Pledge for June
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STOP PRESS: (click below for information)
- New: Training to engage with local politicians on the urgency of climate change
- New: General election 2024: Answering Pope Francis's call for a 'better kind of politics'
- New: Taxation grounded in the Biblical vision of being called to serve and protect one another. Rt Revd Dr Rowan Williams
- UK general election 2024: A guide for Catholic voters
- Preparing for the Election- Missionary Society of St Columban
- New: Jesuit Resources to help prepare for the Election
- New: Faith for the Climate Election Resources
- New: Environment – Election 2024, Catholic Bishops Conference
- Sudan Crisis Appeal: CAFOD. Click HERE to find out more and donate
- Great Big Green Week
- St Vincent's Parish has achieved the Live Simply Award!!!
- Sit back and watch the grass grow: No Mow June!
CAFOD Big Lent Walk 2024
raised £965! Thank you to everyone
Click for full text of Prayers
CAFOD World Gifts: Click Here
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St Vincent's Furniture Store
We are in urgent need of the following donations:
St Wilfrid's Centre: Tinned vegetables, peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes all year in the yellow crate please!
We are in urgent need of the following donations:
- Two seater sofas (must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
- Single and double bed frames with mattresses (these must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
- Single and double mattresses (these must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
- High Backed Chairs (OT)
- 2 to 6 seater dining tables and chairs
- Chests of drawers
- Single assembled wardrobes
- Clothing rails
- Bunk beds
- Small electricals (toasters, microwaves, kettles, irons, lamps, vacuum cleaners)
- Small bookcases and desks
- Rugs (all sizes)
- Clean towels
- Clean single and double bedding sets
- Single and double duvets (must be new or in pristine condition, no marks or stains)
- Pots, pans and kitchen utensils
St Wilfrid's Centre: Tinned vegetables, peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes all year in the yellow crate please!
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BEN'S CENTRE:
Right now, we need women's small sizes jeans or leggings (8-10), plus trainers with a bit of life left in them, please.
Right now, we need women's small sizes jeans or leggings (8-10), plus trainers with a bit of life left in them, please.
Guide to the LiveSimply Award
LiveSimply Initial Plan
LiveSimply Flyer
St Vincent's Pledges Month by Month to Live Simply
St Vincent's Parish LiveSimply Action Plan FINAL: Year 1
Jubilee 2025 |
Reflections on Sunday Readings and the themes of LiveSimply
Ordinary Time: Summer
“And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, bring low the high tree, lift high the lowly tree, wither up the green tree, and make the withered tree bloom. As I, the LORD, have spoken, so will I do.”
Responsorial Psalm
“The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,
like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.
They that are planted in the house of the LORD
shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Gospel
“To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
Live Simply- all powerful images using the natural world
when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling bands?
When I set limits for it and fastened the bar of its door,
and said: Thus far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stilled!”
Live Sustainably -we must care for the oceans created by our God
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor.” Live in Solidarity- what good news can we bring?
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.” Live Sustainably- let us seek out the restorative powers of nature
Gospel
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” Live Simply-let us recognise our need for peace, silence, and space
striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace.” Live in Solidarity- our guide for living
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. Live in Solidarity- to do the work of Our Lord
Ordinary Time: Summer
- 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Gospel
- 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, bring low the high tree, lift high the lowly tree, wither up the green tree, and make the withered tree bloom. As I, the LORD, have spoken, so will I do.”
Responsorial Psalm
“The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,
like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.
They that are planted in the house of the LORD
shall flourish in the courts of our God.”
Gospel
“To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
Live Simply- all powerful images using the natural world
- 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, First Reading
when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling bands?
When I set limits for it and fastened the bar of its door,
and said: Thus far shall you come but no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stilled!”
Live Sustainably -we must care for the oceans created by our God
- 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Second Reading
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor.” Live in Solidarity- what good news can we bring?
- 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.” Live Sustainably- let us seek out the restorative powers of nature
Gospel
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” Live Simply-let us recognise our need for peace, silence, and space
- 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Second Reading
striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace.” Live in Solidarity- our guide for living
- 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Gospel
- 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Second Reading
- 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Second Reading
- 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. Live in Solidarity- to do the work of Our Lord
The Letter: Parish Film Night
Click to watch the film: www.theletterfilm.org/watch/
Cycle of Prayer. Prayers of the Faithful.
