As members of the Catholic Church, we see all over the world the devastation caused by the misuse of God’s creation. The Creation Care Team at Saint Pius X aims to educate the parish community on how to live our Catholic faith through protecting our common home and caring for the poor.  Our goal is to commit the Saint Pius X community to positive, concrete actions within our homes and our parish so that we can become a more sustainable society. We strive to answer Pope Francis’s call about climate change in Laudato Si to the most vulnerable currently who are negatively affected by it as well as to protect and preserve it for future generations.

The Creation Care Team is part of a network of parish groups organized by the Catholic Climate Covenant (CCC), a nonprofit organization, created in 2006 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to address growing ecological awareness and the need to implement Catholic social teaching on ecology within the U.S. Church.

MISSION:
Our mission is to pray, act, educate and advocate for the care of our common home, the Earth.
 
PRAY and reflect on the duty to protect the poor and vulnerable by caring for God’s Creation.
 
ACT to reduce our contribution to climate change.
 
EDUCATE others on what the Catholic Church teaches about caring for our common home.
 
ADVOCATE for Catholic principles in climate change decisions, especially as they affect those who are poor and vulnerable.

On the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter,
Laudato Si, St. Thérèse Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend is inviting parishioners of our parish to join them in a two-part Zoom conference on the issue of climate change and the importance of attention and action from Catholics.

For details, click HERE to view an informational flyer. There is no cost. Registration is required. Links for registering are on the flyer.