CREATION CARE
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God.” Gerard Manley Hopkins
Season of Creation 2025 at Rez
Sep 1 - Oct 5
Once again, Rez is joining in with a worldwide movement to celebrate the"Season of Creation", an annual celebration to pray, listen, and care forCreation and all its inhabitants, from Sep 1 to Oct 4. During this season, our Rez Creation Care team will be hosting several local events with the theme "Peace With Creation" in mind, ending with our own St. Francis Fest and Blessing of the Animals on Oct 5!
Season of Creation Challenge
Looking for practical ways to engage and learn about Creation Care? Take the Rez Season of Creation challenge and see how many of the practices you can implement in your life and family.
CREATION CARE RESOURCES
These resources are always evolving, so check back often for updates!
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Bring your own mug to church.
Bring your own plate/bowl, cutlery, napkin, and cups to potlucks.
If your sink or shower water takes a while to get hot, stick a bucket under the faucet until the water is warm. Use it to flush the toilet or water your plants.
Use apps like iNaturalist or Merlin to identify plants and birds.
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September Gardening Checklist for Austin and Central Texas (Texas A&M Agrilife Extension monthly checklist
September To Do List | Central Texas Gardener (Central Texas Gardener’s monthly checklist, easy spot to nab tips or add the monthly link to the newsletter)
Project Learning Tree (activities and resources to engage children in learning about the environment)
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Austin Water Wildlands Events (upcoming guided hikes and volunteer events)
GivePulse Portal (City of Austin volunteer and service portal - covers all volunteer events)
Austin Public Library Calendar of Events (free events for all libraries)
Ladybird Johnson Wilfdlower Center Events (most have a small fee or are included with cost of admission)
Zilker Botanical Garden Calendar of Events (some events have small fees, Zilker free day is on 9/7 9-5 pm)
Austin Roots and Wings Festival (annual community-wide celebration of pollinators, trees, and all creatures, scheduled for 10/18-11/2)
Travelin’ the Rainbow (non-profit organization dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in Texas, focusing on outdoor activities, hosts campouts and volunteer events)
TreeFolks (Calendar of events)
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The Grotto eNews, Portland, OR (Regular newsletter from The Grotto with ideas we can adopt :)
Texas Land Acknowledgement statement (used by the City of Austin)
Earth Native Wilderness School (Wilderness education and camps for adults and children) Earth Native Wilderness School | Austin and Bastrop, TX
Hornsby Bird Observatory (Austin Water center for environmental research and public birding) Home | hbbo
Roy G. Guerrero Birding (cliff overlook area at Roy G Guerrero Colorado River Metropolitan Park) Birding at Roy G. Guerrero – Travis Audubon
Join our Creation Care Focus Group!
The Rez Creation Care focus group aims to cultivate a conversation about God’s commitment and care for his creation, his call for us to do the same, and how we can participate in this vocation as a community. Our participation will include providing resources, hosting regular book/article studies, and coordination projects/events focused on creation care. We meet monthly in-person and online to pray, reflect, and learn from one another. If you would like to be involved. Click on the button below to sign up! Check back here often for more resources!
“O heavenly Father, who has filled the world with beauty: Open our eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that, rejoicing in your whole creation, we may learn to serve You with gladness; for the sake of him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”