A message from the co-facilitators of the March 31st UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you next Tuesday, March 31st, over Zoom! Please join us for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. Questions to ponder Facilitated by: Dr. Anne-Marie McCartan and Rev. Lauren LevwoodSpiritual Grounding by: Chaplain […]
Do you know the names of the moons? At this month’s Full Moon Gathering, we learned that March’s full moon is sometimes called the “Worm Moon” or the “Storm Moon.” This time of year, sap is rising, worms are wiggling, beetles are emerging from their wintery tree-bark beds, and Earth is defrosting from her winter […]
A message from the co-facilitators of February 24th UUMFE Community Read: We’re looking forward to this month’s UUMFE Community Read of What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, “Culture is the Context,” pages 198-257. Below, please find your facilitators’ guiding questions and some suggested actions in advance of February 24. Read the book section […]
Like the burrs of burdock sticking to everything on a walk in a meadow, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, attaching to everything. Even the simplest search on Google or any other platform is not free of AI curated results. And I suspect you did not ask for AI to go work for you. The recent […]
Position Description: Fundraising Contractor Reports to: UU Ministry for Earth Board Hours: As NeededStart Date: February 15, or soonerSalary: $30 an hourLocation: RemoteContact: Treasurer@uumfe.org (Betsy Tomic) About the Organization Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a 501(c)3 organization founded as the Seventh Principle Project in 2002 (UU 7th Principle: “Respect for the interdependent web of all […]
Hi, UUMFE friends! My name is Chelsea McCoy and I am serving as UUMFE’s movement chaplain intern for the next few months! Movement chaplaincy is an opportunity for me to provide spiritual support, presence, and guidance pertaining to anything social justice oriented. Experiencing climate anxiety? I can support with that. Worrying about the state of […]
Rev. Karyn Bergmann Marsh has been serving Earth in various capacities her entire adult life, first as an environmental geologist, then as an environmental attorney, and now as a Unitarian Universalist minister and board-certified chaplain. Currently, she is the developmental minister for First Unitarian Church of Baltimore. Rev. Marsh joined the UU Ministry for Earth […]
A message from the co-facilitators of January 27th UUMFE Community Read: Hello! We missed you all in December, and we’re really looking forward to this month’s UUMFE Community Read of What If We Get It Right by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, “Follow the Money,” pages 136-196. Below, please find your facilitators’ chapter summaries and some questions to ponder in advance of […]
All are invited to attend an MLK Day Vigil on Monday, January 19th, 5pm PT / 8pm ET. This vigil will be co-facilitated by UUMFE Acting Director, Rev. Lauren Levwood, and Movement Chaplain Intern, Chelsea McCoy. To fully participate in the ritual portion of our vigil, please bring: a container of salt, a bowl of water, and fresh […]
Blanketed in Beauty: A Winter Solstice Ritual Honoring the Gifts of the Darkness Sunday, December 21st4pm PT / 7pm ET Winter solstice offers an opportunity to pause at a pinnacle, honoring Earth’s longest night. For many moons leading up to this darkest moment, trees have been baring themselves of their leaves, offering a blanket to […]
