Iowa Interfaith Power and Light (Iowa IPL) is pleased to announce its first annual Earth Words Contest to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Winning sermons will be shared through Iowa IPL's newsletter and website. In addition, the top prize winner will receive up to $80 off on purchases from ShopIPL.org to improve the efficiency of their congregation or favorite low income community project as well as a $50 gift certificate from Cokesbury. Two runners-up will receive up to $35 off of ShopIPL.org and $25 gift certificates from Cokesbury. To qualify, the sermon, homily, or faith message about creation care must be delivered to a religious community between April 17th and April 25th and submitted electronically to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by May 1st. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges assessing pieces based on clarity, creativity, accessibility, eloquence, as well as their theological foundation and call to action. For more information, click here.