{"id":19024,"date":"2026-07-08T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/?page_id=19024"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:06:59","slug":"seasonal-season-of-creation-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-season-of-creation-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Season of Creation Seasonal Resources 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tSeasonal Resources &#8211; Season of Creation 2026\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p><strong>Season of Creation<\/strong> is a time (1 September &#8211; 4 October) for Christians to come together in prayer and action for God&#8217;s 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 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<a href=\"https:\/\/seasonofcreation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/xun38ccnlha9esuajso4vgionf37hd3a.png\" alt=\"xun38ccnlha9esuajso4vgionf37hd3a.png\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"xun38ccnlha9esuajso4vgionf37hd3a.png\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seasonofcreation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEcumenical &#8216;Season of Creation&#8217; website\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tLCANZ Resources for 2026: &#8216;Immersion in Living Water&#8217;\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<strong>Service Order\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/9f13ohfow41mvqg3lb7zaj3eaqwkqb6o.docx\">Word<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/7szmn17xw4uo21xz79uf34csg3vfzy8q.ppt\">PPT standard<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/nwzcaahnt3uifa99dbvv88vrfmksh37o.ppt\">PPT widescreen<\/a>\n<strong>Sermons<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/qlwo8i2hbpml726y7ylhal17w4zq346r.docx\">Sermon 1: The River of Life<\/a> (Ezekiel 47:1-2,6-12)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/p0t90qmxdzl7hevfj0mz2k0m37zk63v9.docx\">Sermon 2: Living Water for a Thirsty World<\/a> (John 7:37-39)\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/p0ck5fequf7v94qfk6yd602xhfl4f4i0.docx\"><strong>Worship Resource<\/strong><\/a> (includes suggestions for music, visual arts, children&#8217;s message etc)<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tResources for any year\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>These resources are foundational and general in nature and can be used in any year.<\/p>\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\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/5lunxfowe34v2o0mnun71kw0v7hi24dc.png\" alt=\"5lunxfowe34v2o0mnun71kw0v7hi24dc.png\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"5lunxfowe34v2o0mnun71kw0v7hi24dc.png\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tArchives\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>2025 theme: &#8216;Peace with Creation&#8217;<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-season-of-creation-2025\">visit the webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 theme: &#8216;To hope and act with creation&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/1zcd2hywlxbqepw8as47cs0ggrsjcgcq.docx\">&#8216;To hope and act with creation&#8217; worship resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepared Worship Service Orders<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/ekc0mfufym3ud6ll56jj7h2nkwtp1w8i.doc\">Word<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/4mr9mv7ln5r5xtsom8ldgdc6x09acxz2.ppt\">\u00a0PPT standard<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/dtbahmgnzucmhhvrrlfokim74a6tllty.ppt\">PPT widescreen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sermon<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lca.box.com\/shared\/static\/5swz7pr7okdo9i005f7pgxc333eu5ino.docx\">Sermon &#8211; Romans 8:19-25<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n\t\tLutheran Earth Care\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Lutheran Earth Care Australia and New Zealand (LECANZ) was established to carry out the prime responsibility of Christians to be responsible stewards of creation. They assist in the preparation of Season of Creation worship resources. For more information on Lutheran Earth Care, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/lutheran-earth-care\/\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasonal Resources &#8211; Season of Creation 2026 Season of Creation is a time (1 September &#8211; 4 October) for Christians to come together in prayer and action for God&#8217;s creation&#8230;. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/seasonal-season-of-creation-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19024","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19024"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19057,"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19024\/revisions\/19057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lca.org.au\/worship\/wpp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}