Even before the parish was registered for the award scheme, ladies in the Monday Craft Club decided to make a banner which could be displayed at each Mass where a LiveSimply theme was to be mentioned. We were fortunate that our area bishop, Patrick Lynch, visiting the parish and so we asked him to bless our banner and say a few words about LiveSimply. See the banner and a short report here. The recycled materials used were silk pyjamas (front), jeans (back) and an old computer cover (lettering).
Jim Simmons of CAFOD came to speak at all Masses on the weekend of our LiveSimply launch on 30th September 2012. This coincided CAFOD Harvest Fast Day on the following Friday which Jim talked about as well as wishing us well on our LiveSimply journey. He presented the registration certificate to our Parish Priest, Fr Bryan Wells, who accepted the challenge on behalf of the parish. Since that weekend the posters shown below have proclaimed the LiveSimply Principles from the front of the church inside the sanctuary, and also the side walls.