The Parish Community of San Francisco de Parral, Chile, lived the Season of Creation
with the following initiatives:
Laudato Si’ Workshop:
On Saturday morning, 31 August 2024, we held a Laudato Sí workshop for 29 pastoral
agents of the Linares Deanery of the Diocese of San Ambrosio de Linares in the
framework of the formation meeting for pastoral agents of the Linares Deanery at the
Colegio Providencia in the city of Parral. With the attendance of 175 pastoral agents and
the proposal of six workshops, one of which was the workshop on the caring for our
Common Home, presenting the Encyclical Letter Laudato Sí to catechists, coordinators
and animators of communities and chapels, mainly in rural areas.
Laudato Si’ Workshop for young people and adults in confirmation:
On Saturday afternoon, 31 August 2024, in the parish of San Francisco, there were the
presence of 65 young people and adults from the different communities for confirmation,
which we presented the main ideas of the Encyclical Letter Laudato Sí. This workshop was
developed by lay people from our community: María Eugenia Salinas and Camila Regazo.
Watercolor exhibition “Drops of Life”:
On Sunday, September 1st, as a parish community, we began the Time of Creation with the inauguration of the “Drops of Life” exhibition by the artist Jaime Matus. This exhibition featured watercolors that depicted, from the artist’s perspective, various natural landscapes from the Parral area and the province of Linares.
Catechesis Saint Francis and creation: an invitation to a change in lifestyle:
On Friday 6 September 2024, in the parish hall of our community, we held a catechesis
about St. Francis of Assisi and Creation, an invitation to a change in lifestyle. The
catechesis was attended by 25 children and 25 adults on the occasion of the celebration of
the Season of Creation.
Ecological walk Laudato Si’:
On Saturday 7 September 2024, we carried out a practical experience of an ecological
walk in the pre-mountain range in the Bullileo sector, 40 kilometres east of the city of
Parral. Thirteen young people and seven adults took part in this ecological activity, and we
had the opportunity to experience moments of reflection, perception, prayer and fraternal
sharing. The activity culminated with an act of reparation by planting 8 native trees, boldos,
mountain laurel, peumo and coigue. We ended our experience with a liturgy blessing the
trees and the brothers and sisters who participated in the ecological walk.
