Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville

The Season of Creation, observed from September 1 until the feast of St. Francis on October 4, is the focus of a poster contest offered in the Archdiocese of Louisville.

The Archdiocesan Creation Care Team invites Catholic school students in kindergarten through eighth grade to create posters promoting care for God’s creation. The 2024 poster theme is “All creatures are connected,” a theme from Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation, “Laudato Si’.”

Student winners in three divisions (kindergarten to second grade, third to fifth, and sixth to eighth) will be selected from entries submitted by September 20.

A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the school with the highest percentage of student participation. Awards will be presented to the winning students and school at a reception following the Archdiocesan Green Mass on October 2 at St. Francis of Assisi Church.

Each Catholic elementary school in the archdiocese is invited to submit five entries in each of the three divisions. For more information on the contest, contact creationcare@archlou.org.