Harvest & Creation time worship resources for adults, young people,…

Creation time

Green-manifesto-for-church
Ideas for a green manifesto for your church
God is out there
Creation communion set (Adult & All Age)
Take care of your mother
Creation - Understanding and tackling climate change
Drama: Children of light
Forest-Church
Siggy Parratt-Halbert explores Forest Church as an approach to environmental sustainability in church life
Forest Church Act of Worship
A set of resources for creating a ‘Forest Church’ style outdoor act of worship.
Paying attention to the sky
A creation time service for all ages
Milk and honey
A creation time service for all ages
A celebration of wonder
All-age service giving thanks for the wonders of creation
Caring for God's creation
A service to mark the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity in 2010
Creation intercessions
You have fashioned the universe and all that is in it
Short prayer of praise and thanksgiving to God for the rich diversity of creation.
Global warming hymn
Regular contributor Andrew Pratt shares a hymn about global warming.
Service outline: Harvest of creation
Jacqui Hyde builds a service for all ages together around the seven days of the creation story.
Drama: Love me, love my world
An interactive drama for older children/young people or an all-age service about God’s creation of the planet and our responsibility for it.
In the beginning
Creation theme harvest material for children based on Genesis 1
Creation theology

All-age services

Harvest in the orchard
A flexible way to celebrate Harvest outdoors with all ages
Nourish and flourish
Today’s trouble: Exploring our place in God’s creation AAA
Today’s trouble: Exploring our place in God’s creation CY
Ideas for harvest 2017
New ideas for 2017
'It's a wonderful world' A harvest service for all ages
A harvest service for all ages
All-age service A harvest of abundance
An autumn service for all ages
All Age Service: giving thanks for the world's resources
An set of harvest resources by Eileen Goddard
The wheels of Harvest: Service outline with activities
Explore the cycle of seasons, commerce and our interconnection with each other using the image of a wheel
All-age service The potato harvest
Outline for a simple harvest service for all ages
All-age harvest service
A harvest service for all ages
The world comes to our place 2010
An all-age harvest service to celebrate the places our food comes from
Hygge Harvest
Opportunities for youth and intergenerational outreach during 'cosy season'.
A harvest of gratitude
Ideas to engage your community with a ‘village fête’ style event

Prayers

Prayer Lord of the harvest
Prayer for all ages
Prayer Remembering at Harvest
A prayer for those in need when we have plenty
Harvest prayer intercession
A prayer of intercession
Children's harvest prayer
Children's harvest prayer based on Psalm 65
Children's Harvest reflection
An opportunity to reflect on who brings us our food
A playful harvest prayer
Suitable for children and young people
A harvest prayer
A prayer for those whose livelihood is dependent on the harvest
Prayer for the other harvest
A prayer for the other harvest based on 1 Corinthians 3.8-9
Prayer God of the harvest
A harvest prayer
Harvest litany
Harvest thanksgiving prayer, suitable for all ages
Seedtime and harvest
An all-age service that picks up on all the colours of harvest-time

Drama

Drama for children and young people: Time to grow
This drama is ideal for use during Creation Time or at Harvest, and could be performed in an all-age service or school assembly.
Harvest drama: The farmer and the seeds
A mime to retell the parable of the sower, suitable for harvest
Harvest drama: The breadline
Based on a 'This is the house that Jack built' structure
Harvest drama: 'Toast?'
Comparing contributions to a Bring and share lunch reveals God's abundance
Drama: Thanksgiving

Activities

SF Harvest activity day (for children)
Jacqui Hyde outlines a harvest activity day for children, which will enable you to complete the preparation needed for the 'Harvest of creation' service outline.
Harvest ideas for under 5s
Ideas for a harvest service using songs and creative activities
Harvest activities
Active worship ideas for all ages

Hymns & songs

Other

Story Sophie's Harvest
Sophie discovers the message of giving at the heart of Harvest
Image: Harvest
Thank U God collage

Resources for celebrating harvest