• ​ CTK Laudato Si' Action Team participated in inaugural Diocesan Assembly --  Diocesan Action Plan published January 2025

  On November 23, members of the CTK team joined Laudato Si' action groups from across the six Deaneries of the Lexington Diocese for a day of reflection, fellowship, presentations, prayerful songs, and, for the CTK team, a first chance to read and talk about the action plans developed by the other parishes in the Fayette Deanery. The assembly offered all of the teams a unique opportunity to share the joys and challenges.of the planning process; explore opportunities for future collaboration; and learn about potential assistance from the Diocese in implementing plan features.
  
  Josh Van Cleef, director of the Diocesan Office of Peace & Justice and lead for the day's events, announced that each of the 59 parishes in the Lexington Diocese had submitted an action plan!  Representatives from the six Deaneries participated in a blessing of the plans during the closing prayer for the day. 
  
  All of the parish commitments have since been incorporated into the Diocesan Laudato Si' Action Plan, published Jan. 1, 2025.  
  
• Appalachian Immersion Pilgrimage 2025 

  The Lexington Diocese is offering an Appalachian Immersion Experience through the  Laudato Si'' Commission. The experience brings pilgrims into contact with the people and places of Appalachia who share their lived experiences of natural disaster, social division and disparity, single industry economics, and climate change. The 2025 dates are: March 30 – April 2; and October 19-21. Space is limited. CLICK HERE for the announcement flyer.
  
• ​​​​​​Anniversary celebration of the launch of Laudato Si' Action Platform​ ​

  The global community came together via Zoom on Nov. 14, 2024, for the third annual celebration of the launch of the Laudato Si' Action Platform. Highlights included congratulatory messages from notables around the globe, including a very special message from Pope Francis, and testimonies from the Diocese of Lexington's very own Bishop John Stowe and Josh Van Cleef. A recording of the webinar is available at the Platform's YouTube channel. CLICK HERE to learn more about this initiative of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and  how it relates to the local Laudato Si' efforts.
• We need your feedback!

  CTK Ministry Leaders: You should have received an email with a special survey request for feedback on behalf of your ministry. For each of the seven Laudato Si' goals, the survey asks what practices your ministry is already doing, what your ministry might be able to do, and any concerns you might have. If you did not receive the request, you can CLICK HERE to respond.
  

  
  

  CTK Parishioners at large: If you missed the initial opportunity to respond to the Action Team's parish survey during summer 2024, here's your chance to help us fill in even more of the information gaps! Please share your thoughts about the ways CTK is already practicing the Laudato Si' goals and how our parish might better practice them in the future. CLICK HERE to respond to the CTK parish survey.
• Page last updated Jan. 8, 2025