CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

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JULY 18/19, 2015SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Breviary Week IV – p. 257

REMEMBER THE SICK: Angelica, Donna Boyle Amadio, Karen Anderson, Mary Bachu, Ryan Ball, Ed Bano, Patrick Beck, Judy Benegar, Donna Borsellino, Joey Bohanon, Millie Bowers, Cynthia Bowser, James Boyd, Evon Brown, John Carney, Bina Chandra, Marie Cherney, Hilary Cohen, Robert Colaizzi, Maureen Crean, Elia Cuomo, Gerard Cuomo, Joan Dalo, Judy DeMonaco, Paula Dunkum, Kathryn Edmonston, David Edwards, Morgan Eller, Brendan Feely, Sarah Flumerfelt, Patricia Galasso, Mike Gilley, David Green, Carol Hall, Pat Harney, Neil Hawley, Kenneth Halloway IV, Mary Gerarde Hood, Candi Hubbard, Charles Jarrett, June Jennings, Mary Ann Johansen, Cindy Johnson, Christopher Kelch, Shannon Kelch, John Kiernan, Amelia Koffman, Kathy Kohlstrand, Kathy Powers Krahling, Tina Krahling, Ann Lambert, Bill Laslo, Virginia Laurie, Mark Libaers, Tony Liene, Nancy Light, Thomas List, Logan MacArthur, Patrick McCarthy, Bunnie McClennen, Debbie Merritt, Gary Miller, Sue Niebling, Steven Oakley, Ernest Owens, Kevin Pigg, Daniel Ramsey, Irma Reagan, Betty Rehpelz, Kathy Richards, Harriet Robinson, Jean Robertson, Melissa Rozella, Theresa Sawyer and family members, Chris Schlotterbeck II, Paul Sclafani, Irene Shenasky, Sara Shenasky, Melody Smith, Pam Smith, Judy Spadaro, Barbara Stein, Gwen Stinard, Jean Strangways, Tass Tucker, Maggie Tusmshi, Amy Underwood, Jacob Underwood, Patricia Flower Vermillion, Ryan Waddington, Ken Watson, Kevin Wein, Gene Wells, Oliver Wesolowski, Larry Williams, Baxter Wilson, Mini Willis, Fran Winn, Lena Wolff, Ron Wyles, Charlie Yue, Amelia Zentz

PRAYER REQUESTS: Sandy Aichinger, Brianna Alessandro, Vickie Alley, Bruno Baggio, Lumen Barbero, Paul Berger, Jack Boyd, U.T. and Yvonne Brown, Rose Brumley, Bob C., Mark Callahan, Donna Christman, Joseph Cianci, Jack Donahue, Joe Finn, Lorraine Forrer, Steven Lee Forrer, Alivia Grace Furr, Michelle Germano, Joan Geroe, Christina Gordon, Katie Gordon, Jill Haddox, Shelly Hanna, Richard Hegg, Blanche Henry, Ursula Hinkleman, Michelle & Jordan Jackson, Shannon Jennings, Theresa Lee, Nancy Loy, Maryann Lumley, Taccarra Mack, Mary Magoon, Jim Mahoney, Clara Marini, Maria McDonald, Bruce McKenna, John Meier, Eric Menehune, Christopher Molosso, John Murphy, Robert Norbeck, Maria Oakes, Maureen Palmer, Patrick Parnell, Melissa Perkinson, Sandy Piscatelli, Irma Reagan, Brad Richards, Fr. Michael Rigley, Paul Anthony Ross, George Louis Ross, Danny Santos, Colleen Seavey, Maria Sherman, Susan Smith, Roy Starrin, Barbara Stone, Dianna Stookey, Betty Taylor, Ron Thompson, Carole Thompson, Stephanie Thompson, Paul Valentine, Ryder Waddington, Margaret Walker, Linda Weed, Lena Wolff, Susy Wood, Lin Goodwin Yopp

PRAYERLINE REQUESTS:Please call the Parish Office at 481-5702.

