In January 2025, we decided to start the Cafod Laudato Si’ challenge. The challenge is in response to Pope Francis’ call to ‘live wisely, think deeply and love generously’.

Laudato Si’ is an encyclical written by Pope Francis, it was published on the 18 June 2015. Encyclicals are open letters written by the pope.

 Laudato Si’ discusses the damage being inflicted on the Earth by humans and calls on ‘every person living on this planet’ to make urgent changes to our lifestyles and how we consume energy in order to protect the planet. It deals with many environmental issues. In his letter, Pope Francis implores us to work together to create a better world for future generations and asks us to make the necessary changes in our lives in order to take care of, respect and value our ‘common home’.

At Euxton St. Mary's we responded in the following way:

Live wisely – each child decided on one thing that they would do to personally show they are caring for our common home. These will be written on special templates and will be displayed in class and around school.

Think deeply – each class chose one issue to look at in greater detail and our School Counsellors and Mini Vinnie's group will look at issues we want to improve in our school

Love generously – during Lent 2025, each class will take part in the Cafod Big Lent walk to raise money for Cafod.  At Christmas, we collected money from our Carol Service by Candlelight and raised £150.