Christian communities around the world are invited to begin planning their Season of Creation celebrations with the new Season of Creation Celebration Guide, now available on the season’s website.
Click here to download the new Season of Creation Celebration Guide
The 52-page guide is full of meaningful ways Christians and communities can participate in the annual celebration of prayer and action for our common home later this year.
This year, the world’s 2.3 billion Christians are uniting around the theme, “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God.”
“The Season of Creation theme focuses on the fact that the Earth belongs to God, and each beloved creature belongs to this common home (cf. Psalm 24:1),” said Rev. Dr. Chad Rimmer, Chair of Ecumenical Season of Creation Steering Committee and Program Executive for Lutheran Theology and Practice for the Lutheran World Federation.
“The Greek word for “home” is oikos. By rooting our theme in the concept of home, we point to the integral web of relationships that sustain the well-being of the Earth.”
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Christian communities have been coming together since 2003 to pray, act, and advocate for our common home.
Now, however, as the climate emergency and ecological crisis persist at dangerous levels, it is clear more purposeful and unified prayers and actions are needed.
“Sadly, we know that we are destroying habitats and destabilizing ecosystems, which results in losing critical species at an alarming rate. Members of the human family are also forced to flee their homes due to climate induced insecurity and conflict,” Rimmer said.
“We have to ensure a just home for all creatures for life on our planet to thrive, and that requires ecological, economic, and technological solutions that are rooted in a faithful vision of justice for the dignity of every creature.
“We hope that this Season of Creation strengthens the ecumenical unity to care for creation in a way that ensures all creatures have a home to flourish and participate in renewing the oikos of God.”
Parts of the Season of Creation Celebration Guide for an easy download: