REPORT ON UISG INITIATIVE: SOWING HOPE FOR THE PLANET
Sr. Sheila Kinsey, FCJM Coordinator of Sowing Hope for the Planet
Vision Statement Sowing Hope for the Planet We commit ourselves to both personal And communal conversion and We wish to move forward together In an orchestrated and coordinated response In listening to the cry of the Earth And the cry of the Poor As we go forth as instruments of hope In the heart of the world.
UISG - Bulletin n. 178, 2022
(Accepted by Acclamation by UISG Superior Generals at 2019 Plenary)
Report on UISG Initiative: Sowing Hope for the Planet - May 2019 - May 2022 Sowing Hope for the Planet is a project in which all Sisters whose congregations are members of UISG and their connections, are provided an opportunity to actualize Laudato Si’ and to make a difference in our care of the planet. Our goal is “to become painfully aware, to dare to turn what is happening to the world into our own personal suffering and thus to discover what each of us can do about it.” (LS 19) The UISG Board in June 2018 endorsed the UISG initiative which was to be coordinated by the JPIC Commission of USG-UISG. At the 2019 UISG Plenary the vision statement was accepted by acclamation by the over 850 Superior Generals assembled for the meeting. To carry this vision forward, the various constellations met in their respective groups
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