The Season of Creation for 2026 has concluded with an online ecumenical prayer meeting on October 4, attended by Christians from across the world in celebration and reflection to inspire care for creation.

The Season of Creation is an annual period observed in many Christian traditions that celebrates God as Creator. It runs from September 1, which is the ‘Day of Prayer for Creation’ in the Orthodox calendar, the ‘Catholic World Day of Prayer’ and the ‘Feast of Creation in Christ’ in many denominations, through to October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, who is remembered for his respect for all creation.

The closing prayer event enjoyed contributions from representatives of the Anglican Communion, World Methodist Council, Lutheran World Federation, Roman Catholic Church, Armenian Apostolic Church and Presbyterian Church.

John-Paul Roberts from the Green Anglicans movement read from Ezekiel 47, which inspired this year’s theme of ‘Living Water’ and Kenyi Dube, from the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, highlighted some environmental projects in Juba which include tree planting and waste management.

The founder of the Church of England Seedlings Network, Elizabeth Trice, attended. The project connects and equips ‘ecochamps’ across Kent to use their church lands and graveyards to conserve biodiversity. Elsivia Sunia, from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia, also joined the prayers. She has been instrumental in mobilising young people in Tonga to become involved in community resilience and disaster preparedness programmes.

Contributions from other Christian denominations included Analisa Ramsahai, Board Director for the Laudato Si Movement in Trinidad and Tobago. She invited participants to ‘...reflect on water as connection. A drop becomes a stream. A stream becomes rivers. Rivers flows into the sea. Rain returns water to the Earth, nourishing plants, animals and people. Water reminds us that we are connected to God, to ourselves, to one another and to all creation… Yet, because water is so familiar to us, we can easily forget how extraordinary it is and today I invite us to see water, not as something we use but as something we receive. Water is a sacred gift from God.’

Father Garen (Movses) Yosolkanian, of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Manager of EcoTheology and the Ecojustice Unit at the Middle East Council of Churches,  invited Christians to view water as a gift from God and ‘a source of life, healing and restoration’. He said, ‘We are reminded that wherever God's living waters flow, life flourishes. But this vision calls us to more than reflection... We stand in solidarity with those whose lives, lands and livelihoods are threatened by environmental destruction and conflict… Let us turn our prayers into action, our awareness into advocacy and our faith into a commitment to protect every drop of water entrusted to us.’

Lungs of the Earth – Oceans

Following on from the Season of Creation, Anglicans are being invited to continue to prioritise creation care through the ‘Lungs of the Earth’ campaign. The focus for 2026 is on oceans. The campaign calls for action and advocacy to restore and protect oceans as a vital ‘lung of the Earth’. An Anglican delegation is also due to attend COP17 to amplify the voices of coastal communities around the globe in tackling the environmental crisis.

More information

Watch the recording of the closing service of the Season of Creation 2026.

Find out more about Lungs of the Earth here or see a recent news article about the campaign.