Earth Day

Friday, April 22nd, is Earth Day.  Some would tell you that the first Earth Day was in 1970, and I suppose they would be right for that was when the Earth Day movement began.  By faith, however, I would argue that the first earth day occurred when the Creator said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.”  The Genesis account continues,  "God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good."  This first earth day began it all.  Now as stewards of God's earth, we are called to care for this place that God called good.
Throughout our Treasuring God's Creation emphasis we have focused on the wonder of all that God has made and the calling that is ours to share in its stewardship.  We will have our own Earth Day focus on Saturday at Westwood. From 9-noon we will work on a variety of projects.  The centerpiece will be the adopt-a-highway program that Westwood has been involved in for years.  Those 16 and over who would like to participate will put on a yellow vest, grab an orange trash bag, and clean up a section of the roadside along Old Keene Mill Road.  I have done this a number of times over the years, as have many of you, and it is a great way for us to be good neighbors to our community.  There will also be projects to clean trash and debris around the perimeter of our property, particularly along the edges of the parking lot.  The children will have a special project they will work on and there will also be a project to weed, clean, and perhaps stain the benches in the prayer garden.  There will be use for weedeaters and leaf blowers so some of you will want to bring those along. I know our Saturday's are busy, but take a few moments to join your Westwood family and treasure God's creation through this good work.

Let us honor the Lord as we gather Saturday to make a difference in our church and community through caring for God's creation, and let us gather with expectation Sunday morning for the last of our Treasuring God's Creation Sundays.  I look forward to seeing and working beside you!

Jim Abernathy

AND DON'T FORGET, THE U.S. ARMY CHORUS AND WEST POINT ALUMNI GLEE CLUB WILL BE IN CONCERT AT WESTWOOD AT 5 PM THIS SATURDAY!!!!  INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN YOU FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT.