Creationtide

Each year during Creationtide we are encouraged to focus on the wonderful world that God has created and to spend time interacting with nature.

Creationtide 2025

This year the season runs from 1 September - 4 October, with the theme Peace with Creation, based on Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between people and God. This description of devastated cities and wastelands reveals how human destructive behaviours have a negative impact on the Earth.

Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored. There is still hope and the expectation for a peaceful Earth. To hope does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with Creation and the Creator in unity, repentance and solidarity.

Celebrating as a Diocese

All are welcome: Diocesan online event on October 1st, 7pm CET

An online event, organised by the DIocese in Europe Care for Creation group, called Environmental Champions. Everyone is welcome to attend this opportunity to ask questions, learn and share ideas. The event features three experts from different fields:

a scientist: Warren Cairns, Senior Researcher, Institute of Polar Sciences of the Italian National Research Council

a theologian: Jack McDonald, Canon Theologian, Diocese in Europe

and an activist: Mags Bird, Activist with Christian Climate Action

Here are more details, this poster can be downloaded here as a resource for you to share in your chaplaincies: Environmental Champions Online Event

For reference, the Zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84629603124

Information about Carbon360

This easy-to-use online tool has been developed for chaplaincy use to help calculate carbon footprint, to enable support with grants and resources. We will be sharing how it works for chaplaincies.

Chaplaincy newsletters

We will be sharing stories of positive climate action directly from local chaplaincies, to empower, inspire or simply duplicate!

Available Now! Nicene Creed reflections

Produced especially for our diocese, a short series of resources to help individuals and chaplaincies reflect on the Creed during Creationtide.

We would love to hear from all of our chaplaincies and communities

Share your stories of action, services, prayers or activity, no matter how small, as everything helps inspire others.

We look forward to sharing and reflecting together this Creationtide.

Resources

Season of Creation

The Church of England: Season of Creation

Nicaea and Care for Creation: Reflections from Revd Annie Bolger, Associate Chaplain in Norway

Creationtide Resources 2025 from Rev’d Dr Mike Perry, Bishop of Salisbury's Adviser on Creation Care and Climate Justice

Resources for the Season of Creation: Collects, Sermons, Intercessions and Study Questions for each Sunday of the Season of Creation 2025, Rev’d Dr Mike Perry

A Rocha resources

Watch some messages from our young people during Creationtide 2024: