Earth Day is celebrated as an annual reminder of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability.
Earth Day serves as a global platform to raise awareness about environmental issues and to advocate for actions to protect the Earth. The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 as a response to growing concerns about pollution, deforestation, and other environmental threats. Since then, it has grown into a worldwide movement involving millions of people, organizations, and governments working together to promote environmental stewardship and to address pressing environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity, and habitat destruction.
Celebrating Earth Day is an opportunity for individuals and communities to come together, engage in activities that promote environmental awareness and protection, and to reflect on our collective responsibility to safeguard the planet for future generations.
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church will hold Earth Day Celebrations on Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Common Ground: Cultivating Connections Between Our Faith, Our Food, and the Climate
We will examine how our food systems contribute to injustice and climate change, and how our faith traditions call us to respond through practical solutions. We will explore the foods and practices of the indigenous Lenni Lenape people on whose land our church currently stands, and who for thousands of years developed many methods of sustainable food production.
Sunday School Activity exploring indigenous Lenape foods (9:30 AM).
This activity will teach students about the “three sisters” food staples (maize, beans, and squash) cultivated by the Lenape.
Indigenous Lenape foods demo & sampling, and Blessing of the Pollinator Garden (11:30 AM, fellowship time immediately following the late worship service).
Join us in the Narthex for a chance to learn about and sample indigenous Lenape recipes, followed by the annual blessing of our pollinator garden.
