Seeds of Hope
“Let us value the great gift of creation and do our best to conserve it.” Mary Aikenhead, 25th May 1854
The Sisters of Charity Care of our Common Home Committee provided the funds for replacement mature miniature fruit trees to flood impacted families in Southeast Queensland.
It is not difficult to believe that the first five sisters who journeyed across the world to be of service to the convicts in the female factory brought with them hope. It was the seeds of hope that grew and spread to a remarkable heritage that touched the lives of so many, here in Australia and abroad.
This year we are called to “gather in community to contemplate and nurture seeds of hope for our “suffering planet” (LD 2)”. https://laudatosiweek.org/ What seeds of hope are we planting in our lives, communities and the world?
Our new exhibition, Seeds of Hope, brings to our attention the Sisters of Charity’s Laudato Si’ Action Plan and the work of the Care of the Common Home Committee, and some of the great initiatives happening in schools and the community.
At the Open Evening each year, the Environment Group hosts a stall full of information about their work and encouraging families to live more sustainably. This year students offered seeds and soil and hosted a second-hand book stall. Mt St Michael’s College, Ashgrove, Qld.
The exhibition is a contribution to the challenge Pope Francis describes … “A great cultural, spiritual and educational challenge stands before us, and it will demand that we set out on the long path of renewal.” Laudato Si’ 202.
May we continue together this journey of renewal and planting seeds of hope, celebrating the gift of creation and the efforts to conserve it. We look forward to welcoming you!
The exhibition is now open and will continue until August 29, 2024.
“There are no lasting changes without cultural changes … and there are no cultural changes without personal changes” (LD, 70)
