which all highlight our responsibility to take care of our Common Home. It stresses that, as Christians called to live in faith and charity, caring for the environment is “a task to be undertaken freely, in obedience to Jesus’ commandment of love.”
Caritas Diocese of Plymouth, in partnership with CAFOD, will be holding an event in Marnhull, Dorset from 6.30-8.30pm on Tuesday 24 September to reflect on the beauty of God’s creation and our responsibility to care for it. We are delighted to be joined by Sr Margaret Atkins OSA who will lead the discussions. Sister Margaret is a Canoness of St Augustine in the community at Boarbank Hall, Cumbria. She is a lecturer and author in Theology with special interest in the ethics of the environment. Not to be missed!
We would love people to come and join us. Refreshments will be provided. Places are limited so please register here.