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DIOCESE
St Joseph's windows to a better world
n 24 May, 2015 Pope Francis published Laudato Si’, the watershed encyclical letter that
called the world’s attention to the increasingly precarious state of our common home. The
Ofifth anniversary of the encyclical came in the midst of another watershed moment - a global
pandemic - and Laudato Si's message is just as prophetic today as it was in 2015.
As a response to this call to ecological action the Scottish Catholic Education Service, SCIAF and Justice
& Peace Scotland created Laudato Si’ Schools Scotland. This was an invitation to all schools to respond to
the call to be stewards of God’s creation with the aim of meeting the Holy Father’s goal of providing an
ecological education within our schools.
During lockdown, St Joseph's school in Aberdeen, began exploring ways families could make changes at
home to reduce, reuse and recycle. As ever, the children's families rose to the challenge and shared ways
in which to care for our common home.
This year, the children have continued to explore Pope Francis' encyclical letter, looking at the main
quotes. Each class chose a quote, discussed what it meant and illustrated a 'window' for the whole school
to see.
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