Worship Ideas
- Gathering Lectionary for Pentecost 2, September 10-November 26, 2023 (846.94 KB) (Word): Includes suggested readings, hymns, worship sparks, children's time ideas, sermon starters, etc.
- The Seasons: Eros and a Right Relation with Earth (26.97 KB) (Word): A theme-based service of worship for Creation Time in the Season of Pentecost which uses eros as a lens to gain insight into right relation with earth and all creation.
Related Material
- Acknowledging the Territory in Worship (170.12 KB) (PDF): A brief guide to help congregations and bodies of the church incorporate an Acknowledgement of Territory into their gatherings.
- Season of Creation (English/Spanish) (1007.1 KB) (PDF): Bilingual prayers by Richard Bott/Eva Quintana Crelis drawn from Gathering, Pentecost 2, 2016, for Creation Time, Year C.
- The Liturgical Colour Orange and Ember Days (75.25 KB) (PDF): A history of the colour orange and ember days for use in Creation Time in the Season of Pentecost.
- With Respect in Creation (126.13 KB) (Word): A five-session Sunday school series that invites children to learn more about what is happening to God’s creation and how to take action as people of faith.
Worship Blog
Cherishing Creation
Rev. Melody Duncanson Hales writes about Creation Time as a time of heightened awareness, stewardship, and action for the gifts God has given us.
The Sunflower Man
The story of “The Sunflower Man,” a healing, community-based dance performance based on the regenerating life and work of migrant farmworkers in the Niagara Region.
October is Latin American Heritage Month
Éric Hébert-Daly previews ways the United Church will commemorate Latin American Heritage Month and celebrates our connection to Latino communities of faith.
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