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Caring for All Creation

                        By the Waters

"Experts say that in order to provide water, basic health, and nutrition for everyone in the world, it would cost around $20 billion, which is how much Americans spend in one year on ice cream (see I Timothy 6:17-19)." 
~ Rob Bell from "Rich 013"

The By the Waters portion of the Caring for All Creation series is built around a blessing of the waters, a special worship service, and a personal action pledge requested from each member of a congregation.

  • Earth Ministry provides tools for organizing a "By the Waters Sunday" event, either a river clean-up and restoration at a local waterbody.
     

  • Earth Ministry provides By the Waters worship resources to assist congregations in creating a celebratory, meaningful worship experience.  These resources include prayers, sermon aids, suggested hymns, and more.
     

  • Earth Ministry provides "personal action pledge cards" - a pledge that congregants fill out as a way of committing to making more joyful and just food choices.
     

  • Earth Ministry provides related educational resources for children.


By the Waters
was co-produced by Earth Ministry and American Rivers.

To receive additional information on this program e-mail emoffice@earthministry.org or call us at (206) 632-2426.

 

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