Pilgrimages and Fairs
Dear St Francis of Assisi Community:
Happy final days of summer! We hope you can enjoy some of the beauty of God’s Creation here in Western Washington. Take a walk and enjoy some quiet prayer time in your neighborhood or at Seahurst Park.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a pilgrimage as:
A journey (usually of a long distance) made to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion; the action or practice of making such a journey.
I would imagine some of you have participated in a pilgrimage. Maybe you went to locations such as:
Assisi
Lourdes
The Holy Land
Fatima
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City (2031 will be the 500th anniversary)
Camino de Santiago
I would imagine these are powerful experiences that you treasure in your heart.
Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation - https://catholicpilgrimsofhope.org/ “Catholic communities across the United States are organizing local pilgrimages as sacred opportunities to pray for the grace to encounter Christ in Creation and renew our relationships with God, the Earth, and one another.”
Our Life, Justice and Peace Committee is hosting a pilgrimage of hope for Creation here on our parish grounds. Please join us after 10 am mass on Sunday September 14th on the steps of the parish office. We will process around the parish grounds stopping at various locations with prayer and reflection on Care for Creation. We will learn ways to participate in Care for Creation such as:
Education
Parish Community and Unity
Rain Garden
The life of St Francis
You are invited to join our neighbors in West Seattle
An Ecology Fair at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish on Saturday September 27 from 10 am to 2 pm West Seattle Ecology Fair on Saturday, September 27 at Our Lady of Guadalupe (see attached flyer) Questions? Contact Lucy Johnson (littleru1@aol.com) - Presented by the Care For Creation ministry: Holy Rosary Parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and assisted by Peace Lutheran Church & other West Seattle congregations.
Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Walmesley Center
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
7000 35th Ave SW.
Seattle, WA 98126
Organizations throughout the Puget Sound will be at this fair to answer your questions on what we can do to stabilize our rapidly changing natural world. Our keynote speaker is Nicholas Bond, Emeritus Washington State Climatologist. He will discuss implications of climate change on human health, as well as broader impacts on wildlife in our region, and he will offer ideas of actions we can take.
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