Let All Creation Praise Worshiping God with creation Care for creation worship throughout the year Season of Creation resources Download freely and adapt for your worshiping context. Share your sermons, prayers, liturgies, ideas, and pictures. Send resources or comments to Nick Utphall: mccnick@tds.net
or post them on our  Facebook page Season of Creation -- More Resources Now Available! The Season of Creation begins soon! Most congregations will begin on September 4. The appointed readings and focus themes for 2016 (year C) are Ocean Sunday, Animal Sunday, Storm Sunday, and Universe Sunday. Here is the page with readings and liturgies. NEW Reflection and activity handouts (sample) are posted for each Sunday, as well as links to commentary on the lessons (sample)! ¡Español! La Serie de la Creación -- ¡Domingo del universo y mas!  What is the Season of Creation? Read more here! Creation Time 2016 Among new resources available, our friends at Eco-Congregation Scotland have resources ready for Creation Time 2016, starting September 4. See some of these news and ideas on the Scotland page. Time for Creation Of a similar name but different set of resources, the World Council of Churches is also promoting Time for Creation. From 1
September - the first day of the Orthodox church year - to 4 October - the
feast of Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, in the
Catholic tradition - churches are called to become involved in the Time for
Creation. September 1st was proclaimed as a day of prayer for the
environment by the late Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I in 1989. The Orthodox
church year starts that day with a commemoration of how God created the world.
On 4 October, Roman Catholics and other churches from the Western traditions
commemorate Francis of Assisi, known to many as the author of the Canticle of the Creatures.
The proposal to celebrate a Time for Creation during these five weeks was made by the Third European Ecumenical Assembly in Sibiu in 2007.The following year, the WCC Central Committee invited churches to observe Time for Creation through prayers and actions. Seasonal Planning Besides Season of Creation, the months of September to November are rich in ritual opportunity and gratitude for connections to the earth. Visit our seasonal planning page for a variety of resources. You'll also find a link to new resources for celebrating the Feast of St. Francis from the Catholic Climate Covenant. NEW EACH WEEK Weekly Eco-Justice Commentary on the RCL lessons, Pentecost Season in Year C and The Season of Creation Reformation Sunday in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) **The Fourth Sunday in the Season of Creation in Year C: Universe Sunday (by Leah Schade) The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Tom Mundahl) **The Third Sunday in the Season of Creation in Year C: Storm Sunday (by Leah Schade) The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Robert Saler) **The Second Sunday in the Season of Creation in Year C: Animal Sunday (by Leah Schade) The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C by Robert Saler **The First Sunday in the Season of Creation in Year C: Ocean Sunday (by Leah Schade) The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Robert Saler). The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (by Robert Saler) (2013) Would you like background on "why" this emphasis in worship?
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