Ordinary Time: Summer
Those who suffer Persecution, Oppression, and Denial of Human Rights
especially on St John Fisher and St Thomas More (22 June)
Europe
especially of the feasts of St Benedict (11 July), St Bridget of Sweden (23 July), St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (9 August) who with St Cyril and St Methodius (14 February), and St Catherine of Siena (29 April) are Patrons of Europe
Human Life
especially on the Day for Life (3rd Sunday in June)
Seafarers
especially on Sea Sunday ( 2nd Sunday in July)
Ordinary Time: Summer
Those who suffer Persecution, Oppression, and Denial of Human Rights
especially on St John Fisher and St Thomas More (22 June)
- For the persecuted and voiceless throughout the world,
may the Church be a place where their voice is heard
and their dignity promoted. - For those in authority,
that they may protect the rights of each human life.
Europe
especially of the feasts of St Benedict (11 July), St Bridget of Sweden (23 July), St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (9 August) who with St Cyril and St Methodius (14 February), and St Catherine of Siena (29 April) are Patrons of Europe
- For an openness to the stranger
and a care for their needs.
Human Life
especially on the Day for Life (3rd Sunday in June)
- For all who care for and nurture human life
from its very beginnings and growth to its final years. - For legislators and those in authority,
may they respect and protect human life in all its stages.
Seafarers
especially on Sea Sunday ( 2nd Sunday in July)
- For an appreciation of the food and produce
which comes to us through seafarers,
that we may never take their work for granted.
Prayer Resources
St Vincent's Parish LiveSimply Prayer
Father, source of light and goodness
Help us to tread lightly on your world, and
To share with each other the fruits of your creation.
Acting justly, loving tenderly and living simply.
Showing humility and gratitude for all that you give
Lord of heaven and earth.
Father, source of light and goodness
Help us to tread lightly on your world, and
To share with each other the fruits of your creation.
Acting justly, loving tenderly and living simply.
Showing humility and gratitude for all that you give
Lord of heaven and earth.
Liturgy for Children
The Parable of the Mustard Seed: how small acts, that we all take, help to make the world a better place
Photo Gallery
LiveSimply News from Elsewhere (click on each for more info)
- NEW: Recycling electrical, electronic equipment- Dinnington Parish update
- Just Money-a vision of a world where money is used to shape a fairer, greener future for everyone
- Bishop Arnold of Salford, lead Bishop on Environmental Issues, on Laudate Deum
- Hallam Diocese How to Live Simply
- St Dunstan's Parish Woking, Walk Cycle Car Share to Mass
- https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/47025 LiveSimply Award for Our Lady of Fatima Church, London
- Irish Parish Priest cuts church energy bills with solar panels
- The singing nuns, "The Canticle of Creation": "a message of peace...caring for the planet"
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Congratulations to St Joseph's Parish Dinnington on achieving the Live Simply Award!!!
Plastic Free Display 2023
No Mow Summer in Rotherham
Articles/ Resources
New: Laudate Si: Discussion document Santa Clara Jesuit University
Laudate Deum: a summary of its relevance and importance (CAFOD)
The Blessings of John O'Donohue
Fast Fashion (Fr Sean McDonagh)
An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching- Protecting our Common Home
Consumerism and Climate Change (Fr Paddy)
Silence in the Sacred Liturgy (Fr Paddy)
Diocesan Commitment to Laudato Si' (Bishop Ralph)
Notes for Liturgy for Children and Laudato Si'
Give in Memory: Click Here
Laudate Deum: a summary of its relevance and importance (CAFOD)
The Blessings of John O'Donohue
Fast Fashion (Fr Sean McDonagh)
An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching- Protecting our Common Home
Consumerism and Climate Change (Fr Paddy)
Silence in the Sacred Liturgy (Fr Paddy)
Diocesan Commitment to Laudato Si' (Bishop Ralph)
Notes for Liturgy for Children and Laudato Si'
Give in Memory: Click Here
Books
- The Ten Commandments of Laudato Si', by Fr Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam. Liturgical Press, Minnesota
- Ten Commandments for the Environment. Pope Benedict XVI Speaks Out for Creation and Justice, by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana
- Climate Optimism: Climate Wins and Creating Systemic Change Around the World, by Zahra Biabani
- The Power of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben
- Laudato Si, (2015) Pope Francis https://cafod.org.uk/pray/laudato-si-encyclical
- Sacred Nature: How We Can Recover our Bond with the Natural World, by Karen Armstrong
Campaigns/ Petitions You Can Sign/ Actions (Click on each for information)
- NEW: 2024 General Election- Using Our Catholic Voice to ensure our politicians make tackling poverty a priority. (CAFOD/SVP)
- NEW: Discover the positive actions you can take with your finances: Justmoney Movement
- NEW: World Re-fill Day 16 June 2024
- Tell your election candidates to back the Climate and Ecology Bill
- Fix the Food System CAFOD's food campaign urging UK government to protect the rights of farmers around the world to use their seeds
- Ask your MP to stop cowboy lenders | CAFOD 90% of the lending to lower income countries is enforced through UK courts. That means we can push for a new law to make cowboy lenders cancel debt.
