Spring 2016

• In Spring 2016 we held special coffee sessions at each of our three churches to introduce Laudato Si' to the community. We put together a 15-minute video about Laudato Si’ which was shown on a large screen. This was followed by discussion and refreshments; nearly 100 people attended these sessions.
• These are some of the videos that were incorporated into our 15-minute video:
  • Franciscan Friar explains Laudato Si’ and sings a beautiful song
  • Bishop Baron shares thoughts about Laudato Si’ on the day it was launched in June 2015
  • Top ten things you need to know about Laudato Si’

May 2016

• In May 2016 we encouraged all parishioners to take a look at their own ecological footprint. We created a special insert into our weekly bulletin that included:
  • Information from the leaflet “Nine Ways to Live Gently on this Earth” published by Green Christian
  • Information on organisations in the local Reading area that will take hard to re-cycle items

June 12th 2016

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  Celebration of Creation ~ On June 12th 2016 we held a parish celebration in Pangbourne that brought together the communities of each of our three churches into a single service. (Our order of service may be downloaded here)
  This was a wonderful service in which we joined in praise for the Lord and his creation. We had special songs and readings. We also prepared a Creation Candle which we continue to burn at St. Bernadette’s. Our choir master arranged a version of the Laudato Si’ song we heard from the Franciscan friar.
  We then took practical care of creation around us by planting a new tree in the St. Bernadette’s garden and established a new 'children’s' garden, with the help of children from across the parish. We also had a stall with practical demonstrations of bees and bee keeping by John and Caroline, local Pangbourne beekeepers.
• Summary of events of June 12th
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