Eco-Wedding Liturgy: Ideas for a Creation-Centered Wedding Ceremony
Thank you to the Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade (lschade@lextheo.edu) and The Rev. Melissa Frantz, Associate Pastor of Daytona Beach Drive-in Christian Church, as well as the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development! “For couples wanting to have a “green wedding,” there are many websites that provide ideas about how to reduce their carbon footprint and […]
Season of Creation Prayer Service
The Northwest Intermountain Synod’s EcoFaith Action Network created a prayer service for the Season of Creation 2025. The 30-minute prayer service has many possible uses, including: Personal prayer and reflection Viewing by an adult study group, followed by discussion Sunday morning worship, when combined with a homily and communion from a congregation’s pastor Feel free to […]
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.
Register for our 2025 Creation Care-Centered Sermon
While we have a treasure-trove of past online worship services and homily samples (see here), sometimes the message needs to speak to the unique time we are in right now. We are honored that Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing will offer a sermon in recognition of Earth Day and relate to the lectionary readings for Sunday, […]
A Petition for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
Prayer Petitions by Pastor Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen Our distorted understanding of dominion has caused us to forget that everything—even the planet’s last speck of dust—is imbued with your radiant presence. Quiet us, that we may hear the valleys and the mountains and the hills announcing your prophetic vision—a vision that always chooses mutuality over force […]
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 […]
Did God Create the Universe? (2019)
By Rev. Carmelo Santos, Ph.D. Find out more directly at: GodandtheBrain.com “Where does God live?” Has your child ever asked a tough question about life or faith that requires you to explain how your beliefs fit with modern day science? This devotional book for children is unique because it is authored by a mainline protestant […]
Earth Day Worship Service, 2023 — video, bulletin, and transcript
Thank you for sharing our 2023 creation-focused worship service! Thank you to Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin who shared a timely (yet perennial) sermon regarding our own journey on the road to Emmaus as we recognized Earth Day 2023. These resources are free to share and use these videos and resources as inspiration for future […]
Earth Day Worship Service, 2022 — full video in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language
This service was first used for Earth Day in 2022. The recordings are free to use or adapt for your own congregation. Earth Day Online Worship – 2022 We were honored to have the Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos share the message of the day according to the Readings for April 24th, 2022. You may watch […]
A Petition for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C
Prayer Petition by Pastor Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen Even now, our common home is unfolding. The sun is climbing, the seas are churning, clouds are flying. These are signs that, in your love, you are always summoning creation into dynamic life. Stir in us anew; draw us into your perfect movement.
A Petition for the Advent, Year C
A Prayer for the Season—From “On Care for Our Common Home” (Please note: Language has been changed for the sake of inclusivity.) O God, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your commonwealth of justice, peace, love, and beauty. […]
Season of Creation Sunset Prayer Service
Good Shepherd’s Creation Care Team hosted a picnic and led an ecumenical Sunset Prayer service on Wednesday, September 8th to kickoff their Season Of Creation celebration. The service included a dedication of their meadowland, prayer walk and labyrinth. Severe weather was in the forecast and their was pressure to cancel but the team had decided […]
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 […]
Worship/Sermon Samples (video playlist)
Church Bulletin and Newsletter Input
There is plenty of information “out there” on how we can make steps to live a life with less of a negative impact on our neighbors and bring the Outside in… but that’s only if you happen to go looking for it. Perhaps adding a few simple pieces of inspiration that can work for your fellow […]
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 […]
Where are We? From the Microscopic to the Cosmos: Services and Sermons
Over the summer of 2018 Pastor Susan Henry at House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Hingham Massachusetts decided to try something a little different. After reading several books about the human relationship with creation over the years she wanted share some of these perspectives that may not come up in the typical lectionary cycle. The […]