Ecumenical Patriarch's opening message for Season of Creation

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Archbishop of Constantinople, has shared Patriarchal message on the opening of Season of Creation 2024.

"The environmental threat is a dimension of the extended crisis in contemporary civilization.... The Christian faith recognizes the supreme value of humanity and creation alike. In this spirit, then, respect for the sacredness of the human person and the protection of the integrity of the “very good” creation are inseparable". Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

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The Patriarchal message for the beginning of the Ecclesiastical year...  (the English translation follows the original version in Greek) | foafanariou.gr | 28 August 2024 

Ecumenical Patriarch shares opening message for Season of Creation | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org) | 29 August 2024 

Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Global Prayer for Season of Creation 2024

"Our faith compels us to stand against the destruction of our planet. This season is a call for bold, sustainable action." Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, WCC General Secretary

ABOVE: People from a variety of faith traditions gather in the shade of some trees at the United Nations climate summit COP28 for a moment of prayer at the conclusion of an interfaith walk through the venue, calling together from their respective perspectives for climate justice.  Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

The Season of Creation 2024 started on 1 September with an online prayer event uniting Christians globally to pray for environmental wellbeing. The theme, To hope and act with Creation, emphasizes the responsibility of faith communities to combat the environmental crisis.

Read more- Global Prayer mobilizes Christian communities for Season of Creation 2024 | World Council of Churches (oikoumene.org) |  29 August 2024

Watch the Prayer Service for Creation Day on Youtube