Episcopal Church offers resources for observing Earth Day 2011 on April 22

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>The Episcopal Church

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>Episcopal Church offers resources

>for observing Earth Day 2011 on April 22

>This year, Earth Day falls on Good Friday

[March 30, 2011] With Earth Day 2011 on April 22 nearly here, resources are 
available for observing and recognizing this annual event. 

"This year Earth Day falls within Holy Week, specifically on Good Friday, a 
profound co-incidence," noted Mike Schut, Episcopal Church Economic and 
Environmental Affairs Officer. "To fully honor Earth Day, we need to reclaim 
the theology that knows Earth is 'very good,' is holy. When we fully recognize 
that, our actions just may begin to create a more sustainable, compassionate 
economy and way of life."

He added, "And on Good Friday, the day we mark the crucifixion of Christ, God 
in the flesh, might we suggest that when Earth is degraded, when species go 
extinct, that another part of God's body experiences yet another sort of 
crucifixion -- that another way of seeing and experiencing God is diminished?"

Earth Day resources are available here:  www.episcopalchurch.org/earthday 
<http://mail.dfms.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.episcopalchurch.org/earthday>
   

>Among the resources are: 

National Council of Churches' Earth Day Sunday Resource: The 2011 edition is 
titled "Where Two or More are Gathered: Eco-Justice as Community." 

http://nccecojustice.org/resources/index.php#earthdaysundayresources 
<http://nccecojustice.org/resources/index.php#earthdaysundayresources>  

Earth Ministry's Worship Aids: homilies, hymns, prayers, litanies, sample 
worship services, etc. 

http://earthministry.org/resources/worship-aids 
<http://earthministry.org/resources/worship-aids> 

The Episcopal Ecological Network's Liturgical Resources: sample creation season 
services, litanies, liturgies, service bulletins and related materials.

http://eenonline.org/reflect/liturgy.htm 
<http://eenonline.org/reflect/liturgy.htm> 

Earth Day Network: educational resources for all ages, including lesson plans 
for "green schools" projects.

http://www.earthday.org/education <http://www.earthday.org/education> 

GreenFaith's Resource Center: resources related to worship, education and 
spiritual practices.

http://greenfaith.org/resource-center/spirit 
<http://greenfaith.org/resource-center/spirit> 

One Year Anniversary of the Gulf Oil Spill: The Deepwater Horizon disaster 
erupted onto the national scene on April 20, 2010. The following resources 
connect Earth Day with the spill.

http://afterthespill.com/faith-work-on-the-oil-spill/ 
<http://afterthespill.com/faith-work-on-the-oil-spill/> 

http://urj.org/webinars/archive <http://urj.org/webinars/archive> 

http://uuministryforearth.org/2011-ED-GulfCoastSupplement 
<http://uuministryforearth.org/2011-ED-GulfCoastSupplement> 

For more info contact Schut at mschut@episcopalchurch.org 
<mailto:mschut@episcopalchurch.org>   

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