Vision Statement
“Now is the time,
we are the people.
If not now, when?
If not us, then who?”
(Hillel)
We are being called into a new place
and our creativity is being placed
at the service of Earth,
in a new millennium and a new moment.
There is an awakening of deep energy
for embracing the interconnectedness
of the whole life community
and finding the place of the human
within this community.
Living within the Divine Mystery,
we celebrate the sacredness of all beings
and the integrity of all creation.
Drawing on the wisdoms of our past,
we are moving into new expressions
of our response to the creation:
‘groaning in one great act of giving birth’.
We seek to learn new ways,
widening our horizons,
believing in a possible dream,
touching into our deepest experience
to give and to receive life.
Co-sponsoring Congregations
EarthSong had its genesis in a conversation between members of several religious orders in Melbourne in early 2003. Each of these found a resonance between the vision of ‘celebrating the sacred in all of creation’ and their Order’s vision, inspirational documents and directional statements.
The initial co-sponsors of the project were the Brigidine Sisters, Christian Brothers, FCJ Sisters, Loreto Sisters, Presentation Sisters and Mercy Sisters (Ballarat East). They were joined in late 2005 by the Mercy Sisters (Melbourne) and in 2009 by the Passionist Fathers. Several other Orders are generous Donors to the project.
EarthSong acknowledges its presence on the lands of the Wurundjeri Peoples and the Kulin Nation.
