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Recognising and celebrating the gifts of the creation is challenged by growing environmental risks and increasing climate change. Our vision of the ecology of life calls us to radically review how we now live as individuals and communities.
ECEN promotes sharing, cooperation, action and theological reflection across our different countries and traditions in caring for creation.

Theme of Season of Creation 2025: Peace with Creation

"Our Biblical text for this year is Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between God and humankind. This description of devastated cities and wastelands eloquently stresses the fact that human destructive behaviours have a negative impact on the Earth. Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored. There is still hope and the....

Interfaith Week 2024 (Limited availability)

25 July 2024

A week to celebrate co-operation and deepen friendship and understanding between faiths with a focus on caring for and listening to Creation. Caring for Creation...

"Youth Voices for Eco-Justice"

1 July 2024

The ecumenical student journal's next issue (41/2024) is out! Find the whole document in the attachment.

WSCF -Toolkit: Strategies for Intergenerational Eco-Justice Advocacy

26 June 2024

Bridging Generational Gaps for Climate Action: 10 Strategies from the Intergenerational Eco-Justice Advocacy Academy The large consensus supporting climate action movements clearly shows that meaningful...

Launch of the official Celebration Guide for Season of Creation

22 May 2024

Save the date! YouTube live transmission in EN here , other languages need to register here for simultaneous translation.

A Liturgical Opportunity; An Ecumenical Kairos

17 May 2024

Report of an ecumenical seminar held in Assisi, 14-17 March 2024 In March 2024, over a hundred delegates from all continents gathered in Assisi –...

Calendar

04.05.2025	THE NICAEA CENTENARY & CREATION DAY
15.01.2025	A Christian Vision for Sustainable Food Systems – Launch Event
04.10.2024	Closing Prayer Service of the Season of Creation - 4 Oct 2024
30.09.2024	Education for Sustainable Development – Spiritual Dimensions

A few words about the new ECEN Secretary

Claire Mesnards

My name is Claire des Mesnards. I have been working within the United Protestant Church of France as a pastor for 6 years. Before turning to theology, I worked with Civil Society Organisations in networks like the European Confederation of NGOs for sustainable development and international cooperation (CONCORD) and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) of which I was coordinator for the European region during the Action2015 campaign on climate and the Sustainable Development Goals. These were the first places where, after studying philosophy and political science, I tried to voice together with others my genuine concern for people and the planet. For me this concern is deeply rooted in Christian faith and explains why I responded to a call to serve Jesus Christ as a pastor.

Currently, I live in Nîmes, a small and beautiful Roman city known as one of the Reformation’s cradles in France. I am working full time for the local protestant parish. Together with a number of friends I have been closely involved in founding a Peoples University on Religions. The purpose of this specific project is to provide an open and neutral space where the diversity of beliefs can be approached in-depth by a wide audience. In the French context where religious questions are often relegated to the private sphere as a result of the 1905 separation of religion and the state, there is a desperate need to overcome ignorance and the resulting tensions that it can trigger between citizens.

Beside this and the usual activities related to pastoral care, I share my day-to-day life with Paul Kleiber, an Earth-lover who has over the years helped raise my awareness about the state of our planet. We are getting married on April 26! We will then move to the countryside in the North of France where we hope to get involved in permaculture – a dream Paul has had for a long time and which I now share. This new move brings together my initial background in biology and my long-standing interest in health and the environment. We would be grateful for your prayers and support as a new chapter of our lives opens. We strive for balanced relationships with God’s Creation and are eager to learn from every encounter.

Looking forward to meeting you and welcoming you!

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