ECO Parish starter kit

The ECO PARISH transformation can take the form of a project of the Parish Pastoral Council or can be initiated by establishing a Creation Justice Ministry. Please contact the Diocesan Ministry for Creation Justice (Diocesan CJ) team for any query or support at creationjustice@mjdiocese.my

5 simple steps to kick start your parish transformation:

1. Announce the initiation of ECO PARISH transformation. ( Get support from DIOCESAN CJ )

2. Introduce Pope Francis’ letter on Care of Our Common Home – Laudato Si’ mi Signore by playing the video at announcement time of a mass. Download Video on Pope’s Laudato Si’ here - English / Mandarin

3. To cultivate ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY:

   • Incorporate a petition for Creation during Prayer of Faithful – choose 1 from this list and add to your mass liturgy and rotate that monthly or weekly as you wish.

   • Encourage your parishioners to join the Monthly Prayer organized by the Diocesan CJ team.

4. To promote ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS & EDUCATION, use these banners. Contact us (creationjustice@mjdiocese.my) if you need a higher resolution file for printing.

5. Support and follow the 5 year (2020 - 2025) PROTEC campaign and other events organized by the Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice https://www.facebook.com/hopeofcreation/ and Diocesan Creation Justice https://www.facebook.com/cjcmjd

Below are things to consider for further transformation efforts:

1. To show case ECOLOGICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, consider:

5. • wean off single use plastics from all parish events by setting a "Food Catering Guidelines" - contact us for a template OR

   • ECO building features in your parish renovation projects OR

   • install rain harvesting system OR

   • starting a compost pit OR a vegetables/ herbs corner

2. Recruit more parishioners to form ECO PARISH transformation sub team for further actions.