
Moderator Mardi Tindal invites all United Church congregations to join in Earth Day challenges. See below for games, activities, and Bible study for fun and faith, to reduce your congregation's environmental footprint, and to bring your congregation and community together.
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Earth Day Worship Resources
Monthly Challenges
April
- Soul: Seeds of Life
[PDF: 2 pp/23 KB]
Spring is the best time for this short worship for a small group. It is especially suited to using the Moderator's gift of black-eyed Susan seeds mailed to all pastoral charges. Adapted from Mandate
, May 2010.
- Community: In the Beginning
[PDF: 2 pp/26 KB]
This Bible study is based on Genesis 1:1—2:3. Adapted from Mandate
, May 2006.
- Creation: Celebrating the Rain
[PDF: 2 pp/31 KB]
Simulate the sound of a rainstorm, one of the key ways God brings water to us and to the land. This activity is suited to Children's Time and includes a craft the Sunday school can do ahead of time. Adapted from Seeds & Sowers Children, 2006 (out of print).
March
- Soul: Healing the Earth
[PDF: 2 pp/25 KB]
This is a reflective worship for a small group. Adapted from Mandate
, May 2011.
- Community: Building a Global Community
[PDF: 8 pp/94 KB]
We all start out with some things but not everything. In this WebSight simulation game, create your community, trade for the things you need, and harvest your crops to see what they yield.
- Creation: Reconnecting with Creation
[PDF: 2 pp/33 KB]
This intergenerational greenshop is designed to bring together members of a congregation to work to reduce the church's ecological footprint. Adapted from Mandate
, May 2009.
February