The United Church of Canada, together with others around the world, is deeply concerned about climate change. This issue has profound ethical and moral dimensions.
Worship Ideas
- For the Love of Creation: Earth Sunday (April 21) Service 2024 (73.46 KB) (Word): Act, learn, and pray for climate justice as part of Earth Week.
Related Material
- Earth Day 2019: For the Love of All Creation Video: An urgent plea for climate action: The #ForTheLoveOfCreation video collaboration was coordinated by the Canadian Council of Churches, KAIROS, and Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ). This video highlights the need for urgent action by—the Canadian government—on climate change.
- For the Love of Creation: Resources and Worship Ideas (46.85 KB) (Word): For the Love of Creation offers faith-based resources, ideas, and opportunities to advocate for climate justice.
- God among the Wild Things (Mandate, May 2016) (498.09 KB) (PDF): A Bible study on the climate crisis
- Leaders of Today (Mandate, May 2016) (287.19 KB) (PDF): A workshop to empower youth for climate change activism
- Moderator's Earth Week Message 2024: Transcript (42.03 KB) (Word): Transcript of Moderator Carmen Lansdowne's Earth Week 2024 video message.
- Moderator’s Earth Week Message 2024: During Earth Week, April 21-28, Moderator Carmen Lansdowne reminds us: Change takes all of us. Each action brings hope. Let’s make hope visible across the country. During Earth Week, let’s show up For the Love of Creation.
- Overcoming Barriers (Mandate, May 2016) (669.63 KB) (PDF): Workshop: What blocks us from taking action on climate justice?
- 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.
- Together for the Love of Creation Earth Week 2023: Moderator Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne encourages communities of faith to celebrate Together for the Love of Creation Earth Week from April 16-23, 2023.
Worship Blog
Imagining Something More
For the Season of Creation, Alydia Smith focuses on what work we can do together to build the world of God's dream.
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 End of the World as We Know It
For Earth Week, Moderator Carmen Lansdowne writes about actions and choices for climate justice that may preserve our future.
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