Consumption, in its broadest sense, is something that we do everyday often without thinking about it at all. Consumption is necessary as we need to eat and drink, have clothes to wear, resources like phones and transport and so on. Everything we consume has a history (and a future). When we consider what we “consume”, where it came from, how our world was involved in its production, who was involved in creating it and who will be involved in disposing of it we can make better choices about how we consume. This sounds more complicated than it really is. The 3 ‘R’s – Reduce, Reuse (including repurpose) and Recycle make it as simple as it can be. Perhaps think about trying to use less and to take care of what you have to help it last longer.
How does our consumption affect others?
It is easy to forget that our consumption impacts the lives of many around the world: human and animals as well as the planet itself. This impact can be really positive – creating employment to help sustain individuals and communities; maintaining skills and crafts; helping communities flourish and grow; bringing self esteem and opportunities for individuals and families; enabling sustainable production. Thoughtful and careful consumption can bring many benefits across the world.
An exploited people and planet
It is when we consume more than we need that our consumption is likely to have negative consequences on people and our planet. Many poor and vulnerable people across the globe are involved in the production of items which we often take for granted. These are often the same people who are robbed of the natural resources they need for their own livelihoods by the global west and north. In Laudato Si’ Pope Francis highlights the link between the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. The Bishop’s in New Zealand asked what the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” means when 20% of the world’s population consumes resources at a rate that robs the poorer nations and future generations of what they need to survive. Exploitation of workers and resources is common – in our cities, our country and across the globe. In many places the poor work for a pittance to create goods that we expect to buy cheaply and throw away when fashion changes. Children are still used in many countries to mine the minerals that our phones and tablets need to make them work. Products may be made using unsustainable materials, produced in unethical working conditions, manufactured using hazardous or polluting processes or by a company that is not adhering to relevant legislation. To find our https://journeyto2030.org/ethical-consumption/
How to Donate to the Parish
We are encouraging parishioners to pay their collection by direct debit or through online banking. Please do consider paying your weekly collection by direct debit if you do not already do so. If you bank online, you can round up whatever you pay weekly into a monthly figure or make one off payments. You can also set your own frequency. The HSBC are now charging us for banking cash so the less cash the less charges. Bank details as below:
HSBC, Account Name: St.Peter & All Souls R C Church, Account no. 51333151, sort-code: 40-36-34
Alternatively,
you can download a standing order mandate (below) to fill in and hand
to your bank or to the parish office. Also, if you pay tax please
consider gift aiding your collection, this will not be at any extra cost
to you.
STANDING ORDER MANDATE.pdf
Charity Registration No. 278742
If you have anything you would like to contribute to the website, or any questions or suggestions, please contact the web editor
Season
of Creation is fast approaching (1st September-4th October)! Pope
Francis has just shared his key message on the theme for this year "To
hope and act with Creation".
You can read the full statement from the Vatican website here.
New Fundraising Events Web Page – Fundraising newsletter with information for future and past events please click on the link.
Fundraising events (stpetersallsouls.com)
Help
us to raise £1.3m to repair St Peter and All Souls Roman Catholic
Church and help prevent it from closure. Our church has been at the
heart of Peterborough's diverse community for over 125 years, and we
need your help
Charity Registration No. 278742
If
you would like to help raise money towards the building work at All
Souls, you can pay directly into the fundraising account at HSBC Sort
code: 40-36-15 Account number: 72401436. Account Name: St Peters &
All Souls RC Church.
If your Alive in Faith has come to an end, please consider donating to our Building Fund.
If you do not bank online you can print off the standing order,
complete the details, hand in to the parish office and we can set this
up for you.
Standing Order Mandate building fund.pdfSeason of Creation
"To hope and act with creation, then,
means to live an incarnational faith, one that can enter into the
suffering and hope-filled “flesh” of others, by sharing in the
expectation of the bodily resurrection to which believers are
predestined in Christ the Lord. In Jesus, the eternal Son who took on
human flesh,
we are truly children of the Father. Through faith and baptism, our life in the Spirit begins (cf. Rom 8:2), a holy life, lived as children of the Father, like Jesus (cf. Rom 8:14-17), since by the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ lives in us (cf. Gal 2:20).
In this way, our lives can become a song of love for God, for humanity,
with and for creation, and find their fullness in holiness."
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