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The Feast of Creation in Christ, also known as the Feast of Creation, is being formally adopted by many churches to be celebrated on the first Sunday of September. For example, it was recently added to the Revised Common Lectionary used by many Protestant and Anglican churches. Below is a compilation of some of the liturgical texts being prepared for the festival.
INTRODUCTORY RESOURCES
LITURGICAL TEXTS
Below is a compilation of some of the liturgical texts being prepared for the festival, compiled to enable cross-pollination across churches and support liturgy commissions adding the observance to their worship books, who should discern what is most appropriate for their tradition. Most texts were drafted specifically for the new feast, while a few other texts had been drafted earlier for broader use on the creation theme.
Additional texts are warmly welcome through the "Open Call for Liturgical Texts".
1. LECTIONARY READINGS
Revised Common Lectionary:
Download texts: here
Resource status: approved by the Consultation on Common Texts for RCL.
Preaching resources based on RCL readings for Year A:
Resource by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Resource by Consultation on Common Texts: forthcoming
(Other submissions of preaching resources are welcome through the "Open Call")
2. FULL EUCHARISTIC/COMMUNION SERVICES
Church of England:
The United Reformed Church:
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia:
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Church of South India
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
EcoCongregation Scotland / United Reformed Church:
Download text: here
Resource status: for use in an ecumenical service, not tied to a denominational liturgical commission.
Rev. Neil Vigers (Church of England):
Download text: here
Resource status: shared in a personal capacity.
3. EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
Anglican Church of Southern Africa:
Download text: here
Resource status: approved for experimental use.
Methodist Church of New Zealand
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Rev. Dr. Frank C. Senn (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America):
Download text: here
Resource status: shared in a personal capacity.
Sample of potential prayers (by Dr. Gail Ramshaw, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America):
Download text: here
Resource status: compilation of Eucharistic Prayers already in use.
Fr Thapelo Masemola (Anglican Church of Southern Africa):
Download text: here
Resource status: draft proposed to the Provincial Liturgical Committee of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.
EcoCongregation Scotland / United Reformed Church:
Download text: here
Resource status: from an ecumenical body, not tied to a denominational liturgical commission.
See also: "Full Eucharistic/Communion services" above.
4. OTHER LITURGICAL TEXTS
Anglican Church of Southern Africa:
Note: this resource contains liturgical resources for both the Feast of Creation in Christ and the extended Season of Creation.
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Church of England:
Note: this resource book is for creation theme generally, but some prayers may fit a service for the new Feast.
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
Christian Conference of Asia:
Note: this non-eucharistic liturgy was for the 2023 version of the annual Asia Sunday service, with the title "God, Renew Us in Your Spirit and Restore the Creation". It was linked to the CCA 15th General Assembly’s theme which was focused on creation care.
Download text: here
Resource status: approved.
EcoCongregation Scotland / United Reformed Church:
Note: text for introductory rites (Gathering / Call to Worship & Confession / assurance of pardon).
Download text: here
Resource status: for use in an ecumenical service, not tied to a denominational liturgical commission.
Anglican Church of Korea:
Rev. Laura Baumgartner (United Methodist Church):
SFTC:
Note: worship service entitled “A Liturgy on Creation Care”.
Download text: here
Resource status: not affiliated with any given church or liturgy commission; SFTC is a Christian nonprofit organization.
5. HYMNS & SONGS
Creation in Christ music suggestions (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America):
Download texts: List
Creation in Christ hymn suggestions (The United Reformed Church):
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Song and Hymn Writers Foundation (Resound Worship):
Download texts: "Doxecology album"
Various Creation hymns (Catholic compilation)
Download texts: List
Diocese of Lincoln, Church of England:
Download texts: Hymns for Festival of Creation in Christ
[Français] Chants et cantiques sur la Création (Église Verte)
Download texts: List
If you need to contact any of the churches or scholars preparing these texts above, you can ask CreationFeast [at] gmail.com for a connection.
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The submission of new resources is warmly welcome through the following form:
6. FOR FURTHER REFLECTION
WORKSHOP RECORDINGS
The global bodies convening the Feast process organized three workshops in April-May 2026 to support liturgy commissions preparing their texts. The recordings are available in the following links:
INTRODUCTORY RITES – facilitated by Cheryl Lindsay (Consultation on Common Texts & United Church of Christ)
EUCHARISTIC/COMMUNION PRAYERS – facilitated by Christopher Irvine (International Anglican Liturgical Consultation)
LECTIONARY & PREACHING – facilitated by Lisa Hancock (Consultation on Common Texts & United Methodist Church)
ADOPTION BY NATIONAL CHURCHES
Many churches, both those following the Revised Common Lectionary and those who do not, are passing resolutions to officially adopt the Feast of Creation in Christ in their liturgical calendars (e.g. see announcement of the Church of England, one example among many). If you would like to propose the festival's adoption to the synod or council of your church, resources and support are available if you contact CreationFeast [at] gmail.com
STAY in touch
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