Events

To mark the 11th anniversary of the Papal encyclical on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on 1-September 2026, Pope Leo has published the following message -
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/creation/documents/20260815-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html  .

The Season of Creation is a time of ecumenical celebration that runs each year from 1-Sept to 4-Oct. The theme from 2026 is Living Water (eg see John 7:37-39). All are welcome to these events.

Events as below will occur in the Season of Creation 2026. 

• • Tuesday 1-Sept being developed globally as an ecumenical Feast of Creation.

  • Thurs/Friday 3-4 Sept  EarthCare Australia national On-line Gathering

  • 930am Saturday 5 Sept Creation Mass at St Michael’s, 2 Tyrrell Circuit KALEEN

  • 9.30am Sunday 20-Sept – Under the Cherry Tree annual ecumenical prayer celebration of sustainability at the Holy Roundabout, Wear a hat and bring a plate. Convened by Holy Cross Anglican and St Margaret's Uniting Church communities with participation from Blackfriars Catholic parish. The "holy roundabout" is on the corner of Antill Street and Phillip Avenue, HACKETT

  • 530pm Sunday 20-Sept Taize ecumenical Prayers by Candlelight with a Season of Creation Living Water theme. Immanuel Lutheran Church 37 Burnie St LYONS

  • 6pm Tuesday 29 Sept film screening and experts panel discussion Everyone, Everywhere, Everywhen 40min film on national water justice and water governance. Orana Centre, 7 Bindel Street ARANDA

  • 12nn Saturday – 3 Oct – Ecumenical prayer outdoors - Baptist Church, Munro St, QUEANBEYAN - at midday followed by some lunch

  • 12nn Saturday 3 Oct –  Creation Mass at St Matthews, 12 Chewings St PAGE

  • Sat/Sunday – 3/4 Oct – 800th anniversary of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi

  • June to 18-Oct - the National Gallery is exhibiting its tapestries of the late Arthur Boyd’s spectacular impressions of 800 year old stories from Assisi.

Online activity and resources in Season of Creation also appears at:

•  School Art Competition 2026 | Catholic Earthcare | Caritas Australia  theme: Living Water, entries via teacher only, due Friday 18 September. 

• Common Grace's Season of Creation site https://www.commongrace.org.au/season_of_creation_2026 

• the Uniting Climate Action Network of the Uniting Church of Australia

Previous events

Aug 2021 Australian Bishop's Statement  "Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor"

• FB  stream of Bishops launching the Statement on 5-August-21

• Archbishop Christopher short video commentary on the Statement