Season of Creation
Join us for Season of Creation
Season of Creation runs from 1 September and 4 October 2020. Christian communities around the world will honour this time with a period of reflection and recommitment to tackling the challenges facing our common home, planet Earth.
Jesuit Missions is organising a number of ways that your parish, school, university chaplaincy or community can celebrate this season and help to create a sustainable legacy for future generations. Please download the resources below.
Reflections
We are excited to bring you a reflection series throughout the month of September.
Fr Damian Howard SJ – Provincial of the Society of Jesus, British Province
Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ – Director Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ – Director Vatican Observatory
Dr Celia Deane-Drummond – Director Laudato Si Research Institute
Dr Theodora Hawksley – London Jesuit Centre
Fr Richard Leonard SJ – Director Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting
Fr James Martin SJ – Author and editor at large America Magazine
Dr Ciara Murphy – Environmental Officer Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin
Urge your MP to sign the Early Day Motion
On 1st September to mark Season of Creation, Rt Hon Patrick Grady, MP tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in Parliament, marking this month-long period of period of reflection and recommitment to tackling the challenges facing our common home, planet Earth. Read the Early Day Motion
Now, it is your turn! Contact your MP to ask them to sign the EDM. It is easy to contact your MP by going to the Parliament website. It only takes a few minutes to make your voice heard.
Resources
Season of Creation – Prayer candle poster
Season of Creation – Contact your MP
Season of Creation – Feast of St Francis poster
Season of Creation – Get Active!
Season of Creation – Pray with Us
Season of Creation Mural – Primary School Activity
