Laudato Si’ Circle Meeting Dates
2023-24
All meetings will be held 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. in our parish’s beautifully renovated Old Church. Contact Bill Hunter (wjhunterjr@gmail.com) for more information.
2023:
- January 29
- February 26
- March 26
- April 23
- May 14
- June 25
- July 23
- August 27
- September 24
- October 29
- November 26
2024:
- January 24
- February 25
- March 17
- April 28
- May 26
- June 30
- July 28
- August 18
- September 29
- October 27
- November 24
Laudato Si’ Circles are small groups that meet regularly to deepen their relationship with God as Creator and all members of creation. Prayer Circles are encouraged to focus on these three elements for activating the principles of Laudato Si’:
Prayer with and for creation, for instance through praying outside or an ecological examen.
Reflection on participants’ ongoing process of ecological conversion, particularly as it relates to issues of simplicity and consumption.
Action, Group action, such as local community engagement and activism, greening of local Catholic facilities, fossil fuel divestment, participation in Season of Creation, and more.
Why Circles Matter
We all need a community to live the Laudato Si’ message. We cannot do it alone. We need a group of peers.
The local level is where real action can take place, given the delayed action or inaction of national governments and international forums.
The urgency couldn’t be greater. The severity of climate change and the ecological crisis require immediate, bold action.
The Madeleine parish hosts the only Laudato Si’ Circle in the State of Oregon. If you are inspired to know more about the encyclical, Laudato Si’, or would like to join our Laudato Si’ Circle, contact Bill Hunter, wjhunterjr@gmail.com or Darlene Maurer, dmaurer@themadeleine.edu at The Madeleine, or Megan Lehman, meganmlehman@gmail.com, at Holy Redeemer