Chapter 11

Laudato Si’ Action Planning Workshop

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development invites us all to take creation care action via the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, or LSAP, and Creation Care Ministry is here to help you take part in this annual cycle of reflecting and planning new creation care steps to lessen our harmful impact upon the earth and all life.

Please join us for a pizza dinner and a Hands-On Laudato Si’ Action Platform Workshop on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025, 5:30 for pizza (optional) and 6P-7:30P for workshop. Bring your laptop and we will help you get registered if you are ready. We will also provide help on developing your parish, school, or family creation care plan for 2025-2026. If you cannot meet in person, we will offer a limited segment via zoom. Please indicate that you will be joining via zoom in the form, and we will send you the link.

Register for the event at https://forms.gle/FY6BsLXQ2VifJi4n8

Details

Date & Time:

September 24 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost:

Language:

English

Contact

Christina Slentz

cslentz@sdcatholic.org

Venue

Pastoral Center

3888 Paducah Drive
San Diego, CA 92117 United States

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About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

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