{"id":27501,"date":"2026-07-31T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=27501"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:18:28","slug":"wcc-season-of-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/wcc-season-of-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"World Council of Churches invites churches worldwide to celebrate the Season of Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From a WCC release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, churches worldwide will mark the Season of Creation, at the invitation of the World Council of Churches.<\/strong> (The Church of the Brethren is one of the founding members of the WCC.) The Season of Creation runs for five weeks, and is given to prayer and action for the care of creation. The theme this year is \u201cLiving Water,\u201d drawn from Ezekiel 47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome congregations keep the Season of Creation without knowing exactly where it came from,\u201d said Louk Andrianos, WCC consultant for Care for Creation, Sustainability, and Climate Justice. \u201cThe story matters, because it is a story of churches learning from one another and responding together to the signs of the times. This year there is a new Feast for Creation, an opportunity for the churches to continue learning, celebrating, and caring together for our common home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change came in April 2026. The Consultation on Common Texts, which maintains the Revised Common Lectionary, added the \u201cFeast of Creation in Christ\u201d to it. That lectionary sets the Sunday readings for many Protestant and Anglican churches. No feast had been added since 1983. Churches may keep the new one on Sept. 1, when the season opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congregations planning their own observances can draw on the season\u2019s celebration guide, worship and prayer resources, Bible studies, children\u2019s and youth materials, and advocacy suggestions, all free to download. Churches and organizations can also register their events on the international map.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Season of Creation resources<\/strong> are at https:\/\/seasonofcreation.org\/resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the Celebration Guide 2026: Living Water<\/em><\/strong> (in English) at https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WeWEjt_WxyS6Ed5qD8tnRIahSMJ5SUmi\/view<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register events<\/strong> on the Season of Creation website to join thousands of congregations worldwide at https:\/\/seasonofcreation.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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