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Evangelical Environmental Network MOMS is hosting an event to learn about creation care and children’s health. The event will have faith leaders, medical experts, and advocates who are passionate about taking care of God’s creation and protecting children from dirty air and water. The event is free and will be held on October 13th in Grove City, Ohio. To read more about this event, click here.
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Season of Creation in a Box is a resource from the Green Churches Network in Canada. It includes a prayer guide, poster, fundraising guide, activities on spirituality, education and action, and an explanation of the Season of Creation. To download any of these resources or the entire “box,” click here.
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The Green Churches Network helps Christian communities in Canada care for God’s Creation. They aim to provide practical tools to Christian communities who want to improve their environmentally friendly practices. To read more about the Green Churches Network, click here.
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Prayers of the Faithful is a selection of Catholic prayers from Season of Creation that can be used during mass or other religious services for the Season of Creation Month. To view the entire selection, click here.
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The Season of Creation is a great time to introduce environmental themes by holding a prayer service, planting a tree, advocating for change, or simply holding a conversation about the Christian responsibility to Creation. Here are some tips on how to:
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The Church of England is challenging the disposable culture as a response to globally recognized ecological concerns. The excessive emissions of carbon dioxide is recognized as causing ecological imbalances, and people are putting alarming pressure on valuable resources. At the same time, inequality is growing, and poverty continues to be a global issue. Justice is being denied to our neighbors, whether our fellow human beings, future generations, or the rest of creation. EcoChurch Southwest aims to provide resources to churches and church members who seek to address these issues. To read more, click here.
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Creationtide is the period dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. It is the equivalent of the Season of Creation, the period between September 1st and October 4th, but the Church of England refers to it as Creationtide. The resource page contains liturgies and examples of services and prayers from across the Church of England to help people explore and celebrate Creationtide. There are also weekly suggested readings and discussion questions, an actions and reflections sheet focused on food, and a Letters for Creation project, which discusses the impacts of climate change. To read more, click here.
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The 2018 Season of Creation has the theme of Walking Together. In walking together, Christians follow the role of Jesus, who walked with friends on the roads around Jerusalem. This Season of Creation is largely devoted to more deeply understanding the lessons Jesus taught through creation, to more authentically honor our Creator, and to share fellowship with brothers and sisters along the way.
“Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond affection with brother sun, sister moon, brother river, and mother earth” (Laudato Si’,9)
To read more on the 2018 Season of Creation theme, click here.
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Serving your Community & Finding Balance is a guide from Evangelical Environmental Network MOMS about political female leadership. It focuses on God’s call for leadership and how women, especially Moms with children, can answer this call through politics. To read more, click here.
To download the meeting guide, click here.
To download the handcards that correspond with this guide, click here.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Grove City is holding an informative and interactive evening designed to provide practical ways to respond to the Catholic faith by caring for our common home. The meeting will be held on October 1st from 6:30 to 8:30 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Life Center, Grove City. There will be two speakers: Jerry Freewalt, director of the diocesan Office of Social Concerns, and Jason Cervenec of the OSU Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. To read more, click here.