Pledge for October
I will: Support Cafod Fast Days, including through prayer.

Go to footprint.wwf.org.uk to assess the environmental impact of our personal lifestyle choices, and find ways to reduce them.​
CAFOD Fast Day October 2024
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Live Simply Award for St Vincent's Parish: 
​celebrating what we have done as a Parish over the past two years, to care for God’s creation and each other, and to seek the help of the Holy Spirit to do more

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Painting Stones to mark the Season of  Creation 2024; placed at the feet of Our Lady,
with a prayer said together

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We can all challenge ourselves....what can you do?
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Season of Creation Guide 2024. To hope and act with Creation  (click)
This Season of Creation, join our Christian voices through a joint advocacy initiative to support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty which calls for a halt to new fossil fuel projects: fossilfueltreaty.org  (click)
Rosary for Creation
We pray for the peace of our city and our region. We pray for those targeted by violence, and the people who work in projects dedicated to helping them.

STOP PRESS: (click below for information)

St Justin's Society Car Boot Sale 2024
raised £748! Thank you to everyone

 CAFOD Big Lent Walk 2024
raised £965! Thank you to everyone
​Click for full text of Prayers

St Vincent’s Crookes: Parish Urban Pilgrimage - click here for full article in Hallam Bridge
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               CAFOD World Gifts: Click Here               

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St Vincent's Furniture Store 
We are in urgent need of the following donations:
  • Two seater sofas (must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
  • Single and double bed frames with mattresses (these must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
  • Single and double mattresses (these must be clean with no marks or stains and have the 1988 fire regulation label attached)
  • High Backed Chairs (OT)
  • 2 to 6 seater dining tables and chairs
  • Chests of drawers
  • Single assembled wardrobes
  • Clothing rails
  • Bunk beds
  • Small electricals (toasters, microwaves, kettles, irons, lamps, vacuum cleaners)
  • Small bookcases and desks
  • Rugs (all sizes)
  • Clean towels
  • Clean single and double bedding sets
  • Single and double duvets (must be new or in pristine condition, no marks or stains)
  • Pots, pans and kitchen utensils
If you would like to make a donation or have any items you would like to discuss please call us on 0114 270 3990 or email [email protected]. Our office is open 9:00-3:00pm, Monday- Friday.

St Wilfrid's Centre: Tinned vegetables, peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes all year in the yellow crate please!
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​BEN'S CENTRE:
​We need women's small sizes jeans or leggings (8-10), plus men's winter coats. Thank you

Guide to the LiveSimply Award

LiveSimply Flyer
St Vincent's Pledges Month by Month to Live Simply
LiveSimply Spreadsheet Year 1. Final PDF April 2024
St Vincent's Action Plan 2024-2025

​And here's why: 
Laudate Deum: Pope Francis' heartfelt, determined reaffirmation of our duty to care for creation, and respond to the global climate crisis.

Jubilee 2025

We are called by Pope Francis to be Pilgrims of Hope, in Prayer, and in our Care for Creation, translating into solidarity with those who are exploited and overlooked. "...may we never fail, in the course of our sojourn, to contemplate the beauty of creation and care for our common home". https://www.cbcew.org.uk/jubilee-2025-letter-from-pope-francis/
Reflections on Sunday Readings and the themes of LiveSimply
Ordinary Time: Autumn​​​​​​​
  • 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [1st September 2024. Care for Creation]
Responsorial Psalm
“The one who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.” Live in Solidarity
 Second Reading
“Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.”
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world” Live Simply, in Solidarity - the call to action “Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe. The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water.” Live Simply- powerful images using the natural world
Responsorial Psalm
“The God of Jacob keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.” Live in Solidarity- the work of the Lord “The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.” Live in Solidarity-the challenges of making a stand
Second Reading
“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? …
So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” Live in Solidarity- there must be action too
  • 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Second Reading
“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.”  Live Sustainably-natural imagery of peace
  • 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, particular Readings to mark LiveSimply Award
 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm  
“If we love one another, God remains in us
and his love is brought to perfection in us.” Live in Solidarity-loving as we are loved
  • 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm
“Prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!”  Live Simply – Our prayer for our work for others and our care for creation
  • 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Gospel
“For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve” Live in Solidarity- our model
  • 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm
“Although they go forth weeping,
carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing,
carrying their sheaves.”  Live Simply- powerful images of God’s power, using the natural world “The second is this: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” Live in Solidarity-loving as we are loved
  • 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Responsorial Psalm
“The LORD keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.”   Live in Solidarity -the work of solidarity
  • 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Gospel
“Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.” Live Sustainably- we read the signs of the times in nature
  • Feast of Christ the King, Year B, The Gospel
“Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Live Simply- our call to listen and to act

