Season of Creation 2026 Theme:
Living Water
Our Biblical text for this year is drawn from Ezekiel 47: 1- 12, which portrays God’s life-giving water flowing from the temple of God. The river grows deeper and deeper restoring barren land, reviving waters, and sustaining flourishing ecosystems. The vision invites human responsibility: recognising ecological damage, embracing interconnectedness, we are called to immerse ourselves in the water, and actively safeguarding and working for the renewal of creation so that environmental healing and human well-being may flourish together.
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The Symbol for 2026 is Immersion in Living WaterThe symbol for 2026 is Immersion in Living Water. The call is for transformation – that Christians would be immersed in the living water flowing from the throne of God- stepping in deeper and deeper, inspired by the Spirit of God, working together for the renewal of Creation.
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How Creation Justice Ministries Celebrated Last Year:
Last year, CJM held a series of public witness events and faith gatherings in key states and in Washington, D.C., highlighting urgent environmental concerns through ritual, testimony and prayer. Each event featured a diverse panel of speakers—faith leaders, theologians, community members, and public officials—who spoke to the sacred duty to protect Creation. Learn more about our events from last year here!
What is Season of Creation?
"The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home. Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I proclaimed 1 September as a day of prayer for creation for the Orthodox in 1989. In fact, the Orthodox church year starts on that day with a commemoration of how God created the world. The World Council of Churches was instrumental in making the special time a season, extending the celebration from 1 September until 4 October. Following the leadership of Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I and the WCC, Christians worldwide have embraced the season as part of their annual calendar. Pope Francis made the Roman Catholic Church’s warm welcoming of the season official in 2015. In recent years, statements from religious leaders around the world have also encouraged the faithful to take time to care for creation during the month-long celebration.
The season starts 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Throughout the month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for our common home."
The season starts 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Throughout the month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for our common home."
Click the button below to visit the official Season of Creation website and access videos and blog posts from recent years!
Check Out the 2024 Season of Creation Webinar Replay
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Creation Justice Ministries in partnership with One Home, One Future, a coalition effort of US faith denominations and organizations for visible and collective creation care and climate action by faith leaders, hosted a webinar to introduce the Season of Creation and show efforts that churches and denominations are making to celebrate the season as a central part of the liturgical calendar. The Faith and Climate resource produced by the SALT Project to use as a possible guide throughout the season is also highlighted in this webinar.
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