May 27, 2019
The Most Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, DD
Chairperson
CBCP Episcopal Commission on the Laity
Your Excellency,
Greetings from the Global Catholic Climate Movement – Pilipinas (GCCM-Pilipinas).
The Global Catholic Climate Movement is an international movement that tries to get Catholic individuals and institutions involved in the urgent issues of Climate Change and the Ecological Crisis. It takes its mandate from the call of Pope Francis in his encyclical letter Laudato Si on Care for Our Common Home.
Focusing on the young people this year, GCCM has launched its youth arm, which is called the Laudato Si Generation during the World Youth Day (WYD) held in Panama in January. This is to encourage all young people around the world to organize inspired by Laudato Si to care for Earth, our Common Home.
Laudato Si Gen-Pilipinas, which will serve as the youth arm of GCCM-Pilipinas, will be launched on June 22nd. The launch will be the culmination of our annual celebration of Laudato Si Week and will take place from 7am to 4pm at Hardin ng mga Bulaklak, Quezon City Memorial Circle. We have invited Cardinal Tagle to be the main presider of the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 8 o’clock in the morning as he is a Board Member of GCCM (on the international level) and was present at the Launching of Laudato Si Generation during the WYD. We hope he will be available. In any case, we will deeply appreciate if you can join and concelebrate with him, together with the Directors of your Diocesan Youth Ministry and Ecology Ministry.
We are inviting young people from 15 to 30 years old to participate in this event. We are communicating separately to all your parishes requesting each to send at least 10 participants. It will be of great help if your Diocesan Youth Director could follow up on them.
We will also deeply appreciate if the Diocese can spare us at least 10 volunteers to help us in the event. We will schedule an orientation meeting for all the volunteers.
June 22, 2019, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hardin ng mga Bulaklak, Quezon City Memorial Circle
Important Information and Reminders:
1. This gathering is primarily a celebration of the gift of life, the gift of creation and the many great works that are already being done by many groups to care for and protect Earth, our Common Home.
2. At least 10 young people (15 to 30 years old) from each parish/organization/institution are enjoined to participate in this event. Please accomplish and submit the confirmation of attendance and pre-registration sheet as soon as possible.
3. If your group has an eco-advocacy, you are invited to submit a 2-minute video of what you are already doing to express your care for Earth, our Common Home.
4. Confirmation of attendance and pre-registration sheets as well as advocacy videos must be submitted to the GCCM-Pilipinas Secretariat at gccmpilipinas@gmail.com not later than June 14.
5. Please print and accomplish also the registration form and submit it at the Registration Booth/Table upon entry to the venue on the event day itself.
6. The gathering is also an eco-friendly/zero-waste event.
7. Each group is expected to bring their own snacks and packed lunch. We strongly encourage simple and healthy food and discourage anything coming from fast-food restaurants (i.e. Mc Donalds, Jollibee, etc). The less trash, the better. Please note that Bring Your Trash Home (BYTH) will be practiced.
8. Participants are also expected to bring their own tumblers and water bottles. There will be water dispensers around for participants to refill their water containers.
9. The organizers have chosen white t-shirt as the event’s wear. It will be nice if everyone can come in this attire.
We have prepared a t-shirt design for this event. You may make your order (per group only) not later than June 10. For the design and order details, please visit the FB page of Laudato Si Gen – Pilipinas.
The silk screen will be brought to our venue on June 22. Participants may bring an extra white shirt if they want to have one printed.
10. We are looking for performers who are willing to share for free some ecological dances, songs, or spoken poetries for the Laudato Si Musical Fest in the afternoon. If your group is interested, note that slots are limited so please connect with us as early as possible, not later than June 14. You may contact Sr. Bing Carranza @ 09563855609 or 09393552403.
The organizers will provide snacks and lunch for our guests and performers.
11. Please pray with us for a good and beautiful weather the whole day of June 22. In any case, just bring your umbrellas or raincoats and maybe extra t-shirts.
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