CALENDAR

SUNDAY, JULY 19“Christmas in July” Food DriveSummer Schola 10:30 a.m.Middle School Laser Tag Day 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

MONDAY, JULY 20

TUESDAY, JULY 21Business Managers’ Meeting 11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22J.O.Y. Club 11:00 a.m.Boy Scout Troop #587 6:00 p.m.Children’s Choir Rehearsal 6:15 p.m.Family Addiction Support Group 6:30 p.m.Rosary 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 23

FRIDAY, JULY 24Food Pantry Packing 9:30 a.m.Chaplet of Divine Mercy 9:45 a.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 25Food Pantry Distribution 7:00 a.m.Reconciliation 4:30 p.m.Children’s Choir singing at 5:30 Mass

SUNDAY, JULY 26Summer Schola 8:15 a.m.Liturgical Ensemble 10:30 a.m.

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE: Our Summer Mass Schedule has begun, changing the 11:00 a.m. Mass to 10:30 a.m. This schedule will run through Labor Day Weekend.

NURSERY: The Nursery will not be staffed with volunteers for the months of July and August. As always, you are welcome to stay with your child in the Nursery and participate in Mass by watching on the video feed. We will resume staffing the nursery in September. Please contact hfevangelization@gmail.com with any questions and/or if you would like to volunteer. Thank you!

PARISH OFFICE HOURSMonday-Thursday from 9:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.

Friday from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 19, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMonday, July 20: Morning PrayerTuesday, July 21: Ryan Piotti by The Benedetto FamilyWednesday, July 22: Ryan Piotti by The Benedetto FamilyThursday, July 23: Margurite Langlands by Knights of Columbus Council #10804Friday, July 24: Catherine Howell by Emily KerrSaturday, July 25: Bob Kerr by Emily KerrSunday, July 26: 8:15 a.m.: Joseph Lowschi by Connie Loschi;

10:30 a.m.: Holy Family Parishioners

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGSSunday, July 19: The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34Monday, July 20: Saint Apollinaris, bishop, martyr: Ex 14:5-18; (Ps) Ex 15:1b-6; Mt 12:38-42Tuesday, July 21: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor of

the Church: Ex 14:21–15:1; (Ps) Ex 15:8-10, 12, 17; Mt 12: 46-50Wednesday, July 22: Saint Mary Magdalene: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19, 23-28; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18Thursday, July 23: Saint Bridger, religious: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; (Ps) Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:10-17Friday, July 24: Saint Sharbel Makhluf, priest: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 13:18-23Saturday, July 25: Saint James, apostle: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1b-6; Mt 20:20-28Sunday, July 26: The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15

PARISH COUNCIL: Rick Paradiso, Chair; Greg Brown, Co-Chair; Laurie Steentofte, Secretary; Brian Alexander; Joe Kelly; Julianna Luecke (Youth Representative); Richard Serpe; Todd Solomon; Kathy Staskin; Gwen Stinard; Fr. Gaudy.

FINANCE COUNCIL: Andy Ward, Chairperson; Joy Bixler, Vice-Chairperson; Jean MacLeay, Secretary; Steve Ambrose, Andy McClaskey, Terry McElroy, Fr. Gaudy.

NEW EVANGELIZATION TEAM (NET): Mike McCormick and Kathy Staskin, Co-Chairpersons; Mike DeJaeger, Shannan LePage, Elizabeth Panchik, Tom Rumely, Dean Schleicher, Steve Winter, Fr. Gaudy.

“LIVING OUR MISSION” CAMPAIGN UPDATE: For current updates, listen to the announcements at Mass, check our website, and see the thermometer posters in the Commons. If you have not turned in your pledge card, please do so as soon as possible.

WEEKLY OFFERTORY Budget 2015/2016 is $1,077,484.00. This includes Schools Parish Sharing Assessment of $84,719.00

Our total offertory to date is 4% – $40,784.17.

