Earth icon from Season of Creation, A Celebration Guide for Episcopal Parishes

Sunday, September 1, 2024, begins the Season of Creation, an ecumenical celebration in which we join with Christians around the world to celebrate in prayer and action our Gospel calling to protect the Earth that God entrusted to our care. The Season of Creation extends from September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to October 4, St. Francis of Assisi Day. 

The 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2022 recognized climate change as “an all-encompassing social crisis and moral emergency that impacts and interconnects every aspect of pastoral concern including health, poverty, employment, racism, social justice, and family life and that can only be addressed by a Great Work involving every sector of society, including the Church.” The theme of the Season of Creation for 2024 is “To Hope and Act with Creation.” Our centering word for Sunday, September 1, 2024 (Pentecost 15B/Proper 17) is “Pray.”

To read more about the Season of Creation and its suggested liturgy based on the Revised Common Lectionary, follow this link.