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WHAT IS THE SEASON OF CREATION?

In the seasons of Advent, Epiphany, Lent and Easter we celebrate the life of Christ. In the season of Pentecost we celebrate the Holy Spirit. Now, in the season of Creation, we have an opportunity to celebrate God, the Creator.

    For four Sundays in September, prior to St Francis of Assisi Day, we join in celebrating with Christ the wonders of creation.
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    In the liturgy, we follow the lead of the psalm writers and celebrate with creation — with the forests, the rivers and the fields, which praise the Creator in their own way.
    Bible readings focus especially on the story of Earth, which complements the story of God and the story of humanity in the Scriptures.
    We commit ourselves to a ministry of healing Earth, with Christ and creation as our partners.



Why a Season of Creation?


There is growing concern in Christian communities about the ecological crisis and the way human beings are treating God's Earth. Planet Earth is in peril. All creation is suffering.
    An effective way to focus these concerns is through worship. By concentrating our worship on God's creation and our relationship with creation, we can seek ways to heal rather than exploit creation. The season of Creation helps us care for our planet home rather than destroy it.


A Charter for the Season Creation

In our worship during the season of Creation we:
    ▪     Celebrate Earth as a sacred planet filled with God's vibrant presence.
    ▪     Unite with all creation in praising the God of creation.
    ▪     Confess our sins against creation and empathise with a groaning creation.
    ▪     Embrace our kin in creation as our extended family.
    ▪     Proclaim the good news that the risen Jesus is the cosmic Christ who fills and renews all creation.
    ▪     Gather at the eucharist to receive the healing power of Christ that extends to all creation.
▪  Go forth on a mission to be partners with Christ in the healing of creation.

For more information, visit the Season of Creation website at:
http://www.seasonofcreation.com/index.asp


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Hymns and Worship Materials

ELW Creation Hymns
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Season of Creation- Hymns
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             All Creation Sings
​All Creation Sings (ACS) is a song and liturgy supplement to the Evangelical Lutheran Worship, published in 2020 by Augsburg Fortress. It includes
  •  two liturgies of Holy Communion with new musical settings
  • a Service of Word and Prayer designed especially for contemplative worship
  • more than 75 new prayers, including those for creation and the earth
  • about 200 new hymns and songs, many created over the last fifteen years, and including a section for creation and stewardship
This supplement invites us to expand our prayer and song, joining our voices with the praise, and sighs, of the whole creation God so marvelously made.
Available from Augsburgfortress.org
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Communion Bread Recipes
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