Welcome to Catholic Earthcare!
Our Earthcare Community is full of Earthcarers: like-minded Catholic parishes, schools, organisations and households committed to caring for our common home.
Students participate in a planting activity after attending the 2024 Season of Creation Mass in Sandhurst Diocese. Photo credit: Kerry Stone
Join our Earthcare Community
Parishioners celebrate their commitment as an Earthcare Parish. Credit: Sandhurst Catholic Diocese
For earthcaring parish members, including social and ecological justice leaders in parishes.
A primary school presents their Earthcare story at an Earthcare Schools Community network meeting. Photo: Mary's Mount Primary School
For earthcaring teachers and school leaders in both primary and secondary schools.
Staff at Sandhurst Diocese Chancery respond to ‘the cry of the poor’ – one of the seven Laudato Si’ Goals – by hosting a pancake morning tea to raise funds for Caritas Australia’s annual Project Compassion campaign. Photo: Kerry Stone/Caritas Australia
For earthcaring businesses and organisations wanting to connect.
Earthcarers of every age can help make a difference. Credit: Canva
For earthcaring individuals, families, young people and anyone wanting to make a difference.
Become an Earthcare Creation Changemaker
Looking for a meaningful way to engage your students in faith, action, and care for our common home?
As part of this year's Season of Creation (1 September-4 October), we invite your school to become an Earthcare Creation Changemaker alongside other Catholic schools across Australia.
2024 People's Choice secondary award, winning entry from Eliza from St Mary’s Star of the Sea College, Wollongong.
School Art Competition
Primary and secondary students are invited to take part in Catholic Earthcare’s Annual Art Competition, exploring the theme of Peace with Creation. Prizes include art supply vouchers.
In Australia
The Australian Catholic Bishops encourage each Catholic parish, diocese, eparchy, educational institution and organisation to join the Laudato Si’ Action Platform by 2024 and develop a Laudato Si’ Action Plan.
Australian Guide to Laudato Si' Action Planning
A new offering from Caritas Australia’s Catholic Earthcare program, this guide outlines a 4-step cycle of self-assessment, reflection, planning and action that complements the global Laudato Si’ Action Platform. It is designed to help you initiate practical, meaningful change within your parish, school, household or organisation as you plan and take action to live Laudato Si’.
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Resources
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A series of ‘See, Judge, Act’ lessons on the environment/creation through a Catholic lens.
A series of ‘See, Judge, Act’ lessons on the environment/creation through a Catholic lens.
A series of ‘See, Judge, Act’ sessions on the environment/creation through a Catholic lens.
Inspiring ideas
Earthcare communities around Australia share how they are taking action for the sake of our common home.
Parramatta Convocation Hub
As part of our Season of Creation convocation, participants at our Parramatta Hub event were joined by Durag elder Uncle Chris Tobin for a workshop on Aboriginal Wisdom of the Land. Participants gathered at the Winbourne Edmund Rice Retreat Centre which is home to a beautiful ‘bio-banked’ area of bushland. This was the perfect setting for the closing liturgy with Bishop Vincent Long.
Rice and Stations Night at Frenchs Forest
Shalom College Solar Farm
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Let us support you!
Contact our team of Earthcare Specialists to:
- gain expert advice at each stage of the Laudato Si’ Action Planning process
- learn more about your Earthcare Community and related events
- share your ideas and progress towards living Laudato Si’