For July 11/12, the weekly offertory total was $18,431.17.

Holy Family Operating Fund: $200,057.89Social Ministry: $19,901.84Haiti Fund: $76,592.71Capital Reserve: $150,788.64

COLUMBARIUM: There are Columbarium niches available. The cost is $2,000.00 for a double niche. Contact Terry McElroy at 481-5702.

MUSIC NOTES

Join our Music Ministry! Call Sylvia Chapa (office: 481-5702, ext. 116) or Email music@holyfamilyvb.org.Read about the musical opportunities online at http://holyfamilyvb.org/music-ministry-.

Rehearshal Schedule:Holy Family Children’s Choir: July 22 at 6:15 p.m.Summer Schola: July 19 at 9:30 a.m.; July 26 at 7:30 a.m.

Liturgy Schedule:Summer Schola: July 19 at 10:30 p.m., July 26 at 8:15 a.m. Liturgical Ensemble: July 26 at 10:30 a.m.Holy Family Ringers (Handbells): Saturday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m.Holy Family Children’s Choir: Saturday, July 25 at 5:30 p.m. – Dinner out afterwards!

CHRISTIAN FORMATION:Are you still undecided about which ministry to join? Do you like working with children? Would you like to share the richness of the Catholic faith with the children of our parish? Then catechetical ministry is the ministry for you! Please consider joining the K-5 Catechist team! We need catechists for grades 1, 3, and 5. We are looking for energetic and dedicated adults to teach the youth of our parish. VIRTUS and background check, Pathways training, and occasional meetings are required. Supplies, support, and materials are provided. Contact Tiffany in the parish office if you are interested. DRE@holyfamilyvb.org.

CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

GOLDEN SENIORS MEETINGS

No monthly membership meetings in July or August.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 17,

for our General Meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Program/Speaker to be determined.

First Thursdays: (Point of Contact: Tom Johnson at 496-8783)

August 6 – Maritime Museum in Newport News – near Christopher Newport University at the south end of J. Clyde Morris. 11:00 a.m. – an hour’s drive from the church; group admission is $10.00 per person – lunch at Das Waldcafe, a super German restaurant on Warwick Boulevard.

Need a ride to the meeting?Call Barbara Morris at 496-2696.

Membership information?Call Cathy Haley at 463-0525.

PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THE MILITARY: Every Friday, we say the Patriotic Rosary after the 9:00 Morning Mass. If you have a family member in the military and would like us to pray for them by name, please e-mail Mary Sorrentino at mmsorrentino@gmail.com with their name, branch of service and, if you like, a photo.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Are you like sheep without a shepherd? Deepen your communication, strengthen your relationship, rekindle your romance, and renew your sacrament by attending the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on September 18-20 in Herndon, Virginia, or October 9-11 in Norfolk, Virginia. For more information or to apply, visit our website at www.renewmarriage-vasouth.org or contact us at 757-483-3209 or applications@renewmarriage-vasouth.org.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY – FOOD PANTRY FOOD DRIVE: Many of the families we serve rely on our schools to feed their children two meals a day. Children go hungry every day during the summer months. We will have a “Christmas in July Food Drive.” Please bring in extra food for our Food Pantry so that we can help feed the hungry of our community. We cannot do this without your generous support.

Freedom: A well-rounded school gives students freedom to recognize their capabilities and individual potentials. Something as little as putting toys away to helping set the placements for snack time can build good character that will last a lifetime. At the Day School, we foster an atmosphere where thinking, questioning, and imagining are encouraged while enhancing understanding, empathy, and communication skills. Preschool is your students’ introduction into the education system; while it is fun and engaging for the children it is an important responsibility for both parents and teachers.Holy Family Day School accepts students age 2 1/2 (toilet trained) through Kindergarten. With Freedom comes knowledge, and with knowledge comes understanding. We will work to engage your children in a warm, caring, structured environment to help them understand how important they are in the world.

