Dear UU Ministry for Earth Community, It’s hard to believe that it’s still the first month of the year – so much has happened in the last few weeks that my heart barely registers that it’s January. While our spirits ache over crises both national and global, it can be difficult to navigate the day-to-day with […]
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 […]
Blanketed in Beauty: A Winter Solstice Ritual Honoring the Gifts of the Darkness Sunday, December 21st4pm PT / 7pm ET(Click here if you want help translating to your time zone.) 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 […]
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is a seedbed for spiritual grounding and education that inspires deep practices of Earth care, justice and flourishing for all. We are a continental ministry, offering worship and small group ministry resources anchored in Earth care and climate justice, curriculum, chaplaincy for activists and advocates, and gatherings. Unitarian Universalist Ministry […]
Hi, UUMFE community! Our next meeting is on Tuesday, November 25th, and we will continue to meet on the last Tuesday of every month January-May 2026. (Please note that we are skipping December.) Below you will find a list of ways to feel prepared for our connection and discussion. To prepare for our next session […]
We’re excited that so many of you signed up to attend our Community Read! Our first meeting is tomorrow on Tuesday, September 30th, and we will continue to meet on the last Tuesday of every month for the next nine months. If you haven’t yet, please register to receive the Zoom link and sign up […]
Our Earth is crying. Can we hear it? With every street that became a river this July, with every home lost, with every human tragedy, a profound truth emerged: We are not separate from the Earth. Her suffering is our suffering. The recent floods—whether close or geographically distant—are spiritually universal. They are not isolated acts […]
UU Ministry for Earth Community, A few weeks ago, I published pictures of myself and other UU’s in front of the US Capitol for UU Hill Day. Led by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ), and the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth (UUMFE), over 100 UU’s gathered on Hill Day in hopes of slowing, stalling, or […]
Dear UUMFE Community, It is with sadness and grace that we announce the resignation of our Executive Director, Mary Ellen Morgan. Mary Ellen’s time with us was brief, but meaningful. UUMFE is grateful for Mary Ellen’s passion for Earth Justice and her alignment with UUMFE’s vision to care for people and the planet. While any […]
Note: This content was originally formatted as a series of social media posts. Dr. Robert Bullard is often called the “Father of Environmental Justice” due to his work in 1990 which found that 100% of city-operated landfills were located in communities of color and causing disproportionate environmental harms. His academic and policy efforts have furthered […]
