August 20, 2026
This year’s theme for the Season of Creation (September 1 to October 4) is “Living Water,” with the symbol “Immersion in Living Water.” Inspired by Ezekiel 47:9–12, the theme invites us to reflect on God’s life-giving waters that bring healing, renewal, and flourishing for all creation, and to consider our shared responsibility to protect and restore the Earth’s ecosystems.
For the Love of Creation invites you into moments to pray, learn and act during the Season of Creation. See the list of events and actions below. If you have an event or action to add to this list, please email flc.pac@gmail.com.
Wishing you a blessed Season of Creation!
RESOURCES
- The Season of Creation website offers resources including theological reflections, a celebration guide, worship materials, and more.
- Season of Creation Worship Planning Resources, Mennonite Church Canada
- A 5-Week Season of Creation Curriculum for Schools and Sunday Schools, Christian Reformed Centre for Public Dialogue
EVENTS
September 1 – World Day of Prayer for Creation
12:00 p.m. EDT. | Online
For the Love of Creation invites you to gather online as we mark the beginning of the 2026 Season of Creation. This year’s theme, Living Water, and symbol, Immersion in Living Water, invite us to reflect on God’s life-giving waters and our shared responsibility to protect and restore creation. Inspired by Ezekiel 47, the theme highlights water as a source of healing, renewal, and hope for all creation.
Join people of faith from across Canada for a time of prayer, reflection, and commitment to ecological justice.
All are welcome. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qmVTxDPgRNyAq09LO-T3Og
September 9 – Living Water: Renewal, Reciprocity and Responsibility (Webinar)
12:00 p.m. EDT | Online
Join For the Love of Creation on September 9 for a Season of Creation webinar exploring the theme of Living Water. This webinar will examine how protecting water as a shared gift and common responsibility can deepen our understanding of reciprocity, strengthen our commitment to the common good, and contribute to the healing and flourishing of all creation.
Speakers include Adrian Jacobs, Senior Leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation, Christian Reformed Church in North America; Rev. Dr. Rachel Mash, Environmental Coordinator of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa; and Dr. Sarah Alexander, Executive Director of Water Watchers.
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IoS58iU6TvOFdd9CVWK0PA
September 13 – ELCIC Conversations Across the Church – online gathering
Sunday, September 13 at 5:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time)
Focus for this third Conversations Across the Church on Season of Creation — a time to come together in prayer and action. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer will be joined by Dr. Mary Philip, aka Joy, Rev. Tim Wray and Korpo Sailly as they share why this is a priority for our church.
To receive the link to this online event, you must register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.
September 17 – Webinar: Counting the Ecological Cost of AI – Data Centres, Water, Energy, and Critical Mineral Extraction
Hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Canadian Council of Churches, this webinar will bring together theologians, ethicists, and scientists to explore what climate justice demands of the AI age, and how churches can respond.
Learn more and register: https://oikoumene.org/events/webinar-counting-the-ecological-cost-of-ai-data-centres-water-energy-and-critical-mineral-extraction
September 21 – International Day of Peace
Hosted annually by the United Nations, the 2026 theme for the International Day of Peace is Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.
FLC acknowledges the connections between loving creation and working for peace. In Canada, Christians are invited to join a Prayer Walk for Peace on Sunday, September 20, in support of the ministry of The Canadian Council of Churches. Learn more about the President’s Prayer Walk for Peace and sign up.
September 19-23 – Seniors Climate Witness: A Week of Public Witness and Nonviolent Action in Ottawa
Seniors’ Climate Witness is a week of public witness and nonviolent action in Ottawa calling on the federal government to reject new fossil fuel pipelines, uphold its climate commitments, respect Indigenous rights, and protect a livable future for our children, grandchildren, and future generations. Seniors have a unique opportunity—and responsibility—to use their voices, experience, and willingness to make personal sacrifices to help protect the future for those who will live longest with the consequences of today’s decisions. Many participants are also motivated by faith and a commitment to care for Creation, seek justice, and be good ancestors for future generations.
Whether you are a senior, a person of faith, or an ally of any age, you are warmly invited to join us to learn more about the campaign and the many ways you can participate.
For more information, please contact Michael Polanyi at michaelfdpolanyi@gmail.com.
September 20 – Cross-Country Day of Action for Migrant Rights
This fall, the federal government is deciding the future of immigration: who gets permanent residency, who remains temporary, and who is pushed out. On September 20, one day before Parliament returns, join people across the country taking action to demand:
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- Status for all: Permanent resident status for migrants already here, and permanent resident status on arrival for migrants coming in the future.
- Renew permits: Automatically renew expired and expiring work and study permits, restore status, and ensure no one is pushed into exploitation or deportation.
