Videos from our 10th May meeting “Opening Doors to a Sustainable World for Future Generations” are now available below and on YouTube,

The first input was “Experience of a Live Simply Parish”  by Mary and Peter Johnson from Lexden Parish of the Brentwood Diocese and the Southern Dioceses Environment Network

This was followed by Mary Finnerty, Lead Economist at CAFOD and Andrea Speranza, Campaigns Manager at CAFOD, talking about “tackling the debt and climate crises in the Jubilee Year”

The next input saw James Buchanan from Laudato Si Movement and Bokani Tshidzu from Operation Noah with an input on “Greening Church Investments: Fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions” with a special guest input from Bishop Gerardo Alimane Alminaza of San Carlos in The Philippines.

Bishop Gerardo Alimane Alminaza’s full input can be seen below

The speakers from the earlier sessions then took part in a panel question and answer session

The afternoon session saw Shanon Shah, Director of Faith for the Climate, delivering an input on “Honouring Our Covenants of Care for Creation” featuring extracts from Laudato Si, Laudato Deum, and Al Mizan: A Covenant with the Earth.

The day finished with an opportunity for personal reflection and a visioning plenary session.