The Via Creationis
Thank you to Laudato Si’ Movement for this text and St. John’s Lutheran in Reedsburg for adapting it! The Via Creationis — the Way of Creation — is a contemplative journey through the great mystery of God’s creative work. You may be familiar with a Via Crucis service which leads us through the mystery of […]
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 […]
2026 Lenten Fast for Earth Calendar
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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 […]
Wildnerness Ordination
We are so blessed by the work of Rev. Kaylie H. Ines. Please use this free “Wilderness Ordination” for any ordination you find appropriate. Download Wilderness Ordination here!
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Sowing the Seeds of Transformation (prayer)
This prayer was created for use during the March against Fossil Fuels: (September 17, 2023) but can be used for any occasion where people of faith gather to pray for a healthier future for all. Use the #nofaithinfossilfuels and record yourself, your congregation/youth group/green team/etc. sharing this prayer and connect with one another to usher […]
Earth Examen (Youth & Adult versions)
The Earth Examen practice does not require any special place or expertise. This is just a method for truly taking in where you are and being grateful for it! Use either of these templates to personally contemplate the space around you or use it next time you gather for youth group, Bible study, church council […]
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:
Creation Spirituality Video Devotion (Winter)
Holy Trinity’s Creation Care Team (Port Angeles – WA) is producing a monthly creation themed video devotion. Here is the link to “Winter” You can find all video devotions on our youtube channel ‘Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles’ We hope to inspire care for creation by sharing insights from medieval saints, nature discoveries and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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.
Refusing to be Consoled: Climate Change and the Modern-day Slaughter of the Innocents
First Sunday of Christmas 2016 The Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, KY Author, Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit (Chalice Press, 2016) Text: Matthew 2:13-23 “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they […]