Enjoying God as we delight in his creation
Honouring God by caring for his creation
Engaging with God as we pray for his creation.
From 1 September to 4 October each year Christians and churches around the world unite to thank God, pray, and care for our common home. It’s a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through praise, thanksgivings, repentance, celebration, and commitment together. The Season of Creation starts on the Wold Day of Prayer for Creation and finishes on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, a Saint known for his love and care for creation. This year we unite around the theme “Peace with Creation” with the symbol “Garden of Peace”, inspired by Isaiah 32:14-18.
To enable our church family at Syndal Baptist Church to participate in this celebration, the Creation Care team have planned 3 events and collected some resources. You can find these below.
Activities to engage with
Art Show - Sunday 7th September
For the first time we’re kicking off the Season of Creation with an exhibition of nature art, prepared by our young people in Tribe.
The art work prepared will be displayed on the notices boards outside of the West Auditorium – be sure not to miss it!
Jells Park Walk - Saturday 20th September
The Creation Care team welcomes everyone from all congregations to join them for a 3km guided walk at Jells Park on 20 September 2025. This will be led by volunteers from the Dandenong Creek Friends Group and followed by afternoon tea.
Date: 20/09/2024
Time: 2-4.30pm
What to bring: Yourselves, friends and family, walking shoes, water bottle, protection from weather – raincoat / umbrella / sunscreen / hat.
Dogs MAY be welcome, but we are currently confirming this. Stay tuned!
Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Please register below to assist with catering.
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Mini litter clean up - Saturday 4th October
Join the Creation Care team in the SBC car park at 11am on Saturday 4 October to carry out a focussed litter-pick. This will clean-up the church car park, other outdoor areas and the immediate surrounds. We don’t expect this to take very long, and will have lunch together afterwards at a local eatery.
What to bring:
Gardening gloves (if you want to use your own, otherwise we have gloves)
Two plastic bags (one for general waste, one for recycling)
Drinking water
Appropriate weather protection – hat, sunscreen, waterproof etc.
There is no need to register – just turn up! Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Resources to grow with
Daily Reflections
The Creation Care team invites you into a time of contemplation and reflection during this season, seeking afresh the wisdom contained in Scripture relating to the natural world and how we interact with it. The team has updated this daily Bible resource with companion questions, to guide individuals or small groups through this 2025 Season.
Poems for Season of Creation
Pour a coffee and pull up a chair to the fire, or rug up and listen to birdsong in the garden - and enjoy this selection of scripture, poems and quotes inspired by nature. Let your mind dwell on the beauty and power of God as displayed by the works of his hands. Psalm 104 has also been reimagined for Australia.
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Psalm 104 for Australia
Reimagining Psalm 104 for our Australia context brings this song of praise to life with new meaning, as we listen to what God is saying to us through both his word and his world.
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Grow Together
Our Creation Care Team have put together a series of 3 Life Group studies which you can use to grow in your understanding of God's care for his creation.
You can download the resources below.
1st September - World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Join Christians from around the world in praying for God's creation and our role in caring for it.
We have written a prayer which you may wish to guide you as you pray on the 1st September, or throughout the Season of Creation from 1 September to October 4th.
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History of The Season of Creation
September 1 was proclaimed as a Day of Prayer for Creation for the Eastern Orthodox Church by Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I in 1989. It was embraced by other major Christian European churches in 2001, and by Pope Francis for the Roman Catholic Church in 2015.
In recent years, many Christian churches have begun celebrating the “Season of Creation” (also known as Creation Time) between September 1 and October 4, the Feast of St. Francis that is observed by some Western traditions. St. Francis is the author of the Canticle of the Creatures, and the Catholic saint of those who promote ecology.
Several statements from the past few years have called the faithful to observe this month-long season, such as those of the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines in 2003, the Third European Ecumenical Assembly in Sibiu in 2007 and the World Council of Churches in 2008.
Text taken from seasonofcreation.org
To find out more about the Season of Creation worldwide, visit the website linked below.
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Creation Care Highlights of 2024
Scroll through some of the things which have happened in the area of Creation Care in 2024 below.
What is Creation Care about?
We love to worship the Creator God. We believe that one of the ways God reveals himself is through his creation, and that he has commissioned us to care for this world he lovingly made.
Our Creation Care team exists to help us, as God's church, to better enjoy God's creation and better care for it.
Valley Reserve Walk Photo Gallery
As part of our Season of Creation activities in 2023, a number of people gathered for a walking tour of our local 'Valley Reserve'. During the walk, people were invited to take photos which captured expressions of God's creativity in nature. Below are some of the photos taken by the group.