To promote creation care and climate action this spring, we have created worship resources focusing on trees of life. This is part of our JoinTrees campaign to plant one million trees to help restore God's Earth.
The first and last chapters of the Bible feature the “tree of life” as a critical part in the community of God’s creation. While the Christian calendar does not have a special day to celebrate trees, the Jewish calendar does on Tu BiShvat or Tu B’Shevat, a holiday for ecological awareness and planting trees.
The United States has Arbor Day on the last Friday in April each year. This time in spring is a good opportunity to celebrate and plant trees for creation care and climate action. Trees are the best, most cost-efficient natural climate solution. Trees not only sequester carbon, cool the planet, and slow climate change, but support biodiversity and provide an array of amazing other benefits.
Please forward this digital packet of four attachments to pastoral leaders and worship planners to consider for a future service.
If I can be of assistance, please contact me at SteveT@Mennonites.org or 574-202-0048.
Caring together for God's creation,
Steve Thomas
US Coordinator
Mennonite Men
+1.574.202.0048
The worship resources guide for Trees of Life: Hope for God's Earth
This guide includes suggested scriptures, sermon focus, children's story, litanies, song selections and more.
This handout shares more information about Mennonite Men's JoinTrees campaign to plant one million trees by 2030. Explore ways you and your congregation can join the campaign!
Mennonite Men is the men's organization for
Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA with a mission of Engaging Men to grow, give and serve as followers of Jesus.
