Enjoying God as we delight in his creation
Honouring God by caring for his creation
Engaging with God as we pray for his creation.
Creation Care at Christmas
As we continue our journey in caring for God's creation, the Christmas season provides an opportunity to consider how we might celebrate well while still honouring God's creation.
The Creation Care team have compiled some resources for you to explore which might help guide the way this Christmas.
Check out these helpful resources for the Christmas season.
Sustainable Christmas
In this resource, we are invited to consider how we can journey into Christmas in a different way - in a way that is more in harmony with creation. Preparation and planning helps us to approach Christmas differently, with more thought and joy, and helps us not get caught up in the fast culture and rush that descends just before Christmas.
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Book Gift Ideas for Adults
Are you looking for a Christmas gift for someone else, something to put on our own Christmas list, or something to help you get through December?
Here is a selection of books helping us to encounter God through his creation, and helping us to explore faith, science and the environment – for both young and old.
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Book Gift Ideas for Kids
Books are always a great gift for kids at Christmas - so why not choose some books which help kids understand creation in light of the Creator?
Here is a list of book ideas for kids.
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Australian Christmas Carols
Check out some great Australian Christmas Carols to sing with your family this year. Their lyrics feature aspects of our own Australian flora and fauna and recognise God as creator.
You can download a PDF with lyrics, images and links to listen below.
Also check out some reflections on the carols written by SBC's Peter Newton (member of the Creation Care team) HERE.
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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.