Twenty parish and religious leaders from 12 parishes across the Archdiocese of Melbourne and Ballarat and Sandhurst dioceses met at St Ambrose Centre, Catholic Parish of Brunswick and Brunswick East on Saturday 14 September 2019 to celebrate the Season of Creation and identify practical actions families and parishes can take to respond to the Pope’s encyclical, Laudato Si’. It was a rich, informative and encouraging encounter.

 “… the ecological crisis is also a summons to profound interior conversion”  Pope Francis, 2015

Parish leaders and members are invited to join other parishes in considering how we can all better care for our common home, the Earth. Catholic Social Services Victoria is hosting a parish forum, Living Laudato Si', on Saturday 14 September at St Ambrose Community Centre, 259A Sydney Road, Brunswick, 9am-1pm. This practical and interactive forum will assist participants and parishes respond to this summons, and will also identify practical actions that can be taken by individuals, families and our parishes.