The Uniting Church of Australia Season of Creation Website: www.seasonofcreation.com See below for the Australian origins of the global Season of Creation!
How did the Season of Creation start? In 2000, St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Adelaide, South Australia celebrated the first Season of Creation in Australia. For four weeks, adults and children relived the great creation stories in the Bible. The members confessed what humanity has done to creation and how God is working to renew creation. From 2001 to 2003, Norman Habel worked with the Uniting Church Commission for Mission in Melbourne, Victoria. After a series of workshops, their leaders agreed to explore the idea of a specific Season of Creation. In 2003 and 2004, the Uniting Church in Melbourne provided the funds to develop the resources needed to celebrate the Season of Creation. In 2005, after being tested in about fifty congregations in Melbourne and Adelaide, the Season of Creation was announced as an optional season for congregations across Australia.
When is it celebrated?
Resources include: · Readings · Liturgies · Bible Studies · Sermon Themes · Ideas for Spiritual Reflection · Earth Ministry Ideas · Children Addresses · Theology articles · Planning Worship Guidelines · Visuals · Creation Songs |