Earlier this year we shared how the Impact group at St Monica's in Flixton had used the See-Judge-Act method to look at the issue of the environment and protecting our common home. This followed on from the Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, writing a letter to all parishes asking them to think about our world in light of Laudato Si.
Now the Group wanted to share what else they have been doing to deepen their experience on the issue:
The topic of plastic waste in the Ocean was introduced to our Impact group by one of our members.
He led an enquiry about the topic, mentioning all of the damage that is being caused to the Earth's lifeline and ways we could prevent it. After much discussion, we came to the conclusion that this is a major world problem and need to be acted upon. The Pope has called us all, as stewards of creation, to sustain the planet, in his encyclical "Laudato Si".
In response to this call, we contact the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to see what could be done, and how we could make a difference. We found out that a clean up was taking place at Blundell Sands on Sunday 30th June and were invited to join them on their mission. We spent the majority of the day clearing the beach of plastic waste and came away with a sense of pride and achievement, and a big black bag full of plastic.
Marc Besford, YCW’s National Training and Development Worker, congratulated the young leaders saying: “Once again this action goes to show the power of young people working through the YCW Method and taking responsibility to be the difference in our world. I am looking forward to hearing what else they have been working on.”
Here are some pictures from the day.
