In this church Season of Creation (Sept. 1 - Oct. 4) dedicated to prayer, reflection, and celebration of God as Creator, we are pleased to host a discussion forum on the topic of Evolution and Creation Theology. Dr. James D. Berger, retired emiritus professor in the Dept. of Zoology at UBC will present and guide our discussion.  

The creation narrative of Genesis 1 proclaims that the Word of God calls creation into being and names it as good, as very good.
In this presentation Dr. Berger will  briefly review some aspects of the  development of both the physical universe and of living things and how they might relate to our understanding of the Theology of Creation. Dr. Berger sees this as a dialogue between our knowledge of the creation and how we think about God as Creator.

Image: Nasa

Week 1: Creation as Gift

Scripture: Genesis 1:1–31; Psalm 104

Reflection:

The world around us is not ours to control — it is God’s gift. Every creature, river, and mountain exists because of God’s love. Seeing creation as gift invites gratitude and wonder, reminding us that we are part of God’s ongoing story.

Action Step:

Take a contemplative walk outdoors. Notice three things in creation you often overlook and give thanks.

"Creation is not ours to command; it is ours to honor."

Image: Trevor McKinnon on Unsplash

You are invited to the Service of Installation for Bishop-elect Larry Kochendorfer on Saturday, September 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. 

This celebration will bring together both rostered and lay people, and will also be available via livestream at elcic.ca. For those that are able, you are invited to attend in person. For those unable to be with us, you are invited to gather in your homes, congregations and communities to view the livestream (and we encourage you to share a photo of your gathering with us at info@elcic.ca and on social using #myelcic).

Written greetings to our national bishop are welcome and may be sent directly to Bishop-elect Larry at lkochendorfer@elcic.ca.

We hope you will be able to join us - in person or online - for this important moment in the life of our church.