Earth Day / Creation Care Sunday Liturgy Package

Earth Day / Creation Care Sunday Liturgy Package

$35.00

[This resource is one of five services included in our 2024 Special Sundays Collection]

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FOR ONE-TIME LICENSE

This liturgy package includes: liturgy for Earth Day (or Creation Care Sunday), a poem, original artwork, and a customizable social media graphic.

The creative liturgy invites worshipers to celebrate God’s creation and remember our call to be stewards of the earth. The liturgy includes suggested scriptures and hymns, creative worship elements, and scripted prayers. In addition, the download includes the image “In Our Hands” by Lauren Wright Pittman (for bulletin covers and/or projection), the poem “East of Eden” by Rev. Sarah Speed (to use as the invitation to the offering and/or for printing in the bulletin), and a customizable graphic to share about this special day of worship.

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About the Service:

While the most natural time for this liturgy to be used may be on or around Earth Day (April 22nd), this liturgy could also be used in September for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation—or it could be used to celebrate “Creation Care Sunday” anytime throughout the year. Suggested scriptures are included, but the liturgy is designed to be general enough that you can use any desired preaching or focal scriptures. Also included in this download are music suggestions, image files for “In Our Hands” by Lauren Wright Pittman (to be printed in bulletins or projected on screens), and a link to an editable Canva template of a promotional graphic for the service.

WORSHIP OUTLINE:

*Starred elements are fully scripted. Other elements include suggestions.

Prelude/Processional
Welcome*
Call to Worship*
Hymn
Call to Confession*, Prayer of Confession*, and Words of Forgiveness*
Passing the Peace*
Time for Children*
Prayer for Illumination*
Scripture Reading
Sermon/Homily
Affirmation of Faith*
Written Prayers of the People*
Invitation to Give* (featuring the poem “East of Eden” by Rev. Sarah Speed), Offering, and Prayer of Gratitude After the Offering*
Benediction*
Postlude/Recessional

DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:

16-pg PDF with the full worship liturgy and suggestions for implementation. The liturgy includes suggested scripture readings, music suggestions, hands-on elements, and leadership notes.
Image files for ”In Our Hands” by Lauren Wright Pittman.
PDF worship kit including the poem, “East of Eden” (to be used for the Invitation to Give), the artist’s statement for ”In Our Hands” by Lauren Wright Pittman, and a link to an editable Canva template of a promotional graphic for the service.