- Get a bus to mass: click for 52 bus timetable
- Nature Recovery Sheffield: click to get involved
- Join campaigns to tackle the effects of the plastic problem felt across our society: information
- https://sheffieldactiononplastic.co.uk/
- Repair Cafe: click for details of a monthly repair cafe in Sheffield
- Community gardens and urban farmers
- Blister Pack Recycling Scheme (currently suspended)
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Living in Solidarity: Supporting our Charities. Click each name for information
Links to Explore
Laudato Si' Movement (laudatosimovement.org) A wide range of information relating to the encyclical Laudato Si and our responsibility to live lightly on the earth.
Laudato Si’ Movement Prayer Book has prayers for many occasions, from many cultures, together with the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross and an examination of conscience, all on the theme of caring for God's creation.
Laudato Si' Research Institute, inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, seeks to provide intellectual foundations for a reordering of society towards care for the earth and care for the poor.
Resources - Columban Missionaries (columbans.co.uk) The Columban missionaries work with passion for Justice, Peace and Concern for the Integrity of God's Creation. Check their resources for information and for prayer guidance.
https://journeyto2030.org/ The Journey to 2030 is a lay-run project that supports the Church and its wider community to respond to the cry of the earth and the poor. Its mission is to help our church communities to be the hubs of transformational change that they want to see in the world. See the section on the parish on their website: Parish - The Journey to 2030
The Call of Creation, The Catholic Bishops’ Conference New edition of their teaching document on the environment.
Friday Abstinence, Carbon Emissions, LiveSimply Award Catholic Bishops' Conference Resolutions on Environmental Matters.
Friday Abstinence, Carbon Emissions, LiveSimply Award Catholic Bishops' Conference Resolutions on Environmental Matters.
Family activities and ideas (cafod.org.uk) Cafod has a very large website, and of course is the promoter of the LiveSimply Award for which our parish is working. It is particularly worth checking out their resources for schools and families.
Reducing screen time- benefits for everyone
Ethical Banking What it is and which ethical banks offer UK current accounts
Ethical Banking What it is and which ethical banks offer UK current accounts
"Buying Fairtrade is easy. When you shop, just look for the FAIRTRADE Mark"
Click to find out more
Archive
- No Mow May
- Live Simply Logo Competition
- Reception Class Activity Day at St Vincent's Church Green Space
- Message of Pope Francis for Season of Creation Day 2023
- Season of Creation Walk 2023
- Season of Creation Diocesan Leads Message July 2023
- St Joseph's Dinnington Live Simply May Leaflet
- Harvest Prayers
- CAFOD Harvest Appeal: click to go to website and donate
- Prayer for Creation on All Saints and All Souls Day
- Prayer for Creation: December
- Different Ways to Mark Lent
- 7 Week Fast With a Difference
- An ecological Stations of the Cross, and a calendar for Lent 2024: https://laudatosilent.org/
- International Mother Earth Day 2024: Planet v Plastics Pax Christi
- Climate Prayer Vigil Lent 2024-Hallam Diocese Press Release, 'No Faith in Fossil Fuels'
- St Joseph's Dinnington gain Live Simply Award
- Home from Home Hallam