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This year we are celebrating Christ's resurrection for the whole season of Easter, which began on Easter Sunday (March 31) and continues until Pentecost Sunday (May 19). Just like we engaged in spiritual practices for the season of Lent, we are also engaging in spiritual practices during Easter which are creative, incarnational, and renewing / redemptive. 

One of the ways we as a church will celebrate Easter this year is by participating in Good Seed Sunday, an initiative promoted by the Christian conservation organization A Rocha. On April 28, along with dozens of church across Canada, we will be worshipping in the joy of Christ's resurrection life promised to us and all of God's redeemed creation. 

We also challenge everyone in our church community (individuals, ministries, households, and home groups) to engage in ONE new practice of creation care this year. One of the best places to begin is by exploring the Free Resources section of the Good Seed Sunday website. The good people at A Rocha have compiled a host of resources for children, families, communities, worship, and study. 

Additionally, we will be compiling our own list of resources and ideas here on this page so that we can encourage one another in our care for God's beautiful, broken, and redeemed creation. 

The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.
Psalm 24:1-2 (TNIV)

Learn

READ:

• Bottomfeeder by Taras Grescoe, a book about our eating habits and their effects on the health of the oceans
• Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, a book about where our food comes from
• about the effects of climate change, e.g. on the Maldives
• God's Good World - Reclaiming the Doctrine of Creation by Jonathan R. Wilson

WATCH:

• Food, Inc., a documentary on the systems that produce our daily food
• Addicted to Plastic, a documentary on the effects of our reliance upon plastic
• The Age of Stupid, a semi-fictional look at what our environmental future might hold

Be Inspired by Hope

READ:

• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, a book about how one family only ate what they could grow on their farm

WATCH:

• “How I Fell in Love with a Fish” by Dan Barber, a TED talk on a revolutionary fish farm
• How NYC Rooftop Gardens are providing fresh food to the urban jungle
• Fresh, a movie about how farmers, writers, and eaters are redeeming the way we produce, transport, and eat our daily meals

VISIT:

• A Rocha Brooksdale Centre in Surrey, BC

"As for me and my house..."

Reconnect with the gift of God’s good creation:

• go for a walk in the forest (Pacific Spirit Park)
• go to the beach (Vancouver Parks and Rec)
• take a hike (103 hikes in British Columbia)
• go kayaking (Deep Cove Kayaks)
• visit a garden (VanDusen Gardens, UBC Botanical Gardens, Nitobe Memorial Garden, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stanley Park)

Be a gift to God’s good creation by seeking its health and flourishing.

• Start with examining the “stuff” of your life:
  
  • Where did it come from?
  • How was it produced?
  • How far and by what means did it travel to get to me?
  • Where does it go after I am done with it?
• Ask these questions of:
  
  • Your stuff > furniture, clothes, toys, household items, electronics
  • Your food > meat, veggies, canned/dry goods, processed items, including the packaging!
  • Your waste > compost, recycling, thrift store, landfill
  • Your cleaning supplies > are they biodegradable, natural?
  • You and your family > how do you get from here to there?

Take the Next Step

GROW YOUR GREEN THUMB:

• Grow houseplants or start a garden (e.g., Vancouver community gardens)
• Volunteer at a conservation agency or project (e.g., A Rocha)

BE THRIFTY:

• Buy secondhand, thrifted, and repurposed goods
• Use what you already have, and use it all the way up!

 

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