- End exploitation: End employer-tied permits. Ensure equal labour rights, safe housing, healthcare, services, and real enforcement against abusive bosses.
- Stop deportations: End removals, detention, family separation, and attacks on refugees.
Climate change, economic inequality, and displacement are increasingly intertwined, with many migrants bearing the brunt of environmental and social crises. This Day of Action is a meaningful way to live out the Season of Creation’s call to justice, solidarity, and community, standing alongside migrants in the pursuit of dignity, belonging, and a future where all can flourish. Learn more: https://migrantrights.ca/events/sep20/
September 23 – River Run 2026: Walk with Grassy Narrows for Mercury Justice!
12 p.m. | Downtown Toronto, exact location TBD
Walk with Grassy Narrows youth and community members to show that we are with them on their path to achieve mercury justice and freedom! Grassy Narrows people are powerful leaders in the movement for Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice. They have shown that together we can fight for justice against all odds and make real gains.
This is a family-friendly event. Rain or shine! Check out FreeGrassy.net for more details as the event approaches.
RSVP here: https://freegrassy.net/river-run-2026-rsvp
September 23 – Release of Nature+ Film | 7-9 p.m.
Chartwell Baptist Church (228 Chartwell Road, Oakville, Ontario)
Join the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and partners for the public release of the Nature+ film. The Nature Positive Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation (Nature+) is Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s flagship initiative to strengthen climate resilience and food security in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
The event includes a panel discussion and film screening. All of the info, including registration can be found here: https://foodgrainsbank.ca/events/nature-plus-film/.
September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
(September 27 – Orange Shirt Sunday)
Canada’s observance of Orange Shirt Day calls us to deep reflection on matters that are important every day. FLC acknowledges the connections between loving creation and the work for truth, healing and reconciliation.
- Orange Shirt Sunday, The United Church of Canada
- Suggestions and Resources to Mark Orange Shirt Day (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) in Canada, Presbyterian Church in Canada
October 3 – Walk in the Footsteps of St. Francois D’Assise | 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
St. Francois d’Assise, 20 Fairmount Avenue, Ottawa, ON
On Saturday, October 3, the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall will host a mini-pilgrimage through four historic Catholic parishes in Ottawa, culminating in a special Season of Creation Mass celebrated by Archbishop Marcel Damphousse, followed by a series of events honoring the legacy of St. Francois d’Assise.
Advance registration is encouraged to help organizers prepare for the pilgrimage and to ensure that each participant receives an official Jubilee Pilgrim Passport.
For more information and to register.
ACTIONS
Stop Coal! Call your MP
Coal power generation in Canada is supposed to end by 2030. But, thanks to a loophole that allows Saskatchewan to follow its own coal rules instead of the federal rules, the province wants to keep coal plants running far beyond that, at a potential cost of $26 billion—or even $46 billion by another estimate.
That’s why Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is gathering people across Canada for Stop Coal! Call your MP. Together, we’re calling Members of Parliament and asking them to:
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- Close the loophole that allows Saskatchewan to continue its costly coal plan, and
- Fund a real just transition for coal workers.
To take part in the campaign or to share it with your network, please visit the Stop Coal! Call your MP homepage.
Help reach 1,000 signatures for peace by September 20!
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace is calling on Prime Minister Carney and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez to choose #CareNotWarfare and invest in people and the planet—not militarization.
Canadian military spending has risen dramatically, while communities continue to face urgent needs for housing, health care, education, climate action, public transit, Indigenous justice, international aid, and more.
On September 21, International Day of Peace, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) and WILPF will present our open letter to the federal government in Ottawa, with a press conference and rally. We’re also inviting people across Canada to take local action in solidarity.
Sign the open letter: https://tinyurl.com/1000womenforpeace
Share the letter with your networks
Join us in Ottawa or organize a local #CareNotWarfare action
Let’s reach 1,000 Women+ for Peace and make our voices heard!
#1000WomenForPeace #CareNotWarfare #InternationalDayOfPeace
Eastern Synod Artificial Intelligence Fast – Pray before you AI-generate
The Eastern Synod Climate Justice Committee invites all members of the Eastern Synod congregations, and anyone beyond who feels called to participate, to engage in a fast from personal use of artificial intelligence. The ELCIC is currently engaged in a process to discern the appropriate usage of AI in the church context. In the meantime, we are inviting people to take a months-long fast from AI not in order to reject the technology, but in order to take time apart in order to faithfully and prayerfully consider all dimensions to the issue, contemplating both its benefits and its negative consequences. A collateral advantage of taking an AI fast is that, as Christians around the world strive to be more mindful of Creation in their personal choices this month, fasting from AI is a way to reduce one’s individual environmental footprint.
Download the Fasting from AI Guide to learn more