In conjunction with the Season of Creation, St. Margaret Mary Church in Winter Park, Florida, is making the “Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World” available on the church website.

The guide “offers easy ideas for each of us to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, 17 key goals for wellbeing in our shared common home.” It can be accessed by visiting the church website. 

Pope Francis announced the Season of Creation, which runs until Oct. 4, saying, “May this year's theme, ‘Listen to the voice of creation,’ foster a concrete commitment in each person to take care of our common home” on Twitter. 

Catholic theology stresses the notion of taking care of God’s creation. The pope has received support from many bishops and Catholic groups for taking the lead in underscoring that aspect of life.

Pope Francis established the season in 2015, the Season of Creation website says, adding that "statements from religious leaders around the world have also encouraged the faithful to take time to care for creation during the monthlong celebration.” The celebration ends on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, because he dedicated his life to caring for God’s creatures and creation. 

Caring for God's Creation is one of the seven themes of catholic social teaching, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Catholic Church calls upon the faithful to be stewards of the planet. The USCCB acknowledges that environmental challenges sometimes include moral and ethical dimensions. 

The importance of caring for God’s creations is mentioned in various parts of the Bible, the USCCB says. In Genesis, God creates the Earth and instructs humans to care for it. Leviticus notes that the planet should not be abused. The books of Daniel, Matthew and Romans also discuss the relationship between God and His Creation. 

In Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si, which was published in 2015, the pope described the destruction of the Earth and reminded the faithful of their duty to protect it, according to the Vatican. 

"The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change,” Pope Francis wrote. “The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home."