Zoom Retreats Focus On Parish Responses To Laudato Si’

Living Laudato Si’: Your Parish and Your Planet

Zoom Retreats in 2021
March 12–16 and April 16–19
Led from Boarbank Hall, Cumbria

You are invited to attend a long weekend of talks and discussions on Zoom and practical activities on living the message of Laudato Si’ in and through your parish.

Who is it for? Any interested parishioner is welcome to join. The weekend is aimed especially at people with parish responsibilities or who are part of or want to start a relevant parish group.

Timings: Sessions will be on Friday night, Saturday morning and night, Sunday afternoon and night and Monday night (leaving people free during the day on Monday).

Speakers include…

Trish Sandbach, who worked in Oxfam Education for many years and led St Benedict’s, Garforth, in the Diocese of Leeds to winning a Livesimply award. She is also an assessor for the awards.

John Paul de Quay and Ellie Margetts, founder members of the Ecological Conversion Group and Journey to 2030.

Sister Margaret Atkins, an Augustinian Canoness at Boarbank Hall in Cumbria, a teacher of philosophy and theology, with a lifelong interest in the natural world, and author of Catholics and Our Common Home: Caring for the Planet in a Time of Crisis (CTS).

Archbishop John Wilson and Bishop Peter Brignall (March) and Archbishop Bernard Longley and Bishop Marcus Stock (April) will begin and end the weekends with prayer and reflection.

Panel discussions with a range of experts for sharing advice on practical projects.

Cost: Voluntary donations gratefully accepted, but there will be no fee for the weekend.

To apply, email Sister Margaret Atkins on margaret@boarbankhall.org.uk.

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