Engage Your Family

Engage Your Family

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

IDENTIFY your family’s Carbon Handprint by brainstorming all you are currently doing to positively impact the environment.As a family, watch and discuss this video on Global Healing. Make a pledge about what you will do together to help the environment, i.e.,...
Be A Global Neighbor

Be A Global Neighbor

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

In Kenya, Africa, Maryknoll Fr. Lance Nadeau is teaching local farmers in the Kakamega area to sow experimental seeds to grow crops. Developing a climate-smart agricultural program will help farmers to feed the growing population in the face of a changing climate on...
Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

Respond to Sr. Joji’s challenge by planning a tree-planting project. Invite others to help raise funds for the trees, pick the best location, and research the best native trees to plant for your climate. Organize a way to educate others about the importance of trees...
Step 4: Take Action

Step 4: Take Action

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

Check out the air quality of your area using the Environmental Protection Agency website index.Our Carbon Footprint is the measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that we produce in our daily activities. Our Carbon Handprint is a tool we can use to determine how...
What Does The Church Say?

What Does The Church Say?

by | Aug 23, 2019 | Care of Creation 2019, Lesson Plans

“I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution. Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes to the care of our ‘common...