Celebrate Earth Day Sunday or other Creation Care Worship Services
In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hymnals (including the new hymnal Glory to God), Book of Common Worship, Directory for Worship, and other worship planning tools, there are many great resources that name ways that all Creation praises God’s name, and how we can give thanks to God for the wonder and beauty of the world around us. Explore these traditional, good tools and find out what rich resources exist already in our church!
Each year, the PCUSA partners with Creation Justice Ministries to offer Christian education materials to equip faith communities to protect, restore, and more rightly share God’s creation. In 2024, the theme, Plastic Jesus-Real Faith in a Synthetic World is designed to help congregations think more deeply about the ways that plastics impact our lives and God’s creation. It is also intended to equip people of faith to take actions to address this epidemic in faithful and practical ways.
Use this resource to find stories of individuals and communities making a positive impact, sermon starters to spark meaningful discussions in your church, worship resources to unite in prayer and reflection, and actionable steps to address the plastic crisis in your life, community and, our world.
Download the PDF here and visit the CJM page for more content.
Earth Day Sunday Archives and Other Worship Resources
Use the links below for materials to examine past Earth Day themes with your congregation.
- 2023: Sowing Seeds
- 2022: Weathering the Storm
- 2021: A New Heaven and a New Earth
- 2020: The Fierce Urgency of Now
- 2019 The Next Generation Rises
- 2018 Sense of Place
- 2017 Environmental Justice with Indigenous Peoples
- Earth Day Sunday 2016, “Caring for God’s Creatures”
- Earth Day Sunday 2015 “Have You Anything Here to Eat: Sustainable Food in a Changing Climate” find the Presbyterian version of this food and climate Earth Day Sunday resource here! Also, find a great corresponding climate & food poster, from the Presbyterian Hunger Program.
- Earth Day Sunday resource, 2013 – Sunday Morning Sustainability: Eco-Justice Impacts and Opportunities
Helpful Websites (hymns, scripture selections, sermons and more)
- Presbyterians for Earth Care (includes Presbyterian Hymnal list of hymns and a list of Scripture passages)
- Creation Justice Ministries (includes annual Earth Day Sunday resources)
- Eco-Justice Ministries
- Earth Ministry
- Green Faith
- Interfaith Power and Light
- Season of Creation
- Let All Creation Praise
- Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Environmental Ministries Advent and Lent daily calendars for congregations and individuals
Webinars on Eco-Justice Worship
January 26, 2015 webinar moderated by Ashley Goff (Church of the Pilgrims, Washington D.C.), a showcase of liturgical practices
Explore with worship leaders Neddy Astudillo, Claudio Carvalhaes, and Rob Mark what eco-justice worship can look like in various contexts: click here to watch the November 2013 webinar (on YouTube).