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Image Mongolian yurts. Photo: Yang Shuo on Unsplash Season of Creation: Launch of celebration guide and theme 2021 theme: “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God” (LWI) – Christian communities worldwide are invited to begin planning their Season of Creation celebrations with the new…
Image Lighting a candle during a âPrayer for the Rainforestâ as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, during COP25 that took place in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Christians around the world invited to celebrate Season of Creation LWF General Secretary will join church leaders and representatives for opening prayer (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opens the Season of…
Image For many Indigenous people, round things in nature represent the circle of life and all creation. Often, this motive is taken up in the round shape of their dwelling places and homes. Photo: Verónica Ãlvarez via Unsplash Season of Creation 2021: “Challenge the world to care for all creation” Opening prayer with representatives from across the ecumenical family (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opened the Season of Creation with…
Image A large globe hanging from the ceiling in the Action Zone of COP26 in Glasgow last November as world leaders gathered to negotiate a response to climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Season of Creation theme: Listen to unheard voices Burning bush logo calls Christians to turn holy anger into action and advocacy to safeguard our common home (LWI) - ‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’ is the theme for the 2022 Season of Creation which is marked by the majority of…
Image Desri Maria Sumbayak, LWF Vice President for Asia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Indonesia: Passion for gender justice and eco-theology Voices from the Communion: Desri Maria Sumbayak, LWF’s Vice President for the Asia region (LWI) - Desri Maria Sumbayak, from the Indonesian Christian Church (HKI), serves as the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Vice President for the…
Image Celebration Guide 2024 Season of Creation Celebration Guide 2024 Focused on the theme “To Hope and Act with Creation,” the 2024 Celebration Guide contains liturgical resources and prayers, practical ideas for cel
Image The 2024 symbol - “The first fruits of hope” - is inspired by Romans 8:19-25 Photo: Season of Creation “To hope and act with creation” is theme of 2024 Season of Creation The celebration guide for the 2024 Season of Creation has been launched with an invitation to worship and advocate together during the annual Christian celebration.
Image Bishop Fredrick Onael Shoo from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s (ELCT) Northern Diocese. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Twenty-years of tree-planting for a sustainable future