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 […]
Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth offers worship and small group ministry resources that are Earth-centered and focused on climate justice. Some are also seasonal, including important annual climate events like Earth Day, International Day of Biodiversity, and World Water Day. Everything is here in this Google Folder. (Designed PDFs for print and Google Docs so […]
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. […]
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 […]
