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  • Four Things Your Church Can Do to Celebrate Earth Sunday

Four Things Your Church Can Do to Celebrate Earth Sunday

published on Jan 31, 2021

With Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd in 2021, many churches will celebrate Earth Sunday on April 18th. To reflect upon how your church can live out its commitment to care for God’s creation, here are four things your church can do:

  1. Focus Your Worship! The United Church of Christ has partnered with Creation Justice Ministries to produce thematic worship resources and educational materials for Earth Sunday. This year’s theme is “A New Heaven and a New Earth: Health, Environmental Racism, and Eco-Justice.”
  2. Watch an Inspiring Documentary! Find suggested movies, practical tips for screenings, and an upcoming special event with the filmmaker of Kiss the Ground through this online resource page.
  3. Launch a Book Group! Use Earth Sunday as an opportunity to launch a book group to read Cathedral on Fire!: A Church Handbook for the Climate Crisis. Each chapter includes discussion questions along with suggested actions that have been tested and proven.
  4. Make a Call for Action! Since the 1980s and 90s, members of the United Church of Christ have been leading voices in calling upon Congress to enact legislation that would bring about environmental justice. Let’s make this happen in 2021 by calling upon our elected officials to enact the Environmental Justice for All Act.

Learn More

  • Creation Justice Churches
  • Creation Justice Webinars
  • The Pollinator Newsletter
  • Earth Sunday
  • Climate Crisis Handbook
  • Toxic Air Report

Contact

Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt
Minister of Environmental Justice
Phone: 216.736.3722
berndtb@ucc.org

Categories: Column The Pollinator: UCC Environmental Justice Blog

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