Earth Day Sunday 2021

Each year, Creation Justice Ministries offers Christian education materials to equip faith communities to protect, restore, and  more rightly share God's creation.  The 2021 theme is "A New Heaven and a New Earth" and focuses on health, environmental racism, and eco-justice. Earth Day is April 22, 2021 and you can celebrate Earth Day Sunday with your congregation any time in April.

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Download the 2021 Earth Day Resource: "A New Heaven and A New Earth" HERE!

Make a Donation

Your donation supports the Creation Justice staff time it takes to create this annual resource. After downloading this year's resource consider making a donation to Creation Justice or consider becoming a monthly donor.

Letter from the Editor:  Read the letter from the resource editor by Susu Lassa.

Download "A New Heaven and a New Earth"

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Take Action this Earth Day!

Personal:

1. Get your soil & water tested for lead. 
2. Learn about public transit and advocate for better access- air pollution leads to respiratory conditions such as asthma. Advocate for better public transit in your municipality. Also do your part to try to bike, walk, or carpool.
3. Visit The Native Land App to learn about the indigenous people from the land you occupy.

Community: 

1. Get involved in gardening and/or food access justice. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the disparities in food distribution systems. Growing your own food can lower your grocery bill and it cuts down emissions from food transportation. You can also volunteer at a community garden that supplies fresh produce to food pantries.
2. Learn how your church can become a hub of climate resilience.
3. Find where waste from your community goes. Waste is disproportionately disposed of in communities of color. Sometimes waste and recycling are even shipped to be disposed of in other countries.  Find ways to reduce your own waste through reducing consumption, composting, and refusing to acquire products that will end up in landfills.

Legislative:

1. Bookmark creationjustice.org/action to participate in timely monthly action opportunities. 
2. Mark your calendar for Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2021 & participate in the day of action. This year is free of charge and online. The theme is “Imagine! God’s Earth & People Restored”. Creation Justice Ministries will be hosting six excellent workshops.
3. Do you know which watershed you live in? Learn about the bodies of water near you, the watershed you live in, and the pollutants your water faces. Water is a human right and gift from God, advocate for everyone to have equitable access to potable water.

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Communion Co-Branded Earth Day 2021 Resources

​Alliance of Baptists
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
American Baptist
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Episcopal Church
Green Chalice Disciples of Christ

Mennonite Central Committee
Presbyterian Church
Reformed Church in America
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church

Gratitude

Special thanks to our team of Creation Justice Ministries board members who made this resource possible, especially Susu Lassa of the Church of the Brethren who chaired the writing committee, and the drafting team: Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt (UCC), Phoebe Chattfiled (Episcopal Church), and Rev. Dr. Ian Mevorach (American Baptist Churches USA), Christian Brooks (Presbyterian Church), & Annika Harley (CJM)

Thanks also for investments in Earth Day Sunday campaigns each year by dozens of grassroots supporters, the United Methodist Women, the Presbyterian Hunger Program grant program, and the ELCA Advocacy partnership grant program.

Make an Earth Day Donation!

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