ALL ACTIONS

This page lists all the actions spread across our site. You can use this list to help your parish plan what activities they will take up on their Journey. You can see these actions in the context of how they fit into parish life in our Parish Guide to Laudato Si’. Explore here

To help you choose actions that suit your parish’s needs, you can filter the results by areas of parish life, The Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Goals, The livesimply Award categories, or even mix and match!

PLANTS IN POTS

A nice idea if you are short on space is plants in pots. These are especially great for children.

They can care for their own pot and learn a lot in the process. Make sure to have spares in case the naughty slugs spoil the party!

VEGETABLE GARDEN

Could you turn a piece of parish grounds into an allotment?

This is a great way for the parish to get their hands dirty and marvel at the wonders of giant vegetables growing from tiny seeds. Even if you do not have much room, a couple of meters of raised bed can produce quite a bit of food.

SIGN UP TO A NEWSLETTER

Sometimes the simplest way to keep informed of world issues is to sign up to a newsletter of an organisation involved in advocacy.

You could make sure there is a print copy of a charity bulletin on the church notice board.

FRATELLI TUTTI READING GROUP

Laudato Si’s sister encyclical on fraternity and friendship,and explores our need for love in politics.

Papal Encyclicals are not always an easy read, neither do we always get the most wisdom from them if we read them solely with our own outlook on life, or our own limited knowledge of world events. A parish reading group helps explore the teachings whilst sharing people’s experience and knowledge and can help unpick some tricky gems of wisdom. It is also great for bonding a group of concerned parishioners.

INVITE A GUEST SPEAKER (advocacy)

Well Greta Thunberg might be a stretch for your parish but there are many organisations who would be happy to come and talk…

…about their work and provide advocacy training on topics of environmental and social justice.

INVITE A GUEST SPEAKER

Could your parish get a speaker to talk of the theological or scientific reasons why we should care for nature?

Editor JP remembers that time when he was young and Nick Baker from ‘The Really Wild Show’ came to talk at his primary school with a collection of his pet bugs. Such experiences leave a real impression and are important in shaping the way we think of the world around us. Could your parish get a speaker to talk of the theological or scientific reasons why we should care for nature? JP is still not keen on cockroaches but has a sort of morbid fascination with them.

NATURE WALK

We are going on a bug hunt! Great for grown ups and kids alike, grab your microscopes and get exploring!

Parish Film Night

Documentaries can help build an appreciation of the natural world…

Why not host a parish film night? Documentaries can help build an appreciation of the natural world, whilst watching them together helps build community and allows for some exciting discussion. Try a BBC nature documentary or the Global Healing film series commissioned by The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

ALL ACTIONS

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PLANTS IN POTS

VEGETABLE GARDEN

SIGN UP TO A NEWSLETTER

FRATELLI TUTTI READING GROUP

INVITE A GUEST SPEAKER (advocacy)

INVITE A GUEST SPEAKER

NATURE WALK

Parish Film Night

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