Do You Know What Your Elementary School Student is Doing After School? Holy Family Day School has a great program limited to 20 students for after school care. Students attending John B. Dey, Trantwood, or Alanton Elementary school may ride a VBCPS bus to Holy Family. The program is structured to include playground time, snack time, homework time, centers, and other activities.

School Information: If you have any questions or would like to take a tour of our school, please call 481-1180. Helpful information can be found on our website at www.holyfamilydayschool.org.

Summer Fun: We wish all our students (past and present), their families, and all who are reading this bulletin, a very safe and happy summer. During the summer, the Day School Office hours are somewhat varied. If you wish to contact Cindy Girard or Laurie Powers to set up an appointment, drop off paperwork, or have any questions at all, please call or email the school.

Box Tops For Education: Box Top collection is a year-round program and we are so pleased with the excellent response to this fund raiser for the school. The box outside the welcome office is the place to drop off your collection.

THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 19, 2015

Potluck Picnic for Holy Family Social MinistriesSunday, August 9, at 5:00 p.m.

If you participate in any of these Social Ministries:JCOC, Haiti Ministries, Financial Outreach,

Food Pantry, Giving Tree, Holiday Food Baskets,Migrant Ministry, Red Cross Blood Drive,

Meals on Wheels, Winter Watch,Environmental Committee, and The Chosen,

you are invited to a Potluck Picnic. You may bringwhatever sides you wish to share. Holy Family will

provide the hot dogs, burgers, and drinks.We will have outdoor games for the

kids and adults to enjoy!Thank you for all you do for the least of

Our brothers and sisters in Christ.RSVP to pa1@holyfamilyvb.org.

Are you curious to learn moreabout the Catholic faith?

Are you an adult contemplating Baptism? Have you been baptized in another Christian faith but now find yourself being led to the Catholic Church? Are you looking to complete your Sacraments of Initiation by receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation as a baptized Catholic adult? Then RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) is the place for you! Come with your questions to one of our Inquiry Sessions where you can meet team members and find out how we can accompany you on your faith journey. Classes begin in October and are held on Sunday mornings between the Masses.

Inquiry Dates• Saturday, August 22 (after 5:30 p.m. Mass)• Sunday, August 23 (between the Masses at 9:30 a.m.)• Saturday, September 12 (after 5:30 p.m. Mass)• Sunday, September 13 (between the Masses at 9:30 a.m.)

We welcome you to our “Family” and look forward to you becoming part of

“Church of the Holy Family”

For more information, contact Tiffany Watson at DRE@holyfamilyvb.org.

The Gospel – it really is important!Cardinal Avery Dulles pointed out, “A simple word count indicates the profound shift in focus. Vatican I, which met from 1869-1870, used the term gospel (evangelium) only once and never used the terms evangelize and evangelization. Less than a century later, Vatican II mentioned the gospel 157 times and used the verb evangelize eighteen times and the noun evangelization thirty-one times. When it spoke of evangelization, Vatican II generally meant the proclamation of the basic Christian message of salvation through Jesus Christ.”

BULLETIN: The deadline for bulletin notices is Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Please submit to Carla, the Parish Secretary. Any inserts will need to be digital as everything is emailed to the publishing company.

FR. ROBERT BARRON COMINGTO HAMPTON ROADS

The Bishop Keane Institute brings the leading voices in Catholic thought, ministry and education to Hampton, Virginia, as a way of engaging our local community in the ongoing and

wider mission of Christ’s Church.

Fr. Robert BarronAUGUST 14, 2015 AT 7:30 P.M.HELD AT BETHEL CHURCH:

1705 TODDS LANE, HAMPTON, VA 23666DOORS OPEN FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, AT 6:30 P.M.

Tickets are available for purchase for $15.00 each (limit 4 per person) through Holy Family beginning July 18. Please contact Tiffany Watson at DRE@holyfamilyvb.org or at the Parish Office at 481-5702, if you are interested in purchasing tickets. Please include full name, number of tickets, email address, and phone number along with payment. Checks must be made payable to “Church of the Holy Family” and please write “Keane Institute – Fr. Barron” in the memo line. Deadline for ticket purchase through the parish is July 28.

CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA

BAR-B-QUE DINNERS:On Saturday, August 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Knights of Columbus will be selling BBQ dinners and individual sandwiches throughout the day to our parishioners and the general public. We are hosting this event to raise funds to support Vets’ House, Special Olympics, Citizens’ Committee to Protect the Elderly, and our Seminarians, Marton Lonart and Miguel Melendez. The BBQ Dinner, at $8.00, will include the BBQ, cole slaw, baked beans, potato salad, and corn-on-the-cob. We will also be selling individual BBQ sandwiches, with the slaw, for $5.00. Soda and bottled water will also be available for $1.00 per can or bottle. Reserve your dinner by buying your ticket in advance after the Masses on the weekends of July 25/26 or August 1/2.

PRAY FOR THE SICK AND PRAYER REQUESTS: If you have added someone’s name to our “Pray for the Sick” and/or “Prayer Requests,” please let us know if that person needs to be taken off the list because they have recovered or because they have died.

FOOD PANTRY UPDATERemember to bring your food items each

week when you come to Mass. Please bring any of the following: Peanut Butter, Jelly, Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti, Coffee, Tea, Canned Tuna, Canned Fruit, Canned Meat (including Stew and Chili), Canned Soup, Boxed Potatoes, Rice Mixes, Macaroni & Cheese, Cereal, Pancake Syrup, and Pancake Mix.

We also distribute fresh fruit and baked goods on Food Pantry Saturdays. Please contact Mike DeJaeger at michael.dejaeger@navy.mil if you would like to supply fresh fruit or baked goods to our neighbors in need.

“CARE FOR OUR EARTH”Probably, the simplest way to combat global warming, reduce water consumption, and save the rainforests (which amount to being a responsible steward of our Earth) is adopting (to some extent) a plant-based diet. The immense amount of water required to raise animals and their feed-crops is depleting a vital resource – water. Also, livestock production is responsible for 70% of the deforestation in the Amazon region where rainforests are being cleared to create new pastures and crop production. The raising of cows, pigs, and chickens in factories generates enormous amounts of greenhouse gases that are filling our atmosphere. We can help preserve our planet one forkful at a time by going meat-free (a big change of lifestyle!), at least 1 or 2 days a week if not more. You would be surprised as I, a former avid meat-eater, was to discover how many delicious and healthy meatless meals there are!

Ed Marroni (587-4887)Holy Family Parish Environmental Committee

NATIONAL VOCATIONS AWARENESS: “He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Will you respond to the hunger of Christ’s sheep as a priest, deacon, or in the consecrated life? Call Father Michael Boehling at 804-359-5661 or e-mail at mboehling@richmonddiocese.org.

MANY THANKS TO OUR FAMILY COMMUNITY for the prayers, concern, and visits during my month-long surgical and rehab experience during the month of June. I am especially grateful for the pastoral visits by Paul Schellhammer, Jim Fedor, Betty Swap, the McCarthys, Gloria Connor, Mary Moran, and Marge Sullivan. A vivid example of the meaning of our “holy family” community.

Brother Charles M. Warthen, C.F.X.

2015-2016BAPTISM CLASSES AND DATES

Class: Thursday, August 13, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.Baptism Date: Sunday, August 30 – 11:00 a.m. Mass

Class: Thursday, October 15, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.Baptism Date: Saturday, October 24 – 5:30 p.m. Mass

Class: Thursday, January 21, 2016 – 7:00 p.m.Baptism Date: Sunday, January 31 – 11:00 a.m. Mass

Class: Thursday, April 14, 2016 – 7:00 p.m.Baptism Date: Saturday, April 30 – 5:30 p.m. Mass

THE ROSARY:“If I had an army to say the Rosary, I could conquer the world.” (Blessed Pope Pius IX)

Please join us in the Rosary every Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. The Rosary is also recited every morning after

daily Mass. On Friday mornings, the Patriotic Rosary is recited and we pray for all the men and women in the military.

