Season of Creation Resources

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“Season of Creation” begins on September 1st, a date chosen in 1989 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church — and now embraced by the wider ecumenical family — as the World Day of Prayer for Creation. Creation Season ends on October 4th, the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, often called the patron saint of ecology.  Some churches alternatively celebrate the season beginning on the Feast of St. Francis and ending on the last Sunday after Pentecost.  Christians worldwide have embraced the season as part of their annual calendar.  More information about the Season of Creation can be found at seasonofcreation.org.

Season of Creation 2024

This year, the Season of Creation is September 1st through October 4th and the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona has endorsed The Season of Creation 2024: A Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes.

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July 13, 2021 Information Session


On July 13, 2021, The Rev. Pam Hyde, Canon for Creation Care, and The Rev. Steve Keplinger held an information session on Zoom designed to help clergy and worship teams plan and launch a Season of Creation in their churches.  If you were unable to attend that session, you can view the recording to learn about creation care theology, hear ideas on how to preach on creation care, get tips on how to incorporate creation care-themed elements into your liturgy during the season, and come up with ideas for parish events you can organize and offer during Creation Season.

Online resources

Episcopal

Anglican

  • Resources for the Season of Creation from the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, an official network of the Anglican Communion organized to coordinate efforts to address the Anglican Fifth Mark of Mission, “To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth.”
  • Creation Season resources from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, organized into six sections, each revolving around a single theme with liturgical materials, a background paper, a fact sheet and small group materials.

Other Christian denominations

  • seasonofcreation.com — A wide variety of Creation Season resources from the Uniting Church in Australia, organized around a common internationally-recognized three-year cycle of readings.

Ecumenical

  • A complete guide to celebrating the 2021 season from Season of Creation.
  • Let All Creation Praise— Ecumenical Christian resources for celebrating a Season of Creation, designed around a common internationally-recognized three-year cycle of readings.

Other resources for preparing Season of Creation liturgies

  • Watershed Discipleship — The term “watershed discipleship” was coined by Ched Myers in 2010, and watershed discipleship is now a growing international movement of Christians recognizing the current watershed moment of ecological crisis alongside the call to care for creation in the scriptures. This website includes links to a wide range of liturgical and ministry resources (including curricula, sermons, and prayers), books, and articles.
  • re:Worship — A blog on scripturally-based resources for worship planners and leaders.  Link is to posts with the label “creation care”.
  • The Text This Week (Season of Creation index) — Lectionary, scripture study, worship links and resources for a common internationally-recognized three-year cycle of Season of Creation readings.
  • Quotes from environmental writers and thinkers — a collection of quotes from readers’ favorite environmental thinkers from across the ages published by the periodical High Country News.
  • Creation Care wisdom — Suggestions for honoring God’s creation in the form of quotes from great minds and sources from across the ages, compiled by Blessed Earth, an organization dedicated to inspiring faithful stewardship of all creation.

Music Resources

Music resources can be found on the Creation Care Resources: Prayer, Worship and Preaching page.