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Laudato Si’ Resources

Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Laudato Si’

Virginia Interfaith Power & Light is excited to provide materials to help your faith community celebrate the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’! Believe it or not it’s already been five years since its original release on May 24, 2015. Laudato Si’ Week is May 16 through 24th.

Find out more info below about how you can care for our common home.

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 Use the Below Resources to:

  • Offer an evening prayer at your home or with your parish!
  • Organize an adult study of the encyclical!
  • Educate yourself!
  • Worship!

 Laudato Si’ Resources

  • Laudato Si’ Study Reflection Presentation and Script
    • Use the presentation to easily host a webinar or adult study with your faith community on the encyclical. This presentation can be given all at once (approx. 2 hrs) or can be broken up as a series (as many as 7 short sessions). It is a 44 slide presentation with accompanying script/notes and linked videos. The notes can be viewed if you download the presentation. If you would like the notes printed out, be sure to select “Notes Pages” from the print menu.
  • Laudato Si’ Prayer Service Toolkit
    • This toolkit includes an adaptable prayer service including prayers, songs, reflections and a homily. It is a great resource for you to offer an evening prayer at home or with your parish.

Laudato Si’ Events

  • Online Study Sessions: Exploring Laudato Si’
    • Nightly on May 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 at 6PM
    • Contact Mark Hoggard for more information.
  • Laudato Si’ Evening Prayer Service – Sunday, May 24, 7:30PM
    • Join us on Sunday, May 24, as we conclude our celebration of Laudato Si’ Week with a special online Evening Prayer.Laudato Si’ Week honors the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for our common home – creation. The theme of the week is “everything is connected.” The week also launches a year-long journey of transformation for Catholics throughout the world.
    • Spread the word and tune in to watch on Facebook.

Additional Resources

  • Check out Catholic Climate Covenant’s resources on Laudato Si’ Week 2020.
  • Reflections, Analysis, and Significance for Human Ecology of Pope Francis’s Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home by Robin van Tine

 

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  • 2020 VA Creation Care Calendar February 7, 2020
  • Interfaith Organization Celebrates Union Hill Win While Pushing for Environmental Justice throughout Virginia January 10, 2020
  • Lawmakers, Advocates Unveil the Virginia Clean Economy Act​ December 31, 2019
  • Charles City & Union Hill Updates December 24, 2019
  • Climate in the Pulpits, on the Bimah & in the Minbar December 24, 2019
  • VAIPL’s Response to Governor Northam’s Executive Order September 17, 2019

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