Creation Care Ministry

Creation Care Ministry

The mission of the Creation Care Ministry is to promote the joyful stewardship of our earth through spirituality, simplicity, and sustainability. The Creation Care Ministry fulfills its mission by

Encouraging parishioners to explore the spiritual foundations of ecological actions
Providing education and assistance to help parishioners become good stewards of the environment in their own homes and workplaces.

This ministry also works to develop a long- term environmental action plan for the parish and school and to assist parish leaders and ministries to lessen any negative environmental impacts we may have as a parish.

About Laudato Si

Pope Francis calls us to hear the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor in his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home”. The Laudato Si’ Action Platform is a way for us to live the teachings of Laudato Si’. The platform is organized around 7 Laudato Si’ goals that integrate creation care and Catholic social teachings more fully into our lives and practices. All are invited to join the platform, reflect on how the Laudato Si’ goals connect with their lives, and make a plan to live more sustainably. For a summary of both the goals of Laudato Si and the Laudato Si Action Platform, please click HERE (PDF).

STA enrolled in the platform in 2022 and created a reflection (PDF) and an initial 2022/23 action plan (PDF).

Then, as a result of work based upon the initial 2022/2023 plan, a 2025 Comprehensive Laudato Si Action Plan (LSAP) was developed and formally adopted by the STA Parish Council in June of 2025. As part of this plan, the parish and school have made four commitments that align with the seven Laudato Si’ goals and have identified action steps to support those commitments. (See below.)

STA’s Four Commitments: What are YOU called to do? (Click on each focus area for more detailed information.)