Earth Wounds: Ecological Stations of the Cross

Are you planning for Holy Week? Remember our Resource Library!

The resource we’d like to highlight currently is the Ecological Stations of the Cross that we’ve developed and documented to share with you. Salal + Cedar won’t be hosting this event this year. The day we would usually do it, we are prioritizing participating in the Christians for A Free Palestine Event, Naming the Martyrs.

We hope that the practice of Ecological Stations of the Cross can be happening in other communities, even when we cannot host it, as it always holds a special place in the heart of our community.

Introduction

Since 2016 Salal + Cedar has hosted an Ecological Stations of the Cross during Holy Week: An annual connection of the Christian faith story, specifically the crucifixion, with the suffering of creation. We meet out of doors, usually in a location that is troubled by environmental harms.

Different individuals and communities prepare and host stations of 5-10 minutes each that draw parallels between the last days and hours before Easter and elements in our climate and extinction crises. The only constant elements are out of doors and some connection to scripture.

Offerings have included litanies, song, body prayers, physical/sacramental acts, direct action, and often have a liturgical element of call and response.

You can find the full resource here, including a downloadable PDF with example stations we have used.