Lorcan McDermott sent us this update:
Orlagh-in-the-City is continuing its activities with a number of online worship services each week. Our book club is reading and discussing Donal Dorr’s recently published A Creed for Today: Faith and Commitment for Our New Earth Awareness. The book attempts to express Christian faith in the form of a creed for today. This is done by exploring key elements of faith understood in light of recent ecological awareness as developed in ‘Laudato si’. These elements are formulated as short statements of faith which taken together form a creed. While only half way through reading the book at the moment, we have found it challenging and thought provoking, a great starting point for discussion within the group.
Some members of the Laudato Si’ Eco Group are involved in environmental education. Usually we participate in the ‘Fridays for Future’ attendance at the Dail. However, this is not currently permissible because of lockdown conditions. As an alternative, we contribute to online presence in the form of a weekly poster on climate change which also records the number of weeks since the original ‘Strike for Climate’ student protests. This is now week 112. Online presence is facilitated by Jane Mellet, Trocaire’s Laudato Si’ officer. Material can be viewed on twitter at: #fridaysforfuture Dublin supporters.