Green Team
Mission Statement
To reveal the connection of our congregation and community to God’s presence in the natural world, by fostering a culture of environmental reflection, engagement and stewardship
Upcoming Events
- Saturday, May 8th, 9-11am: Save the Environment of Moorestown (STEM) for a Natural Area Care Trail Cleanup, South Valley Woods (behind South Valley Elementary School). This is a great service project for ages 9+, seniors and confirmands/mentors
- Saturday, May 22nd, 10am-12pm: New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger for a Summer Gleaning at Specca Farms (Springfield Township). This is a great service project for all ages, including families, seniors and confirmands/mentors.
Resources
- March 21, Green Team Adult Forum: “A Real-Life Environmental Superhero! Featuring Special Guest Speaker Ali (Parvin) Pressel
- Green Team Powerpoint Presentation
- Environmental Ethics by Wayne Becker
- Greenfaith
- Lutherans Restoring Creation
- Caring for Creation
- Publicly Engaged Church
- Saint Matthew Lutheran Church pollinates Moorestown
Eco Tip of the Month
Food Tip
Worldwide meat production releases more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector combined (Source: UN Environment Program). Start small by eliminating meat one day per week, or challenge yourself by taking a week-long vegetarian pledge.
Spotted Lanternflies
This year, you can make a difference! Our focus for 2022 is endangered species, and the role each of us plays as protector of all in God’s creation. One way that species native to a certain area...
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“So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good.” Genesis...
Green Team Updates October 2021
“There is nothing small in the service of God.”— St. Francis de Sales A beautifulSunday spent in the shade of the sycamore tree in our Grove was the perfect setting for our first event of the...
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Did someone say “Art Contest ?!?!” Sunday School parents – looking for something to keep the kids occupied until school starts? Well look no further! The Green Team is partnering with the GreenFaith...
You Can Be An Environmental Superhero!
The Green Team hopes that many-young at heart as well as the Sunday School families-tuned in to watch and hear our virtual program in celebration of Earth Day. Some of the children dressed up in...
Green Team Update May 2021
Almost everyone is familiar with the story of “Superman.” In the original DC Comics series that debuted in 1938, Superman is sent as a child by his parents to Earth from his doomed home planet of...
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Hope “springs” eternal! As we start to see signs activity outside our windows (think birds returning, plants and flowers budding, pollinators fluttering about), our Green Team and congregational...
CELEBRATING EARTH DAY
YOU Can Be An Environmental Superhero! On April 25, at 11:15AM in celebration of Earth Day, the Sunday School classes, preschool through 6th grade will be watching an adaption of a play-via Zoom,...
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It’s hard to imagine that it has been a full year since the novel Coronavirus upended our lives, community, congregation and society. So many things have changed that we never could have...
Easy Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste
11 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Waste Today. Treehugger/Margaret Badore Although recycling can help reduce the amount of garbage that ends up in landfills, waterways and ecosystems, only a few...
Photo Galleries
Children’s Pollinator Garden
NJ Farmers Against Hunger Event
Meatless Monday Potluck Dinner
