Loading...National Council of
Churches (NCC) Eco-Justice Program's observation of Earth Day Sunday, April
22.
Each year, the NCC produces a resource to help congregations engage in the
Earth Day Sunday
theme. This year's edition, "Our Daily Bread: Harvesters of Hope and
Gardeners of Eden,"
offers background on farm and food related issues, with worship resources
and study ideas for
youth and adults.
The packet also includes information and resources for the "Sow Justice"
campaign, Christians
working together to advocate for a more just farm and food policy.
"The Earth Day materials are timed to coincide with the consideration of the
U.S. Farm Bill,
up for reauthorization by September 2007," said John B. Johnson, domestic
policy analyst in
the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations.
"The Farm Bill is one of the most important pieces of conservation
legislation our country
enacts," said Cassandra Carmichael, Eco-Justice Program director for NCC.
"It has the
potential to deliver justice, not only to God's creatures, land, water, and
air, but also to
rural communities, small and mid-sized farmers, and people living in
poverty. We, as people
of faith, should strive for a farm bill that is just and sustainable."
Full story: //www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_84323_ENG_HTM.htm
Learn more, download materials, and list your congregation's Earth Sunday
event at
//www.nccecojustice.org/faithharvestforallMarch7.html
Download the Earth Sunday packet at
//www.nccecojustice.org/faithharvestworship.html
To order free "Sow Justice" postcards, e-mail
info@nccecojustice.org or call 202-544-2350.
Episcopal Public Policy Network on the Farm Bill
//www.episcopalchurch.org/3654_82673_ENG_HTM.htm
