WelCom August 2024
Two workshops organised by the Integral Ecology Committee of the Archdiocese of Wellington EJP Commission, are being held this month to prepare for the Season of Creation: 1 September to 4 October. Everyone is welcome.
Tuesday 6 August
‘Hope and Act with Create – workshop to animate Care for our Common Home in our communities. Guest speaker is Amanda Joe, discussing a programme about Catholic Social Teaching in action. Amanda is Vinnies’ Youth Co-ordinator for Catholic Primary Schools in Porirua and Tawa, and Viard College. Hosted at Ss Peter and Paul Hall, Te Awakairangi Parish, 60 Knights Rd, Lower Hutt, the event begins at 6.45pm with a ‘cuppa’ for a 7pm start and 9pm finish. All welcome.
Please email Deirdre Meskill at: d.meskill@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz to register.
Saturday 10 August
Hope and Act with Create – workshop. ‘The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best is now’, with guest speaker Di Buchan, QSM, JP, who aspires to this philosophy as a social and environmental researcher, volunteer and founder of the Di Buchan Environment Trust. Di is also a trustee of Energise Ōtaki and an Honorary Life Member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand. Come and hear her experience of working across a variety of community-based organisations like Energise Ōtaki, ‘powered by vision of living in a town (and world) where there’s enough good energy for everyone’. Hosted at Our Lady of Kāpiti Meeting Room, 1 Presentation Way, Paraparaumu, beginning 9.45am with a ‘cuppa’ for 10am start and 12noon finish. All welcome.
Please email Deirdre Meskill at: d.meskill@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz to register.