Creation Season 2008
October 5 26, 2008
(Proper 22-25, Year A)
Special Recognition of
the
Place of Food in our Lives
We thank you for the chance
to consider the materials we have compiled and created. May
they help you in your worship and in your spiritual journey
in this world. While we have drawn from many resources, we consider
that one of the most enduring is Food & Faith: justice,
joy and daily bread, edited and compiled by Michael Schut.
(Living the Good News/Morehouse, 2002). Michael has not only
compiled many excellent resources, he has provided a very thought-provoking
and complete Study Guide at the conclusion of his book.
Each of our topics looks
at a different aspect of food's relationship with our environment.
We have prepared some materials for you to use in worship and
in teaching.
The outline below and the
individual links will point you to materials for preparing various
parts of services for a Creation Season in 2008 for Proper 22
through 25 (Year A, Revised Common Lectionary). All Links go
to the specific item except for the link for the Sunday, which
will take you to a page for that Sunday. The focus of these
materials is on the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) and Gospel
readings.
| Sunday |
Sunday Theme |
Focus of Lessons |
Reflections
|
Other
|
| Proper
22
|
Food as Commodity |
- Ten Commandments
- vineyard
- landowner
- food production
|
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| Proper
23 |
Food as Community |
- Golden calf
- praise feast
- kingdom of God is like wedding
- banquet
|
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| Proper
24 |
Food as Basic Human Need |
- Moses insisting God go with
- God will level the mountains
and open the gates
- I am the LORD
- Render unto Caesar
- food as weapon
- food justice
- Social justice
|
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|
| Proper
25 |
Food as Sacrament/Holy
Element |
- Moses shown the promised
land
- You shall be holy
- You shall not be unjust
- You shall not profit by the
blood of neighbor
- which commandment is the
greatest
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There are also some general
References to help you with your Service and Religious Education
Planning.
As a reminder, if you do reproduce information
for use in your parishes, please follow the notation
requirements on use of our materials.
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