“Each year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It is a special season where we celebrate God as Creator and acknowledge Creation as the divine continuing act that summons us as collaborators to love and care for the gift of all that is created. As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common call to care for Creation. We are co-creatures and part of all that God has made. Our well-being is interwoven with the well-being of the Earth.”
– Season of Creation Ecumenical Steering Committee
Season of Creation Resources
Living Water: Season of Creation 2026 Celebration Guide
Creation Care in the Diocese of Maine
NEW! Province 1 EcoRegion Daily Devotions
What is your parish doing to educate, advocate, and celebrate during the Season of Creation? Send the details to Director of Communications Susan Sherrill Axelrod and we’ll share them here.
St. David’s, Kennebunk
St. David’s ongoing activities for the Season of Creation include the collection of water-inspired writing and visual artwork for display at the church, and Chasing Wonder photo bingo! Download the bingo board here.
Scheduled events:
Monday evenings starting Sept. 14: A six-week book study on “Just Water,” by Christiana Zenner
Fridays, 5:30 p.m.: Creation-focused Celtic prayer services in the Memorial Garden
Saturday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m.: Garden-to-table parish potluck supper with a concert by the Common Ground Band at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 9-1: “A Day Apart” at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm with Maine Guide Linda Grenfell and Retreat Leader Rev. Mary Jane O’Connor-Ropp on the purpose and spirituality of estuaries.
Saturday, Oct. 3, time TBD Blessing of the the Animals at St. David’s Budget Box
Sunday, Oct. 4, noon: Blessing of wild and endangered animals
All Saints, Skowhegan
“From the vast galaxies spinning in the night sky to the smallest cell in your own body, the universe is vibrant with the presence of the Creator. Genesis Chapter 1 tells the story and the Apostle Paul reminds us in Colossians 1:17, “In Christ all things hold together.” I have always held these words close to my heart: “In Christ we move and have our being” (Acts 17:28) To help us ground this vision, we will explore a rich, historical, and deeply scriptural tradition within our faith: Christian Mysticism – seeing the Creator’s presence in all things. While the word “mysticism” might sound mysterious or unusual at first, it simply refers to the direct, lived experience of God’s love and presence. It is a tradition practiced by Saint Francis of Assisi, Dame Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Avila, Thomas Merton and Fr. Richard Rohr. We will join countless everyday believers throughout history who refused to let God become a mere abstract concept.” — The Rev. Jack Fles, rector
Read all of Father Jack’s letter to the congregation and download a copy of the Season of Creation Eucharist being used at All Saints here.
Download a supplemental document on fossil fuels and climate change here.
St. Brendan the Navigator, Deer Isle
This year, the Season of Creation unites us around the theme of “Living Water.” We are called to take the initiative to promote environmental justice, to be aware of and to advocate for environmental actions that do not take water for granted but rather understand the need to protect and conserve water as essential to the existence of humanity and all life on our planet.
For starters, St. Brendan’s Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Invitation is to consider how we use water at home.
- Could you install a rain barrel at the corner of your house to provide for your garden’s needs?
- Can you remember to turn off faucets or showerheads whenever possible to reduce water use?
- Reflect on the simplicity, satisfaction, and good health of drinking at least several glasses of water a day. Realize that in many parts of the world, all the above uses are increasingly not possible, and the scarcity of water is causing life-threatening situations.
St. Bart’s, Yarmouth
This fall St. Bart’s will celebrate the Season of Creation from Sunday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 11, with liturgies highlighting God’s creation that sustain and inspire us, while calling for actions on behalf of “this fragile earth, our island home” (Book of Common Prayer, Eucharistic Prayer C, p. 370).
In addition to Sunday worship, The Climate Action Committee will be sponsoring some parish-wide activities, including a Carbon Challenge and the “Climate Future Film Festival.”
The “Climate Future Film Festival” features several international short films that imaginatively explore a variety of responses to the impacts of global warming—with drama, comedy, dance, animation, and documentary. There will be two parts: the first on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. and the other on Sunday, Sept. 27 also at 4 p.m. Come for some light refreshments, films, and conversation.
Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal, Augusta
Emmanuel’s celebration starts Sunday, Sept. 6 and ends with a celebration of St Francis Day and the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 4. This five-week season is a time to think about God as the creator and sustainer of that is. The church sometime calls creation the book of nature, in which God love for everyone, and everything can be read. This time at the end of summer, though the glory of full is a time for us to remember that we are to be stewards of the world that God has made for us, we are coworkers with Christ in the garden of creation. Living Water has been identified by the church as the theme for 2026, so we will be going to the river.
Sunday Sept 6:
9 a.m. Maine Eucharistic prayer
10:30 a.m. Tree Planting
10:45 a.m. Coffee and Conversation: “What does it mean to connect with each other?”
Sunday Sept. 13:
9 a.m. All Creation Sings Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Poetry Sharing at Coffee Hour
Wednesday, Sept. 16
10 a.m. Bishop Nathan Pipho of the New England Synod joins us for Celtic Eucharist and lunch
Sunday Sept 20:
9 a.m. All Creation Sings Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Prayer Walk in our back woods
Sunday Sept 27:
9 a.m. All Creation Sings Eucharist
11:30 a.m. Picnic and Pray by the River, Mill Park
Sunday Oct 4:
9 a.m. Feast of St Francis
10:30 am Blessing of the Animals at Church
Wednesdays, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30:
10 a.m. Celtic Eucharist
5 p.m. Bring your own brown bag dinner
5:30 p.m. Creation Bible Study
St. Margaret’s, Belfast
Joining with our ecumenical faith community from Sept. 1 through the Feast of St. Francis on Oct. 4 for the Season of Creation, we will be guided by the vision of the prophet Ezekiel (47:1–12): a river flowing from the temple of God, which grows without stopping and brings life where everything seems barren.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
6 p.m. Creation Care Taize
Wednesday, Sept. 2
9:30 a.m. Healing the Earth Service
Saturday, Sept. 19:
10 a.m. – noon Garden Clean Up, bring your own clippers, spades, rakes, shovels and trashbags. Followed by a potluck lunch.
Sunday, Oct. 4
5 p.m. Canticle of the Creatures and Evensong