Season of Creation focuses on theme of ‘Living Water’, as floods and droughts batter communities around the world

September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Churches have begun observing this year’s Season of Creation. At a time when communities around the world battle the extremes of floods and drought, this year’s theme of ‘Living Water’ is an important call to care for God’s creation and our common home.

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Дмитрий Новиков

This summer in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast there was a severe drought; wells in the villages nearly dried up, and the fish in the Oka River could barely breathe. The theme "Living Water" is understandable, but without proper regard for the rivers and forests around us, the words will remain just words. It's interesting what specific actions churches are proposing to do in practice this year.

Alexandru Matei

La noi în Dobrogea vara asta a fost secetă mare, fântânile din satul bunicilor abia mai dădeau apă și porumbul s-a uscat pe jumătate. Tema cu „Apa Vie” îmi sună bine, dar fără să curățăm râurile și să nu mai aruncăm gunoaie în ele, rămâne doar o vorbă frumoasă. Ce face concret biserica voastră în parohie pentru asta?

Мариана Петкова

We had a drought again this year near Varna, the wells in the villages around us were barely enough, and then at the end of August the torrential rains came and flooded the basements. The theme of "Living Water" is spot on, but without cleaning the rivers and throwing garbage into them, it's really just a fairy tale. I wonder what exactly the parish churches are doing about this.

Δημήτρης Αθανασίου

Στην Κρήτη φέτος το καλοκαίρι είχαμε κι εμείς μεγάλες ξηρασίες, τα πηγάδια στα χωριά του Ηρακλείου έπεσαν πολύ χαμηλά και οι ελαιώνες έδειχναν άσχημα. Το «Ζωντανό Νερό» είναι ωραία θεματική, αλλά όπως λένε και οι άλλοι, χωρίς να καθαρίζουμε ποτάμια και να μην πετάμε σκουπίδια μένει μόνο λόγια. Τι κάνει η ενορία μας συγκεκριμένα φέτος γι’ αυτό;

Петър Димитров

Mariana, here in Tarnovsko, the drought also sucked the wells in the summer, and then the torrents brought mud into the yards. I agree that without cleaning the rivers of garbage and stop throwing plastics, the topic remains just words. In our parish last year, we organized a small Yantra cleaning day with the boys - we collected three bags of waste, can you do something similar?