Happy Earth Day! Today, marks the 50th Anniversary of the first Earth Day. In this challenging season, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites the Church to find hope in God's beautiful creation, and calls on us to care for the Earth and for one another.
This is an invitation to share your story: Where are you seeing hope in God's creation? How are you working to support your community in these trying times? Share your story with #Episcopal #LoveCreation #EarthDay.
We hope that you will head the Presiding Bishop's call, and tune in tomorrow at 8 PM for an Earth Day discussion on creation care, climate change, COVID-19 and Justice. Details below! There are also many other events across the Church this week, some of which have been gathered in a calendar of Earth Day events.
Feeling Inspired? Share your #Episcopal #EarthDay Story!
On Earth Day, we are encouraging Episcopalians to share photos and stories: Where are we seeing life and hope in God’s creation? What actions are we taking right now to clean up, feed, or minister to our communities and to the Earth?
Share your photo on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
Include a short story or prayer!
And don't forget hashtags: #EarthDay #Episcopal #LoveCreation
HONEST TO GOD: Earth Day Discussion, April 22nd 8 PM EST
In these challenging times, we can take refuge in opportunities to come together (virtually) for reflection and prayer. The Washington National Cathedral and the Episcopal Presiding BIshop's Office are hosting a virtual Earth Day Discussion:
HONEST TO GOD: Earth Day Discussion, April 22nd 8 PM EST Discussion hosted by the Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Creation,on healing the earth in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day with special guests Reverend Traci Blackmon, Reverend Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and Bishop David Rice reflecting on the urgency of collective, inspired, and loving action to end the climate crisis.
Watch the dicussion on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/WNCathedral/
Looking for more virtual Earth Day events? Thanks to the wonderful work of TryTank, we have an interactive calendar with virtual events planned by Episcopalians across the Church!
Add your own virtual service or event: Add the event to the Earth Day page of the Church Digital Guide: https://www.digitalchurchguide.com/earthday.html.
Are you engaging in a non-event practice or ministry for Earth Day? Please reply to this email with the details, and we'll do our best to spread the word about your effort!
Prayers for Healing and the Earth
"Lord, the wounds of the world are too deep for us to heal. We lift up the sick in body and mind as well as the withered in soul and spirit. We lift up the victims of greed and injustice as well as the prisoners of grief and heartache. We ask for your care and mercy upon all of us. Instill compassion within us for those suffering from injustice. Make us generous with the resources you have entrusted to us. Let your work of rescue be done in us and through us all."
- Prayer from Creation Justice Ministries' Earth Day 2020 Resource
“We're sitting on our blessed Mother Earth from which we get our strength and determination, love and humility - all the beautiful attributes that we've been given. So turn to one another; love one another; respect one another; respect Mother Earth; respect the waters - because that's life itself!”
- Phil Lane Sr., Yankton Sioux
Contributed by Staff Officer for Racial Reconciliation Shaneequa BrokenLeg
"That same wave of Easter hope fills Christians today and it will sustain us now. Even now, as we walk together through the valley of the shadow of death, acknowledging our fears and grieving what – and whom – we’ve lost, we know that the Lord of life is with us. The day will come, once this pandemic is behind us, when we can return very actively and publicly to building a world in which human beings live in right relationship with each other and with the Earth. What would it look like if we emerged from this pandemic with a fierce new commitment to take care of each other and the whole of God’s Creation?"
- Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, from her sermon Arise to new life: Easter for Earth and for all
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