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Environmental Stewardship Commission

Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
 
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Creation Season Materials

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Resolution on the Spirituality of Food Production

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Resolution on Creation Season

 

 

Creation Season 2009
October 4 – October 25, 2009
(Proper 22 through Proper 25, Year B)

Proper 24, Year B
(October 18, 2009)

Humans interacting with
'this fragile Earth, our island home'

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

The Collect below is available for you to use. You may

  • copy and paste from this page directly to your Service Bulletin or
  • download the Collect as part of a Bulletin Insert for your Service Bulletin.

Creation Collects for Proper 24, Year B:

In addition to the Collect for Proper 24, you might use one of the following:

  • For the Beauty of the Earth (Prayer #8 page 840, Book of Common Prayer), OR
  • God of all the Earth (Second prayer, New Zealand Prayer Book, page 636)

PDF Versions in Bulletin Inserts:

Half Page
(5.5" x 8", double sided)
Full Page
(8.5" x 11", single side)

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Proper 24
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
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Advisory: some materials will be available closer to the date

The materials for this Sunday were prepared by the Rev Tom Harries.

 

The Rev Tom Harries was Co-Chair of MEESC, Priest-in-Charge of Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in St. Peter, MN, and a Total Ministry mentor in Central Minnesota, when he originally prepared these materials in 2009. Tom and we welcome your comments. Please address your comments or additional reflections to Tom Harries or any MEESC member, or mail them to:


MEESC
c/o C. Morello
4451 Lakeside Drive
Eveleth, MN 55743-4400 USA

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