Earth Day Celebration

St. Margaret's will mark the anniversary of Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, 2007. Prayers, music and preaching will note the day. Parish members are encouraged to wear green and to be part of the closing ceremony on the front steps of the Church following the 10:15 am service.

The History of Earth Day

Earth Day -- April 22 -- each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix, the birth of Mariah Carey, and the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, South Carolina -- an incident not acknowledged for 18 years.

It was into such a world that the

very first Earth Day was born.

- On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment.

- Now, the fight for a clean environment continues. We invite you to be a part of this history and a part of Earth Day. Discover energy you didn't even know you had. Feel it rumble through the grass roots under your feet and the technology at your fingertips. Channel it into building a clean, healthy, diverse world for generations to come.

There are many Earth Day resources available on the net. Here are a few:

The Earth Day Network

International Earth Day

EnviroLink
World Wildlife Fund

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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