Earth Day is celebrated in communities around the world on April 22 each year. This year, the United Church and fellow members of the For the Love of Creation climate justice initiative are holding a “Together for the Love of Creation” Earth Week. Add your Earth Sunday service to the national map and consider holding or attending additional events during Earth Week!
Worship Ideas
- For the Love of Creation Earth Sunday (April 16) Service (47.23 KB) (Word): For Earth Sunday, the Sunday after Easter, act, learn, and pray for climate justice as part of Earth Week.
- In Truth and Action (26.33 KB) (Word): A service for Earth Day that calls us to love, not only in word or speech, but in truth and action (1 John 3:18).
Music
- Universal Light (music) (161.67 KB) (PDF): Musical score for "Universal Light," a communion prayer by Bruce Harding, Marie Lewin, and Rod Sykes.
Related Material
- Acknowledging the Territory in Worship (170.12 KB) (PDF): A brief guide to help congregations and bodies of the church incorporate an Acknowledgement of Territory into their gatherings.
- For the Love of Creation: Resources and Worship Ideas (46.85 KB) (Word): For the Love of Creation offers faith-based resources, ideas, and opportunities to advocate for climate justice.
- Together for the Love of Creation Earth Week 2023: Moderator Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne encourages communities of faith to celebrate Together for the Love of Creation Earth Week from April 16-23, 2023.
Worship Blog
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