“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”
Psalm 24:1
The first half term of this year has seen our Plymouth CAST schools focusing on Care for Creation. As one of the main social action themes for the Year of Jubilee, schools have been looking at how we become good stewards of the earth.
Keyham Barton school welcomed the Art and Energy collective to explore mosses and their important role in soaking up and storing the carbon that we release into the atmosphere. The children spent time gazing through magnifying glasses to see the tiny elements of these diverse plants. They heard how important this flora is for our wellbeing and how it purifies our air, can help prevent flooding, as well as nurturing other plants to grow. The children took the opportunity to record messages of ways in which they intend to make a difference in this world. The children even tried to make their own microscope by layering three magnifying glasses together to get a closer look. They commented on the small flowers growing on some mosses, and were excited to discover little creatures living in the samples and spoke about places that they had spotted these mosses for themselves. They then added to a large artwork called ‘The Mossy carpet’. This piece has over 70,000 contributors and has created 70 meters of carpet which will be shared at COP 30 this year.
The children have been inspired to take a closer look at and think about their impact on their surroundings. We encourage everyone to use this Jubilee Year to think about the small actions you can take to make to care for our common home.
If you would like to know more about the Art and Energy project, then listen to Naomi and Jenny.
If your parish would like to form a group to explore this theme for the Jubilee then please do get in touch with caritas@prcdtr.org.uk