Church Seasons and Special Sundays

Creation Time in the Season of Pentecost begins the Sunday after Labour Day and ends on Thanksgiving Sunday. It is not a church season, but a period in which congregations celebrate the fact that creation is an integral part of the whole Christian year. A number of denominations worldwide are including similar "creation times" in their calendars. Orange is the recommended liturgical colour. Download this background document [PDF: 3 pp/78 KB] for more information about the liturgical colour orange and Ember Days.

What Is Creation Saying to Us?

A new series of worship services for Creation Time, using a thematic approach and non-lectionary readings. If you would like to write a service for this project, please contact the Worship Desk.

• First Sunday: Delight in Me! [RTF: 6 pp/80 KB]
• Second Sunday: Listen to my Wisdom! [RTF: 5 pp/74 KB]
• Third Sunday: Work with Me! [RTF: 5 pp/76 KB]
• Fourth Sunday: Love Me!  [RTF: 9 pp/88 KB]
• Thanksgiving Sunday: Share My Abundance! [RTF: 6pp / 97 KB]

Additional Resources

• Creation Time Stole Art
  Use these images in your bulletins or other materials focused around Creation Time.
  • Colour [JPG: 853 KB]
  • Greyscale [JPG: 178 KB]
• Living with Respect in Creation (for Children)  [RTF: 3 pp/59 KB] NEW
  The creation story is tied to a key message from A New Creed and shared using the storytelling style of Godly Play.
• Time for Creation
  Worship resources from the World Council of Churches, with a special emphasis on forests.
• Awe before Creation  [RTF: 4 pp/47 KB]
  A theme-based service of worship for the Season of Creation.
• The Seasons: Eros and a Right Relation with Earth [RTF: 5 pp/60 KB]
  A theme-based service of worship by Ralph Carl Wushke.
• Creation and Creativity  [RTF: 12 pp/171 KB]
  A theme-based service of worship by Rod Sykes.
  • Universal Light [PDF: 4 pp/162 KB]
    Musical score for "Universal Light," a hymn by Bruce Harding, Marie Lewin, and Rod Sykes.