Creation Season 2009
October 4 October 25, 2009
(Proper 22 through Proper 25, Year B)
Humans interacting with
'this fragile Earth, our island home'
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.
Each of our topics looks
at a different aspect of our relationship with "this fragile
Earth, our Island home." We have prepared some materials
for you to use in worship and in religious education.
The outline below and the
individual links will point you to materials for preparing various
parts of services for a Creation Season in 2009 for Proper 22
through 25 (Year B, 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.
Some of the materials are
still being finalized and some links may not be complete. Please
come back in late August for more resources.
| Sunday |
Sunday Theme
|
Creation Theme
|
Reflections
|
Other
|
| Proper
22
|
For
Jesus, the value of relationship is made more equal through
the treatment of women and children |
We see the world in all
its glory |
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| Proper
23 |
Obtaining
the kingdom of God is difficult while holding on to the
valuables of the world |
We touch the world in hard
and masterful ways, ripping from it the goods we need |
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| Proper
24 |
Disciples
are to work in concert with one another, not separating
into hierarchies and classes |
We feel isolated and the
world's bounty seems far from us |
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| Proper
25
|
Humans
are healed to see again (like Bartimaeus and Job) that it
is God who is the ground of our being. |
We hear the pain we have
caused the world, and seek to reconcile our mutual life
rhythms |
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If you will be following the Semi-Continuous Track
readings [focusing on the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) readings],
please read first this reflection on Job.
As a reminder, if you do reproduce information
for use in your parishes, please follow the notation
requirements on use of our materials.
Groups
.