Season of Creation
The Season of Creation starts on 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. The Season of Creation is an annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation, and has been gaining traction around the world as something to focus on during September - a particularly good month for the Southern Hemisphere as the days get warmer and new growth gets underway.
Creation care in the BibleA comprehensive survey of Biblical verses from Genesis to Revelation that tell us about ourselves and creation. As a bonus, Leunig made some cartoons to illustrate it.
Intergenerational Worship
Beach Treasure Liturgy - Strandz and Lyall Bay Community Church
Season of Creation - Intergenerational service resource (Auckland Diocese) A Liturgy of the Elements - written by Silvia Purdie, that reflects on creation through stone, air, fire, and water. Season of Creation Yr A (Intergen Australia) - Four weeks of resources looking at Forest, Land, Wilderness and River. Written and compiled by Michelle Cook. Season of Creation Yr B (intergen Australia) - Four weeks of resources looking at Planet Earth, Humanity, Sky, Mountain and Animal. Written and compiled by Michelle Cook. Kids MinistryKelvin the Kakapo - (Anglican Schools Office)
Ten lessons on caring for creation, including age-appropriate input, activities, stories from around the world and meaningful things you can do together. Companions with Creation (Wellington Anglican Movement) A term’s worth of learning how to better care for God’s beloved creation as individuals, members of a nuclear family, and contributors to a wider community. Season of Creation Resource for children's church and families Some creative creation ideas for children's church and families. Created by Angela Blundell, Children and Family Ministries Anglican Diocese of Auckland. [Lectionary Yr B Readings].
Prayer ideasThese prayer ideas for use with kids could easily be adapted into prayer stations:
Carbon Footprints Plastic Planet Weather series Forest Thanks Climate Change Windmills The Methodist Prayer Cards have a whole section of nature prayer prompts like the one below.
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Leaders /Adult Input
MusicResound Worship have released a 13 track Doxecology album of ecologically themed worship songs designed for congregational singing, along with a 13 week study guide.
Eco Worship Resources - songs around God's creation (Engage Worship)
A song for all ages, especially for Season of Creation by Rev. Silvia Purdie. Download lyrics and music here (shared with permission) Great books to check out
Wild Worship - Rachel Summers
A practical guide full of reflection, prayer and activities to help families and church groups experience God in a new way. As a forest school practitioner Rachel Summers wants to "...hold space to allow others to connect with creation" helping people find joy in finding God without walls and ceilings. (Challenging to find in NZ - try PaperPlus, Koorong or Amazon). 
Worship in the Woods (Engage Worship)
An amazing 10 week resource for worshipping outdoors, focusing on trees, light, roots, fungi, leaves, seeds, flowers, fruit, water and birds. Available in ebook format. 
Messy Church goes wild - Lucy Moore
This book encourages Messy Churches to meet God outdoors, love the natural world, experience a sense of awe and wonder there and to be more eco-aware in all we do, both inside and out, as gathered and dispersed church, for the good of the planet. Teaching kids to care for God's creation - Catholic resource offering thirty lessons that will engage children, teachers, and families in the good work of keeping our planet livable and sustainable for coming generations.
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