Invitation to Write and/ Communicate to US (Arch)Bishops from Laudato Si' Movement

Laudato Si' Movement North America through its network and friends asks to mail or communicate to US (Arch)Bishops to let them know your support to the following:

1. Mass for Creation
   Write our own (Arch)bishop(s), letting them know that we will be praying for them and the Conference as they discern and vote on the Mass for Creation at their June 10-12 meeting/USCCB Assembly for Spring.  Please mail your letter or express your support of the Mass for Creation with the intention that the Bishop will know your thoughts before he goes to Florida along with other Bishops.
   
   Here is the slide deck on the Mass for Creation: 
   Letter template: 
   if you go to file, make a copy, then you can edit directly in googledrive, or of course feel free to write a card too, which always tends to land best!)

Note: Sr. Marylou and Corpus Christi's IWA Community has already taken a step on this.  We thank Margie and Rosa Maria for their collaboration.

2. Synodal Listening Session during the Season of Creation
   
   
   Contact their bishop (and/or auxiliary bishop(s)) by June 15 to schedule a synodal listening session during the Season of Creation (or at latest in early October).  These are small group sessions with youth and/or frontline community members, with questions/discussion topics from LSM. 
   a.  Learn more about synodal listening sessions here.
   b. Background Care for Creation Synodal Listening Sessions here.
   c. Sample Invitation to bishop here.
   d.  Example letter here.

   
   

The Bishops from the Global South represented by Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Oceana, asks the Global North to support the three pillars:

a. non-proliferation and phase-out: Immediately cease all new exploration and production of coal, oil, and gas. 

b. fair phase-out:  Equitably phase out current production based on each nation’s historical responsibility and capacity. 

c. Global just transition: Ensure a fair and inclusive shift to renewable energy, leaving no worker, community, or country behind. 

Manifesto from Global South: https://repositorio.celam.org/files/original/3288/Iglesia_Sur_Global_manifiesto_ENG.pdf

Season of Creation here: https://seasonofcreation.org/