ECO-PALMS
Make social and environmental justice part of your congregation's Palm Sunday celebration

The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the King of Israel!" (John 12: 12-13)

Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem was accented by the jubilant waving of palm branches and is re-enacted each Palm Sunday in Lutheran and other Christian congregations worldwide as our observance of Holy Week begins.

Unfortunately, for the communities where these palms are harvested, palm fronds do not always represent the same jubilation they do for us.

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Sorry, we are no longer accepting Eco-Palms orders for Palm Sunday 2009. If you placed an order, you will be receiving a confirmation packet in the mail soon. Orders will be shipped March 23-April 1, and you will receive your palms between March 30 and April 3. You will also receive a confirmation email with tracking information at the email address you provided with your order. If you do not receive this email by April 1, please contact the Eco-Palm staff at ecopalms@umn.edu or 612-624-7418. Palms were available for pre-order beginning in January.  If you placed your preorder, but have not yet been contacted about placing your final order, please email Josh Gamble at ecopalms@umn.edu or call 612-624-7418. Thank you for choosing to make Eco-Palms part of your 2009 Palm Sunday celebration.