Green Team

8 tips from SMLC's Green Team for a greener holiday, including resources from the ELCA good gifts catalog. Instead of using paper for wrapping gifts, use reusable fabric bags or repurpose paper. If...

Tired of being stuck inside? Want to get outdoors and breathe some fresh air, while also serving our community? Join us for the annual NJ Farmers Against Hunger Thanksgiving packing service event on...

New Jersey is banning plastic and paper shopping bags, as well as restricting polystyrene-foam food containers in what may be the nation’s toughest program to reduce pollution from single use...

Environmental Justice and Compassionate Voting View PowerPoint Presentation What is “environmental justice?” According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, environmental justice is defined as...

For Such a Time as This”– Esther 4:14 In this era of ecological, social and political turmoil, one might ponder “how are we of the Lutheran tradition putting our faith values into action?” One...

Did you know that St. Matthew has an Environmental Sustainability Plan? In 2017, the Green Team began gathering information on how our church manages its energy use, water, and other resources....

“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...

“…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...

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...

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...