NEW SMYRNA BEACH | Sacred Heart Catholic School celebrates and instructs students on the Season of Creation that runs Sept. 1 through Oct. 4.

After learning about God’s Creation, Maria Bilodeau’s Theology students designed a cardboard television through which they presented the story of Creation to Pre-K children.

“By working with younger kids, students learn leadership, display creativity, and model respect for each other regardless of age, gender, and other differences,” said Bilodeau. “As this project-based learning is linked to the Season of Creation, it is going to be a holy activity.”

The older students also fashioned a Creation Table, covered in a green cloth symbolizing Ordinary Time. A candle, crucifix, image of St. Francis, a plant, some stones, and a small globe complete the visual prayer table for the preschoolers. A short prayer service before the collaboration set the tone.

In 2015, Pope Francis officially declared a Season of Creation in the Church, an ecumenical opportunity “to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which He has entrusted to our care, and to implore His help for the protection of creation as well as His pardon for the sins committed against the world.”

Season of Creation culminates Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

September 19, 2024