The Laudato Si Circle is the environmental ministry at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Our next in-person meeting will be Thursday, November 21 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the 1st Floor Conference Room of the St. Francis House. All are welcome. You can find more information about the ministry here.

And on Saturday, September 21st, the Laudato Si Circle at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi hosted a second walk along the High Line. It was a beautiful day to be in community and out in nature. At the end of the walk there were two bonuses — a Climate Fair to kick off Climate Week, and The Great Elephant Migration, an art installation to promote awareness and conservation efforts worldwide.

Three elephant sculptures, part of the “The Great Migration” exhibit, in front of a Meatpacking District building.
Photo of native plants in one of the flowerbeds at the High Line. They include ferns, grasses, and purple, pink, and yellow flowers.
Group photo from the Laudato Si High Line walk. Five people standing in front of the Emerson Collective Climate Science Fair entrance.
Climate Fair fashion waste exhibit booth. A Laudato Si member, a young Black woman with her hair tied back, talks with the booth presenter.
Laudato Si member at an exhibit booth on making fashion more environmentally sustainable. She is smiling and wearing a black and gray outfit and an ivory hat. The booth shows purses and a coat made to be more sustainable.