Caring for God’s Creation

This is one of the central themes of Catholic Social Teaching.  Pope Benedict’s recent World Day of Peace message was called “If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation.” In this message he says,

“It is all too evident that large numbers of people in different countries and areas of our planet are experiencing increased hardship because of the negligence or refusal of many others to exercise responsible stewardship over the environment”

“The issue of environmental degradation challenges us to examine our life-style and the prevailing models of consumption and production, which are often unsustainable from a social, environmental and even economic point of view.”
 
As we celebrated Earth Day April 22, we also encourage you to regularly measure your ecological footprint.

The Environmental Stewardship Committee is a newly formed committee of HT Parishioners. Their mission statement is being developed.

Next Meeting: Monday May 10, 7:30-9pm, Faber Room
Contact: Ken Sala

Upcoming Presentations:
Sunday May 16th, 10:10 am, Theater
    "If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Care for Creation"
Sunday May 23rd, 10:10 am, Theater
    TBA