The Rosary is on EWTN at 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. It is also available in audio form at http://www.scripturalrosary.org/BeginningPrayers.html.

Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home

“Praise be to you, my Lord.”

“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord.” These are the words that open Pope Francis’

encyclical on ecology and care for God’s creation. These words, quoting St. Francis of Assisi’s beautiful canticle, remind us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us.

Pope Francis addresses Laudato Si’ to “every person on the planet,” for we all share a common home—the earth. He focuses on a number of important themes.

A Moral and Spiritual Challenge. The ecological crisis, Pope Francis writes, is a summons to profound interior conversion—to renew our relationships with God, one another, and the created world.

Care for God’s Creation. God created the world and entrusted it to us as a gift. Now we have the responsibility to care for and protect it and all people, who are part of creation. Protecting human dignity is strongly linked to care for creation.

We are All Connected. We are connected to the rest of the human family, to the created world, and to those who will come after us in future generations.

Impact on the Poor. People in poverty have contributed least to climate change, yet they are disproportionately impacted by it. As a result of excessive use of natural resource by wealthy nations, those who are poor experience pollution, lack of access to clean water, hunger, and more.

Called to Solidarity. We are one human family and have a shared responsibility for others and for creation. Wealthy countries have a responsibility to reduce consumption of non-renewal resources and should help poorer nations develop in sustainable ways.

Technological and economic development must serve human beings and enhance human dignity, instead of creating an economy of exclusion, so that all people have access to what is needed for authentic human development.

Supporting Life, Protecting Creation. Concern for nature is incompatible with failure to protect vulnerable human beings, such as unborn children, people with disabilities, or victims of human trafficking.

A Time to Act. Pope Francis calls for a change in lifestyle and consumption. We can make important changes as individuals, families, and communities, and as civil and political leaders.

Hope and Joy. “Injustice is not invincible” (no. 74) and we act knowing that we seek to live out God’s vision of renewed relationships with God, ourselves, one another, and creation.

How You Can Respond

Each of us are called to take concrete steps – from reducing consumption to working for political change – to better care for creation. Here are some ideas.

1. Become more aware of our connectedness. Care for one another and creation includes understanding that “everything is connected” (no. 91) and that the economy, politics, community involvement, and technology all affect the future of the planet and humankind. How can we become more aware of our connectedness?

2. Changes to lifestyle and consumption habits can make a big difference. For example, get a re-usable water bottle, take shorter showers, walk, bike or take public transportation instead of driving, recycle, compost food waste, and buy energy efficient appliances.

3. Make changes institutionally at your parish, school, or workplace. For example, start recycling and composting, use washable dinnerware in cafeterias, share electronically instead of printing, do an energy audit, and install solar panels.

4. Support local efforts to solve environmental problems. Community groups around the country are working to make city, county, and state-wide changes that can make a big difference. Find out what is going on locally and get involved.

5. Contact your members of Congress to share Pope Francis’ message and urge action to address climate change. Sign up for action alerts with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at http://cqrcengage.com/catholicbishops/jphd.

Prayer Triune Lord, wondrous community of infinite love, teach us to contemplate you in the beauty of the universe, for all things speak of you. Awaken our praise and thankfulness for every being that you have made. Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that is. God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Enlighten those who possess power and money that they may avoid the sin of indifference, that they may love the common good, advance the weak, and care for this world in which we live. The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty. Praise be to you! Amen. Excerpted from “A Christian prayer in union with creation,” in Laudato Si’, no. 246 For more information:

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops webpage on Environment and Environmental Justice (www.usccb.org/environment)

Catholic Climate Covenant (www.catholicclimatecovenant.org)

www.WeAreSaltAndLight.org