{"id":22850,"date":"2022-08-01T16:11:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T23:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=22850"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:11:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T23:11:40","slug":"resources-available-to-help-congregations-celebrate-the-season-of-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/resources-available-to-help-congregations-celebrate-the-season-of-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources available to help congregations celebrate the Season of Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Season of Creation was developed as &#8220;a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together.&#8221; The month-long celebration begins on September 1, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends on October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, recognized by many Christians as the patron saint of ecology. It is a time when many faith leaders encourage their fellow Christians to take effort to care for creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2C8zUj4EcEQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SOC 2022 worship workshop\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2C8zUj4EcEQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the theme for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seasonofcreation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Season of Creation<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<em>&#8220;Listen to the Voice of Creation.&#8221;<\/em> The central image for the season is the burning bush where Moses listened to God&#8217;s voice through this remarkable aspect of creation. Recently, a Zoom planning session was held to support congregations in worship using this theme and central image. A recording of that session is now available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2C8zUj4EcEQ\">watch on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the webinar, a set of resources developed by a team of United Methodist clergy around this year&#8217;s theme was shared. Those resources are also available to review and download <a href=\"https:\/\/umcreationjustice.org\/project\/season-of-creation-2022\/\">from the UM Creation Justice Movement website<\/a> for congregational use. The Zoom planning session linked above offers ideas on implementation to add to the experience for our congregations and explores how the Sundays in the season can be designed to build on each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the <strong>Season of Creation<\/strong>, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/seasonofcreation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/seasonofcreation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the <strong>UM Creation Justice Movement<\/strong>, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/umcreationjustice.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/umcreationjustice.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several resources developed by a team of Untied Methodist clergy are now available to help church leaders to celebrate the Season of Creation, a month-long opportunity to center the environment in the ministry of the Church. 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