The Letter: Parish Film Night
Click to watch the film: www.theletterfilm.org/watch/
Cycle of Prayer. Prayers of the Faithful.   
​​​Ordinary Time: Autumn
The Harvest, the Fruits of Human of Work, and the Reverent Use of Creation
especially on World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (1 September) and on last Sunday in September or whenever Harvest Festivals are held
  • For a fair and equal trade,
    so that all may receive a just wage for the work of their hands.
  • For politicians and all who make decisions
    that affect the future of the earth
    may they safeguard the care of creation for future generations.

Justice and Peace in the world
especially on Harvest Fast Day (1st Friday in October)
  •  For tolerance and respect,
    for an openness to neighbours and strangers.
  • For the broadening of our horizons
    and an awareness of what is happening in the world.

Prisoners and their Families
especially on the Day of Prayer for Prisoners and their Dependants (2nd Sunday in October) and during Prisons Week (2nd week in October)
  • For all in prison and their families,
    that they may know the Lord's compassion and love.
  • For the judicial system,
    may it practice both justice and mercy.

Young People
especially on Youth Day (Christ the King)
  • For young people, may they grow in Christ
  • Fill all hearts of all young people, we pray,
       with the fire of your love
       and kindle in them a desire
       for the just advancement of their neighbour.

Prayer Resources
St Vincent's Parish LiveSimply Prayer

Father, source of light and goodness
Help us to tread lightly on your world, and
To share with each other the fruits of your creation.
Acting justly, loving tenderly and living simply.
Showing humility and gratitude for all that you give
Lord of heaven and earth.

Liturgy for Children

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed: how small acts, that we all take, help to make the world a better place 

Photo Gallery

Sustainable Travel? A bus to mass? Click for Information   
LiveSimply News from Elsewhere (click on each for more info)
Articles/ Resources
New: Laudate Si: Discussion document Santa Clara Jesuit University
Laudate Deum: a summary of its relevance and importance (CAFOD)
The Blessings of John O'Donohue ​
Fast Fashion (Fr Sean McDonagh)
An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching- Protecting our Common Home
Consumerism and Climate Change (Fr Paddy)
​Silence in the Sacred Liturgy (Fr Paddy)
Diocesan Commitment to Laudato Si' (Bishop Ralph)
Notes for Liturgy for Children and Laudato Si'
​Give in Memory: Click Here
​Books
Campaigns/ Petitions You Can Sign/ Actions (Click on each for information)
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​Living in Solidarity: Supporting our Charities. Click each name for information
Parish charities are also supported by the Union of Catholic Mothers. Click for information

Links to Explore

​Laudato Si' Movement (laudatosimovement.org) A wide range of information relating to the encyclical Laudato Si and our responsibility to live lightly on the earth. 
​Laudato Si’ Movement Prayer Book has prayers for many occasions, from many cultures, together with the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross and an examination of conscience, all on the theme of caring for God's creation.
Laudato Si' Research Institute, inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical, seeks to provide intellectual foundations for a reordering of society towards care for the earth and care for the poor.
Resources - Columban Missionaries (columbans.co.uk) The Columban missionaries work with passion for Justice, Peace and Concern for the Integrity of God's Creation. Check their resources for information and for prayer guidance.
Vocation for Justice- Columban Missionaries working for Justice, Peace and Ecology
https://journeyto2030.org/  The Journey to 2030 is a lay-run project that supports the Church and its wider community to respond to the cry of the earth and the poor. Its mission is to help our church communities to be the hubs of transformational change that they want to see in the world. See the section on the parish on their website: Parish - The Journey to 2030
The Call of Creation, The Catholic Bishops’ Conference  ​New edition of their teaching document on the environment.
Friday Abstinence, Carbon Emissions, LiveSimply Award  Catholic Bishops' Conference Resolutions on Environmental Matters.
Family activities and ideas (cafod.org.uk) Cafod has a very large website, and of course is the promoter of the LiveSimply Award for which our parish is working. It is particularly worth checking out their resources for schools and families.
Reducing screen time- benefits for everyone
Ethical Banking What it is and which ethical banks offer UK current accounts

"Buying Fairtrade is easy. When you shop, just look for the FAIRTRADE Mark"
Click to find out more

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