The Season of Creation, from 1 September to 4 October, is an annual, ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for creation that Christians on six continents have commemorated for many years.

The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.

Around 600 years before the birth of Jesus, 30-year-old Ezekiel, an apprentice priest in exile, took on a prophetic role and wrote of a time when water flows out from under the temple, when ‘swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows’ and ‘fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river’. This year’s Season of Creation (1 September-4 October) is rooted in Ezekiel 47:9 and 12. Denominations across the world are calling on Christians to become ‘part of God’s river, joining creation’s healing’.

At St Peter's, Buntingford we will be holding a Benefice Together service on Sunday 30th August at 11am as we start our thinking about creation and our part to play in caring for it. 

On Sunday 20th September at St Mary the Virgin, Westmill we will have a Pet Service to give thanks for all our beloved pets. 

On Sunday 4th October, all 3 benefice churches will be celebrating Harvest Festival with gratitude for the food we have and for all those working in farming for their vital work.