Day of Pentecost in Year A (Ormseth11)
The Spirit is the Giver of Life! – Dennis Ormseth reflects on the first fruits of a restored creation. Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for the Day of Pentecost, Year A (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2026) Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 Pentecost is the […]
One Home One Future Worship Resources
Please explore the wide and varied range of resources gathered by our multi-faith partner, One Home, One Future.
Suggested Hymns for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
Title ELW GTG Other All Earth is Hopeful 266 Blessed Be the God of Israel 250, 552 109 Comfort, Comfort Now My People 256 87 Earth’s Scattered Isles and Contoured Hills SWMN 196 For Beauty of Meadows CH 696 God, Whose Farm is All Creation 734 God,You Spin the Whirling Planets 23 Light Dawns On […]
Suggested Hymns for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C
Title ELW GTG Other A Thousand Stars SWMN 186 Above the Moon Earth Rises SWMN 20 As the Dark Awaits the Dawn 261 Creator of the Stars of Night 245 84 God Created Heaven and Earth 738 Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending 435 348 […]
Special Caring for Creation Celebration (Bethel – WI)
Special Caring for Creation Celebration November 13 and 20
Northern IL Synod’s Season of Creation Resources
The Creation Care Committee of the Northern Illinois Synod happily provides valuable resources to make celebrating Season of Creation within your congregation very easy. The main resource is a booklet for each year that includes liturgies including propers for each Sunday, preaching resources, hymn suggestions, and many other ideas to utilize during the annual four-week […]
Creation-themed monthly video devotion: Trees
The Creation Care Team of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles, WA produces a monthly creation-themed video devotion. This month’s theme is trees. Trees talk and make air. Humans discover and celebrate the biggest secrets of our wooden friends. Please watch the devotion here:
Earth Day Worship Service, 2021 — sermon video and bulletin
This service was first used for Earth Day in 2021. The sermon video and bulletin are free to use or adapt for your own congregation. The amazing Lutherans Restoring Creation Production Team, lay members, and rostered leaders (all volunteers) created a joyful online worship service to thank God for this good creation for Earth Day […]
Creation-Focused Worship Service, 2020 — video and bulletin
This service was first used in September 2020. The video and bulletin are free to use or adapt for your own congregation. Thank you to all who made our first-ever Creation Focused Online Worship Service a huge success! In addition to the thousands who watched the premiere via our social media outlets, we had over […]
God in Forests: Who is Jesus for Chipmunks?
A Service In and For the Forests – Feel free to share this worship service or get ideas – we appreciate acknowledgement! Click here to download bulletin. Pentecost Creation/Forest — July 15, 2018 Homily by Pastor Susan Henry, House of Prayer Lutheran Church Who Is Jesus for Chipmunks? For maybe twenty-five years, I’ve mulled over […]