Celebrate the Season of Creation as Pilgrims of Hope

CAFOD in East Anglia and Sawston Live Simply group invite you to join us on Saturday 6 September 2025 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 135 High St, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3HJ.

Coffee will be served from 10.30am followed by a presentation from Jo Kitterick, CAFOD’s Director of Participation and Fundraising from 11 am to 12.30pm. In her presentation Jo will link CAFOD’s work to the Jubilee of Hope and the Season of Creation.

The Season of Creation runs from September 1 to October 4 every year. It is a time for Christians to come together to pray and act for Creation. This year’s theme is the Garden of Peace in Isaiah 32:14-18. Creation is desolated because of the broken relationship between God and humankind. Christians share the hope that justice and righteousness can lead to peace and the restoration of Creation.

CAFOD’s Harvest appeal this year focuses on Waré, a mother of five from southern Ethiopia. She and her husband herd goats in a region that has faced four years of drought. With livestock lost and water scarce life is hard. But she has hope. CAFOD is working alongside her community to build an underground water tank, a life-changing project to provide clean, reliable water even through the toughest dry seasons.

Our new Pope Leo XIV linked his ministry to both the Jubilee of Hope and peace in a speech to the Diplomatic Corps on 16 May.

“My ministry has begun in the heart of a Jubilee Year, devoted in a particular way to hope. It is a time of conversion and renewal and, above all, an opportunity to leave conflicts behind and embark on a new path, confident that, by working together … we can build a world in which everyone can lead an authentically human life in truth, justice and peace”

All are welcome to join us, there is plenty of parking and step free access. There is no need to book a place but if you would like more information contact Jane Crone jcrone@cafod.org.uk

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