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SONG FOR THE SEASON
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Each year since 1989 from September 1 to October 4 (feast of St. Francis), the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common role as caretakers of God's creation. We see that our well-being is interwoven with its wellbeing. We rejoice in this opportunity to care for our common home and the sisters and brothers who share it.
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2023 THEME:
Prophet Amos cries out: “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5: 24) and so we are called to join the river of justice and peace, to take up climate and ecological justice, and to speak out with and for communities most impacted by climate injustice and the loss of biodiversity. As the people of God, we must work together on behalf of all Creation, as part of that mighty river of peace and justice.
LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF CREATION
Prophet Isaiah proclaims: “Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even put a road in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43: 19) Biodiversity is being lost at a rate not seen since the last mass extinction. The futures of young people are threatened by the cascading impacts of the loss of biodiversity and a changing climate.The urgency grows and we must make visible peace with Earth and on Earth, at the same time that justice calls us to repentance and a change of attitude and actions. As we join the river of justice and peace with others then hope is created instead of despair.
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WEST SEATTLE ECOLOGY FAIR- WALMESLEY CENTER SEP 16th, 10:00 - 2:00PM
Our first Holy Rosary/Our Lady of Guadalupe Ecology Fair, right in the middle of the Season of Creation.! Exhibitors will provide information on many different ways we can be better stewards of our natural environment and all of God's creation. Look for information on a variety of important topics, from taking better care of our Puget Sound home to finding ways of making the lower Snake River Dams more compatible with the salmon population, such an integral part of the Pacific Northwest but now in significant decline. CLICK HERE for more info
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR EXHIBITORS
WHO HAVE MADE THIS FAIR POSSIBLE:
and:A Cleaner Alki byandby.org American Lung Association (in Washington) www.lung.org Duwamish River Community Coalition www.drcc.org Earth Ministry www.earthministry.org Tilth Alliance tilthalliance.org Nordstrom BEAUTYCYCLE www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/nordstrom Puget Soundkeeper Alliance pugetsoundkeeper.org Rainforest Alliance www.rainforest-alliance.org/30days RainWise rainwise.seattle.gov Ridwell ridwell.com SU Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability https://www.seattleu.edu/cejs Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility https://www.wpsr.org West Seattle Bike Connections https://westseattlebikeconnections.org Wolf Haven International https://wolfhaven.org - Ways to Avoid Plastic Presentations
- OLG’s 3rd Body in Prayer Hour, 11am to noon
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novena for the season of creation
To celebrate the season, the Care for Creation Ministry of Holy Rosary and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes invites you to pray a Novena that focuses on prayer at nine special places in West Seattle that inspire thankfulness for all of God's creation. You can pray at each designated location on successive days, or you can think of those locations as you pray at home.
CLICK HERE for the novena.
