Caritas Dalat organizes environmental protection training "Joining hands to protect the common home" at Kala parish

With the aim that parishioners in the parish are inspired from Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' to be able to take action specifically in protecting the environment and our common home, the earth, is allowed by Parish Priest Paul Le Duc Huan, January 24, 2021, the office's Environment Department Caritas Dalat organized a training session with the theme "Joining hands to protect the home common” at the Kala parish hall. Coming to the training session, there were 42 participants: Representatives from the parish's parish staff, catechists, the Evangelization Committee and the Parish Social Charity - Caritas committee.

The program started with the Laudato Si' do nhan dance expressed by Caritas Dalat. Then the participants voiced their thoughts about the pictures the groups received related to the environment. Sister Maria Goretti Dinh Thi Hong Phuc - Deputy Director of Caritas Dalat had a few words to say about The purpose of organizing the training session is to pray to God transform the lesson.

The main content of the program is introduced by a video Short about Mother Earth. The images of a beautiful Mother Earth are gradually being destroyed by humans destruction and the consequences that we ourselves are having to suffer are partly responsible for it Participants must think more about the current environmental situation.

Subsequent in-depth discussion in small groups about the current state of the land, local water, air and each person's contributions to this change make participants feel that the environment and climate where they live is changing change rapidly in a negative direction. Somewhere the confusion of the participants was expressed when they see the environmental consequences of their own actions caused.

Next, a short play about Mr. Son's family by Moi Caritas Dalat School performed with non-professional actors and a simple script, close to people's lives. There were bursts of laughter when watching the episode drama but also helps people see their own image in the story is told. Ms. Dinh Thi Hong Phuc's conclusion helped the participants reflect the causes of environmental pollution, disease, and dry land degeneration, and especially the situation of change is becoming more and more serious due to the increase in intensive farming in agriculture, excessive use of fertilizers chemical drugs, littering, deforestation, groundwater exploitation, etc.

To summarize, Pope Francis' letter Laudato Si' was sent to all participants in a vivid storytelling format image. The Pope spoke about the current state of the environment on earth world, about how humans treat the earth and each other. He also gave come up with solutions to help each of us join hands to protect our home general. The letter was read as a message from the Pope especially to the people of Kala Parish.

Finally, the groups sat down together to create action plans specific movement. Small actions at the individual family level are given such as Reduce the use of plastic wrap when going to the market; Limit motorbike riding; grow vegetables, ornamental plants, and trees flowers around the house; save electricity and water; breeding or simply reminding the family members about environmental protection. Ideas at the collective level of the school board emphasized the implementation of weekly reminder notices about Environmental protection for parishioners as well as catechists. There are also catechists a synchronous implementation plan in catechism classes to practice flower planting and planting trees in the church grounds, those who have trees have trees, have flowers that have flowers, remind The children picked up trash on the way home from church.

“The earth has enough for everyone but not enough for greed human. If we don't look back at the way we are being treated what is the earth like? The Earth will be destroyed by us.” That was her statement Deputy Director of Caritas Dalat. This is not just a message to the participants in attendance training course but also a message to each of us.

Maria Nguyen Thi Song Tu