Live Simply

Suggestions taken from the Live Simply Guide chosen by those present at the first meeting on the 1^st December,

they will be discussed at the second meeting on 14^th January 2015.

4. Outdoor space. Seed bank, cuttings, planting trees, schools link.
5. Growing flowers not buying, parishioners grow flowers for alter.
6. Feast of St Francis – Poor Clare harvest, animal.

Social group – Rich man/poor man

Supporting Poor Clares 8^th February – second hand clothes, schools – recycle jam jars for homemade jam, , greeting cards

8. Climate change quiz
9. Supporting local furniture re-use organisation – sign posting

Tools for self-reliance – promoting for parish to share

Outdoor mass

Sharing of equipment – parish sharing of resources through drop and collect eg buggies, prams etc

7. Cafod World Gifts (First Holy Communion)

Spiritan projects – speak to Father Mark for suggestions

Already in our Parish

4. Fair trade
5. Bicycle and buggy park – awareness increase

Hosted shelter at church for first time with Father Mark’s agreement.  Regular volunteers – couldn’t offer hall

Harvest festival  – Poor Clares

Foodbank – raising food

Volunteers for (Saturday workers)