Care For Creation

St. Francis Pledge: “I pledge to pray, live and advocate Laudato Si.”

Care for Creation Ministry

To answer Pope Francis’ call, the Care for Creation Ministry meets regularly to facilitate individual parishioners and the parish as a whole in living more in harmony with creation. We work with the interfaith community on local issues and on speaking in a unified voice calling for political leadership on this urgent issue.

For upcoming events, please check the bulletin or click here to view the events section of the website.

Why We Care

• Read Pope Francis’ encyclical letter – “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home”.
• View an explanation of Climate Change from Dr. Phil Sakimoto.
• Read Pope Francis’ follow-up encyclical letter to Laudato Si’ – “Laudate Deum: To all People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis”.

What You Can Do with Us

• Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Ministry: support a local farmer who provides subscribers with fresh, sustainably produced, organic veggies.
• Francis Community Garden: volunteer to help plant, nurture, gather, and donate organic food right on St. Francis’ campus for Interfaith Food Shuttle on Saturdays.
  

  The parish is making a concerted effort to reduce/eliminate plastic usage on campus, to make sure our recycling actually IS recycled and to compost as much as possible both at the parish and at TFS through Compost Now. We are also a member of Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle, an interfaith effort to care for creation and address climate change.  To help or to get involved with our plans for Earth Day, the Season of Creation, Laudato Si Week of any other eco-activity, contact the ministry leader, Pam James, at stfccreation@gmail.com.

What You Can Do on Your Own

• Check out “52 Easy Things and 52 Hard Things” you can do to better our planet!
• Check out our Zero/Low Waste Shopping Sheet, a list of trusted shops and products of sustainable brands that positively impact our planet.
• Build your own nest box! Did you know we have installed 12 Brown-Headed Nuthatch boxes around our campus?
• Take part in our Reflective Tour around the St. Francis Campus.