“For the beauty of the earth. . . . Lord of all to Thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful praise.” As summer comes to a close, many churches recognize the “Season of Creation” during the month of September. This is an intentional season of praising God for the beautiful gifts of creation, praying for the evidences of sin and destruction we see and participate in through our consumption and waste, and dedicating ourselves once again to being good stewards. These themes carry over into celebrations of Thanksgiving. This e-newsletter features worship resources to help you include creation/thanksgiving themes into your services in the coming months. |
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A 4-week series on God’s provision in creation “One of the foundations of Christian justice is the recognition that God has abundantly provided for creation. Stated more simply, there’s enough to go around.” This 4 week series would be particularly meaningful if you also celebrate World Communion Sunday at the beginning of October. We celebrate God’s abundant gifts, and pray for an equal and just sharing for all.  |
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 | | | A “Green” 4 Week Worship Series This worship series encourages you to get outside and spend time in God’s good creation. It includes “field work” prompts which help us to engage worship and work in practical ways. | | | | |  | | | | Get your creative juices flowing with these ideas for Thanksgiving Day. Several of them require some prep-time so start thinking and planning now! | | | | |
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Worship planning Resources | | | |
| Reformed Worship has rich resources for preachers and worship planners whose worship services follow the Lectionary. Check out this chart for Year C resources for the rest of the liturgical year. | |
| If you use the Lectionary, this is an interactive, intergenerational activity that could accompany a Thanksgiving worship service. | |
| Looking for global prayers to include either on World Communion Sunday or another Sunday this fall? There are many options here to choose from, or consider doing this whole prayer service as the prayers of the people. | |
| Thinking ahead? Here are some ideas for carrying over the creation theme into your Advent worship services as well. | |
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| | | | | | | A litany that uses Psalm 126 as a framework for gratitude about our community and God's work among them. | | | | |
| | | | | | | Time to get back to the basics. “Unlike other professions, which may have agreed-upon curricula and competencies, there are no established competencies for worship pastors.” | | | | |
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