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.
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 has created a reflection (PDF) and a 2022/23 action plan (PDF).
Contact: Sharon Horvath, sharonh24@gmail.com