Liturgical Resources

One of the core activities of NECCSA is to provide local Christian churches in South Africa with liturgical resources in order to incorporate environmental concerns in Christian worship.

Here are some liturgical resources

A South African Season of creation

Read here about planning for the implementation of South African Season of Creation in September / October 2008. More ...

A season of creation

Christian groups in Australia have in recent years introduced the notion of a “Season of Creation”. This should complement other liturgical seasons such as Advent, Lent, and Pentecost by focusing on God the Creator during the liturgical period after Trinity Sunday. They have developed liturgies, Bible studies, earth care activities, children’s addresses, sermon topics and visuals to promote such a Season of Creation. For 2006 in Australia the programme includes the following calendar features: Read more ...

Environment Sunday

Since its inception in 2002 NECCSA has encouraged its members and other churches to celebrate Environment Sunday on an annual basis on the Sunday closest to World Environment Day (5 June). If local Christian communities can address environmental concerns at least once a year, this may have a profound long term impact on Christian discourse, thinking and practices.

Here are some documents with exegetical and liturgical resources, especially for Environmental Sunday

Drie-eenheidsondag en Omgewingsondag 3 Junie 2007: Spreuke 8:22-31

deur Ernst Conradie

A River Runs Through: Water in God’s Purpose for Creation

A theological paper for the inaugural conference of A Rocha in South Africa – 12 August 2006. By Allen Goddard

Pinkstersondag en Omgewingsondag 2006: Johannes 16

World Environment Day Liturgical Resources

By Andrew Warmback

Ecological perspectives on the Lord’s Prayer

By Ernst Conradie

Omgewingsondag 2005: Matteus 6

Deur Ernst Conradie