2026 Earth Day – “Sentience Surrounds Us”April 22, 2026 Human beings often believe that our emotions and intelligence uniquely set us apart from nature, yet this could not be further from the truth. In fact, it is because we are part of nature that we sense, feel, and think. The natural world is alive, vibrant, […]
Active for Earthcare March 19 – May 22, 2023 Spring for Change: a Season of Sacred Activism — from the evening of Sunday, March 19 (the night before the Spring Equinox on Monday, March 20th!) through May 22nd (International Day for Biodiversity) — is an invitation to the Unitarian Universalist faith community to embody the […]
Habits of Connection and Compassion Many Unitarian Universalist congregations have a practice of sharing their Sunday offering with community organizations, causes and groups. The logistics vary, but the core practice is to give part of the community offering to a cause beyond the immediate congregation that reflects our values and aspirations. This practice of sharing […]
Many Unitarian Universalist congregations celebrate Earth Day with an entire month of reflection, action, and new commitments to environmental and climate justice. “Climate Justice Month” can be celebrated for the month of April, or from the month between World Water Day (March 22) and Earth Day (April 22). During COVID-19, we provided live and recorded […]
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Unitarian Universalism and Environmentalism Unitarian Universalism has a long history of leadership among faith communities committed to caring for our Earth and taking action on our commitments. The seventh principle of Unitarian Universalism is “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” and as a denomination we have passed […]
Unitarian Universalists are called to do more than simply take individual actions; we take action in community and must constantly strive to learn more about the threats to our biosphere and to frontline communities, as well as the intersections of racial, economic, and environmental injustice. UUMFE actively supports this learning for UUs and UU congregations. […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the May 26th UUMFE Community Read: It’s time to celebrate! UU Ministry for Earth’s first annual Community Read, What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, is drawing to a close. If you’ve joined us at any point along the way, we hope you’ll attend next […]
A message from the co-facilitators of the April 28th UUMFE Community Read: We look forward to seeing you on Zoom next Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:45 EDT/4:45 PDT! You’re invited to join us a few minutes early for our pre-gathering arrival music at 7:40 ET/4:40 PT, selected from Dr. Ayanna’s “WIWGIR?” playlist. In this section, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson […]
UU MINISTRY FOR EARTH CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT CHAPLAINS UUMFE has a team of Climate Justice Movement Chaplains who support climate justice activists and anyone impacted by climate change. Our Intern Chaplain, Chelsea McCoy, is a seminarian with lived experience in social movements as a Black woman, and this internship is helping her train to offer that wisdom […]
