NEWSLETTER ITEMS FROM THE JUSTICE & PEACE GROUP WEEK COMMENCING 29-1-23

CAFOD WALK 200KM IN 40 DAYS TO HELP FIGHT GLOBAL POVERTY Challenge yourself and take on The Big Lent Walk! Walk when and where you choose over 40 days, alone or with friends. Raise money to help people as they overcome poverty. walk.cafod.org.uk/ 

 

Live Simply Tip of the Week Energy-saving light bulbs last up to 12 times as long as traditional bulbs, providing the same amount of light quality for much less energy. 80% of the energy used to power traditional bulbs is lost in heating energy, whereas LED light bulbs run at 80-90% energy efficiency.  According to the Energy Saving Trust, they can reduce your carbon emissions by up to 40kg a year.

 

St Columban Mission for Justice, Peace and Ecology envisions a world where each person is empowered to help build a society that liberates the poor, welcomes all migrants and cares for the earth.  We work to create this world by equipping people of faith with the skills they need in order to evaluate public policy, build bridges between communities, and advocate for the common good columbans.co.uk

 

Holocast Memorial Day was 27th Jan. This year’s theme Ordinary People Sir Nicolas a young stockbroker rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia, bringing them to the UK thereby sparing them from the horrors of the Holocaust.  He said “Why are you making such a big deal of it? I just helped out a little; I was in the right place at the right time”.  https://www.hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/this-years-theme/

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