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.
Green Team: July Updates
“God’s Work. Our Hands.” —Evangelical Lutheran Church in America The sacredness of creation crosses many faith traditions. In the Lutheran church, the ELCA, through its 1993 Statement on...
Green Team Update June 2020
“…whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his...
Green Team Update May 2020
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Since 1970, when over 20 million Americans took to the streets calling for systemic change in how we relate to our environment, we are reminded...
Green Team
Admittedly, this article differs from the one I may have written merely a few weeks ago. In a time that so rapidly has turned the former reality we all knew on its head, how do we collect our...
Green Team
By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.” —Psalm 65:5 The Sunday school classes have been hard...
Green Team – February Update
“…as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”...
Green Team Update
“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” —Genesis 8:21-22 The holidays are a wonderful time to reflect on the wonder of...
Green Team Update
Last month we kicked off the 2019-2020 Green Team at our August organizational meeting. While we are still in the planning stages for the upcoming year, there will be many opportunities for members...
Summer is sizzlin’, and so is the Green Team!
In June, we had a fantastic time gleaning with New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger. Together our team of youth and families gleaned over 1,000 pounds of Swiss chard and other greens to help feed local...
Green Team Update
Summer Gleaning Event Please consider joining us Saturday, June 15 (9 AM), for a summer gleaning event with our Local Mission partner, New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger. Last year 15 volunteers,...
Photo Galleries
Children’s Pollinator Garden
NJ Farmers Against Hunger Event
Meatless Monday Potluck Dinner
