Mia Crosthwaite presents seven possible fasting practice that the parish, as an instution, can participate in during Lent. She relates these to the seven key themes of Catholic social teaching: life and dignity of the human person; rights and responsibilities; care for God's creation; solidarity; call to family, community, and participaion; option for the poor and vulnerable; and the dignity of work and the rights of workers.
Crosthwaite's seven suggestions for a parish-wide fast for Lent are:
- Give up space: provide your church space for outside community organizations who help the poor.
- Give up trash: recycle as many of the things your parish throws away.
- Give up easy buying: buy only fair-trade food items to serve at your parish gatherings.
- Give up disconnection: partner with secular organizations that serve the poor.
- Give up money: create a parish committee that plans how the Sunday collection to will be used for charity as well as for justice.
- Give up authority: do a just wage audit of all parish staff and workers.
- Give up the comfort of the familiar: commit to bringing different language groups together for food, dialogue, and community.
Read her entire article here at Today's Parish Minister.
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