1. We welcome the resolution of the Second Ecumenical Assembly in Graz. We urge the churches to put it into practice through a common and concerted effort.

2. The theme of creation is present in the worship of all Christian traditions. For example, many Protestant churches celebrate harvest worship services and in the Roman Catholic Church the Day of Saint Francis is acquiring increased significance. The proposal of the Ecumenical Patriarchate adds a further occasion of celebrating the Creator. September 1^st is meant to be "a day of thanksgiving for the great gift of creation and of petitions for its preservation and healing".

In response to the proposal of the Ecumenical Patriarchate the churches should introduce into the church year a period explicitly devoted to the first article of the Creed, the confession of "God, the Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth". At present the theme "Creator and Creation" has no firm place within the church calendar. The various periods and days of the church year have as their focus the second and third articles of the Creed.

3. We propose that the period from September 1^st to the second Sunday of October be observed as a period of celebration of the Creator and Creation. We have noted with interest that certain church have begun to use this period as an occasion to strengthen within the churches the consciousness of responsibility for creation. . - We suggest that the churches introduce this period into their calendar.

Such a period of the Creator and Creation can serve as occasion for a common witness of the churches. With a view to this we have prepared a file with suggestions which may facilitate a creative use of the period.