Celebrate Jesus' Entrance into Jersusalem - and be ecofriendly too!!

Thank you Episcopal Church USA - for a good laugh. No other comment is needed.

Episcopal Church and partners offer way to make social and environmental justice part of Palm Sunday celebrations[ENS] Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, accented by the jubilant waving of palm fronds, is re-enacted each Palm Sunday in Christian congregations worldwide as the observance of Holy Week begins. More than 300 million palm fronds are harvested each year for U.S.consumption alone, most of them for Palm Sunday. Unfortunately, for the communities where these palms are harvested, palm fronds do not always represent the same jubilation. The Episcopal Church is joining Lutheran World Relief, Catholic ReliefServices' (CRS) Fair Trade Program and the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Enough for Everyone Program to promote the use of sustainably harvestedeco-palms for Palm Sunday 2007. By purchasing eco-palms for Palm Sunday celebrations, Episcopal congregations can play an important role inprotecting forests, local jobs, and sustainable livelihoods in the harvesting communities.