{"id":18768,"date":"2025-08-14T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/?page_id=18768"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:21:57","slug":"seasonal-season-of-creation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-season-of-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Season of Creation Seasonal Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tSeasonal Resources &#8211; Season of Creation\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_dSlI78-W5o?si=pqZmoPQda33uELTE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<p><strong>Season of Creation<\/strong> is a time (September 1 &#8211; October 4) for Christians to come together in prayer and action for Creation. The season is celebrated as an alternative to the regular time after Pentecost.<\/p>\n<p>The Season of Creation is an ecumenical response to the environmental crisis impacting the world. Each year brings has a particular themed focus connected with an aspect to the environment, to raise awareness and inspire responsible environmental action.<\/p>\n<p>The following worship resources have been prepared in collaboration with Lutheran Earth Care Australia and New Zealand, endeavouring to point God&#8217;s people to the hope that we have in the midst of environmental chaos: Christ as the Redeemer of the world, who sustains all things by his powerful word, and will make all things new.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/iqvm00kimq9o8gj4e8qev4aqliwwo4wn.jpg\" alt=\"iqvm00kimq9o8gj4e8qev4aqliwwo4wn.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"iqvm00kimq9o8gj4e8qev4aqliwwo4wn.jpg\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/1zrvuwir5eglhnzelejl7du5ska2ppg4.docx\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;Peace with Creation&#8217; Message &#8211; Isaiah 32:14-18\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/k53ntfsr8ibx0hikqkwt99pwgsy1vsnr.doc\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;Peace with Creation&#8217; Service Order (word)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/mq06gd4zirpu9na9vy7v4h3hlvv0i7pg.docx\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;Peace with Creation&#8217; Worship Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t2025 Service Orders\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>There are two suites of resources congregations can choose from: the first is more foundational and general in nature, and could be used in any year, while the second suite has been tailored for the 2025 theme, &#8216;Peace with Creation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h4>Suite 1: Worship Resources for any year<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/8k7cs5g086jqpzpl310vvtigyhcepmvy.doc\">Seasons of Creations Worship Resource<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Prepared Worship Service Order<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/goc135q8cs43ao0qgla4bfk1zwxpme3q.doc\">Word<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/i5x562bjtdxv5quoyf62oq6bu7gqwh18.ppt\">PPT standard<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/foh3yw6byq88v3jnug5lvmxjw1nzgg8o.ppt\">PPT widescreen<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/52orw71yurfoms5evyx169ke7s3m4qek.doc\">Printable Bible Readings<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Sermons\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/1rjjqwcyjngo7k19ss6ltzmuagmwojno.doc\">Sermon 1, Matthew 6:25 &#8211; 34\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/agy2psqzyukhn2twtqtuswsuk2es3xhy.doc\">Sermon 2, Genesis 1: 24-31, 2:4b-22<\/a>\n\t<h4>Suite 2: Worship Resources 2025: Peace with Creation<\/h4>\n<strong>Peace with Creation Service Order\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/k53ntfsr8ibx0hikqkwt99pwgsy1vsnr.doc\">Word<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/x1nwltts2kju4xzb9dktnerzcq9p3j7l.ppt\">PPT standard<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/kehwelsqiacym0nekcfqexxxssn5h4sl.ppt\">PPT widescreen<\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/mq06gd4zirpu9na9vy7v4h3hlvv0i7pg.docx\">Peace with Creation Worship Resources<\/a> (includes Music Suggestions, Visual Arts, Children&#8217;s Message, etc)<\/p>\n<strong>Sermons<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/1zrvuwir5eglhnzelejl7du5ska2ppg4.docx\">&#8216;Peace with Creation&#8217; Message &#8211; Isaiah 32:14-18<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<h2>\n\t\tArchives\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Below you will find Season of Creation Resources from previous years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worship Resources 2024 Theme: &#8216;To hope and act with creation&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/1zcd2hywlxbqepw8as47cs0ggrsjcgcq.docx\">&#8216;To hope and act with creation&#8217; 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