Pledge and Enroll Your Parish and Organization into Laudato Si' Action Platform

A Message from Dr. Virginia Mata, Social Justice Director of San Antonio Archdiocese

Peace and blessings! I hope this message finds you well and filled with hope as we begin this New Year together. I want to remind you that our next Laudato Si Training will be on January 29 at 6:00 pm on Zoom. We are grateful that Archbishop Gustavo will be joining us for the opening prayer and to share a few words with us. I also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to those parishes who already submitted their reflections and welcome the additional parishes that have registered with the archdiocese. I am happy to share that we have close to 65 parishes from our archdiocese participating in this global movement.

 

As we prepare, I want to gently encourage you to continue moving forward with the Laudato SI Action Platform process. As a reminder, the steps include:

1. Enroll your parish on the Laudato Si Action Platform  (please be sure to include your parish name and “San Antonio Archdiocese”)
2. Make a parish pledge. I’m sharing a three-minute video with a review of process, and I have also attached a Word doc with three ways you can do your parish pledge. Laudato Si December Update Enroll Pledge Reflect,
3. Submit a brief reflection (please be sure to include your parish name and location).
4.  Review Suggested Actions on the platform and start drafting your goals. This will be covered at our January meeting, but feel free to proceed if you are ready.

 

A very important step right now is to submit your parish reflection, so that you can be visible on the global Laudato Si map and to stand in solidarity with parishes around the world.

 

Thank you for your faithful witness, your openness, and your care for our common home. I look forward to being together (on Zoom below) on January 29 as we continue walking this path of love and faith in action and please reach out to me if you need assistance.

 

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Below are Parts I & II of our Laudato Si Series.

Part I – Introduction to Laudato Si -Introduction to Laudato Si’ and the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Part II – Building Relationships – Laudato Si’ Webinar Series Part II: Building Relationships

Part II December Follow up - Laudato Si December Update Enroll Pledge Reflect,

Laudato Si Parish Assessment

Laudato Si Goals English

Laudato Si Goals Spanish

I have also created and attached a Laudato Si Representative sample script that can be used for the one-on-one relational conversations and listening session. (The scripts are offered as guides ONLY to help you begin conversations within your parish).

 

Each parish can discern with your pastor’s approval how best to proceed, for example:

            -Parish Reps may meet with each ministry leader in the parish.

            -Others may hold a single listening session with all or several ministries,

            -And some may focus primarily on developing their goals with each ministry leader and/or pastor or parish councils.

 

While we encourage a synodal process—listening, discerning, and acting together—we understand this process will be different in each parish.  

Our next session, Part III will take place on Thursday Jan. 29^th at 6:00 pm on Zoom. Please make every effort to join us, as this session will provide hands-on guidance for developing and submitting your parish goals. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. I am happy to walk with you and offer support as needed.