Environmental Stewardship Commission

Welcome! We're glad you're planning on observing a liturgical season of creation. We have prepared some materials for you to use in teaching.

The overall theme this year is the spiritual and environmental aspects of food production. For all the skill we humans have developed in farming, God still provides the growth. Rich soil and fresh water remain essential ingredients. Since we care for that which we love, the commission seeks to encourage creation care by celebrating the beautiful gifts we have received.

We have selected a theme for each Sunday based on articles in our booklet on implementing the diocesan convention Resolution on the Spirituality of Food Production. On each of the education pages we've placed ideas for adult education and children's education programs on the same theme.

Users may use some or all of these outlines to fit their own requirements. The materials are largely organized around the theme for each Sunday rather than the lessons, so it should not matter whether the user is working from the Episcopal Lectionary (in the Book of Common Prayer) or the Revised Common Lectionary (to replace the Episcopal Lectionary in December 2007).

As a reminder, if you do reproduce information for use in your parishes, please follow the notation requirements on our homepage.

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