Date: Wed. Sept. 27th at 7:00 – 9:00 pm AT; 6:00 – 8:00 pm ET; 3:00 – 5:00 pm PT
Location: Online over Zoom - A link will be emailed to you before the event
Participants: All members and supporters of MLSM Canada as well as Laudato Si’ Movement Animators, Circles and member organizations across Canada.
Contact: Karen Van Loon [email protected]
This Season of Creation join MLSM Canada at our first online National Gathering where we will facilitate sharing of action opportunities, resources and strategies as well as an invitation to continue building community and collaboration. Facilitators will be Agnes Richard, Kathy Murtha and Karen Van Loon.
Agnes Richard is the Coordinator of Mouvement Laudato Si’ Movement – Canada, a nation-wide network of hundreds of Canadians focused on raising awareness about Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. She is proud of the Catholic Eco-Investment Accelerator Toolkit, a project of MLSM Canada that has gained global recognition. Agnes thrives on helping others connect their faith to the need to live sustainably and advocate for a healthy planet.
Kathy Murtha is a Retreat Coordinator and Facilitator at the Mary Ward Centre, a ministry of the Loretto Sisters in Toronto, Canada. She has been facilitating retreats for adults and young people for over 25 years. Kathy has an MA in theology and specializes in interfaith workshops and dialogue, women's history and spirituality, and contemplative practices. She is a member of the MLSM Canada Advisory Circle.
Karen Van Loon is the Coordinator of the Cultivating Care for Our Common Home program at Faith & the Common Good where she offers presentations and collaboration to Toronto Catholic parishes and groups. Karen previously served as the Coordinator of Scarboro Missions’ Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office which from 2007 to 2017 emphasized faith-based education and advocacy on climate change. She is a member of the MLSM Canada Advisory Circle.
Questions? Please contact the National Gathering coordinator Karen Van Loon at [email protected]
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Date: Wed. Sept. 27th at 7:00 – 9:00 pm AT; 6:00 – 8:00 pm ET; 3:00 – 5:00 pm PT
Location: Online over Zoom - A link will be emailed to you before the event.
Participants: All members and supporters of MLSM Canada as well as Laudato Si’ Movement Animators, Circles and member organizations across Canada.
Contact: Karen Van Loon [email protected]
