Archer Earth Community September Update

[Dianne Hearn]

Dear Friends

Archer Earth Community Agape dates 2025

Our dates for remaining Agapes in 2025 are as follows:

September 1-4 Bunya Mountains Retreat

October Sunday 12 The wisdom of Ilia Delio at 2461

November Monday 10 The Great Work of Thomas Berry

December Sunday 14 Christmas Celebration at 2461

Archer Meditation  

Our meditation gatherings are on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. We gather at 2461 Sandgate Rd Boondall from 9.30am to 10am or via the online option at https://www.worldpeaceprayer.org/

Simply click on this link for the World Peace Prayer site and then click on the candle to join the meditation. Next Meditation Date:  17 September

Bunya Retreat 

We are looking forward to our days together at this beautiful place.  All those attending have been emailed relevant information.

Online Film: The Light of the World

The Edmund Rice Formation Team are offering an online screening on September 10^th from 6pm – 8pm AEST called ‘Dapya Sang Pangluam’ (The Light of the World). It is the story of super-typhoon Yolanda that happened in the Philippines a little over a decade ago.  Br. Graeme Leach who was on the ground responding to the typhoon will join the screening to share a little more about that experience.  To register please head to: https://www.trybooking.com/DEJUQ  

The Economic Roundtable and the Environment

Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) representing leaders from Australia’s environment sector delivered a set of recommendations to government to contribute to the three-day economic roundtable.  See:  https://alca.org.au/category/media-release/

Key Dates 

August 31 Social Justice Sunday

The focus for the final Sunday in August is the 2025-26 Social Justice  Statement, Signs of Hope on the Edge: Serving People Living in Homelessness and Mental Ill-Health. See https://cathnews.com/2025/08/14/bishops-hope-social-justice-statement-finds-a-place-in-peoples-hearts/

September 1 World Day of Prayer for Creation  

The Laudato Si Movement hosts this day of prayer each year and 2025 theme is Seeds of Peace and Hope.  To read Pope Leo’s message see https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/creation/documents/20250630-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html

September 1 - October 4 Season of Creation

The season starts 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

See https://seasonofcreation.org/

September 1 National Wattle Day

The Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia’s national floral emblem and is a symbol of unity and resilience in the face of harsh conditions including droughts, wind and bushfires. Its resilience echoes the spirit of the Australian people.  See https://wattleday.asn.au/

September 1-30 Biodiversity Month

September reminds us of the importance of biodiversity for the resilience of our planet.  We are reminded too of how biodiversity is threatened by habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and invasive species.  See https://www.wires.org.au/wires-news/september-is-biodiversity-month

7 Sep Threatened Species Day: This day marks the day the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) died in captivity and draws attention to the 2,000 plus Australian plants and animal species that are listed as ‘threatened’.  See  https://wwf.org.au/what-we-do/species/national-threatened-species-day/

14 Sep National Bilby Day:  We are reminded that the Bilby is one of Queensland’s 15 endangered mammals and is listed as vulnerable nationally.  See https://savethebilbyfund.org.au/national-bilby-day/

16 Sep International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer:  The United Nations established this day with the advent of the Montreal Protocol to phase out ozone-depleting gases. This years theme is From Science to Global Action.  See https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/news/news/world-ozone-day-16-september-2025

17 Sep Hildegarde of Bingen:  We recall this great woman who died on this day in 1179.  She was a mystic, abbess, composer, scientist and philosopher. You may enjoy this link to some of her poetry.  See https://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/H/Hildegardvon/index.html

September 21 International Day of Peace

On this day we pray for all those suffering in the war torn parts of our world.  See https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

At this time we think of the efforts underway for a lasting peace in Gaza and Ukraine.  We pray in the words of Pope Francis:

God of Love, you create us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness.

Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at last, and may the words "division", "hatred" and "war" be banished from the heart of every man and woman. Defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace, Salaam!

Blessings from

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