{"id":9438,"date":"2023-02-27T18:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/?page_id=9438"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:46:14","slug":"spring2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/spring2023\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Earth Day Worship Resources &#8211; Sign Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9414\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2-1024x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2-1536x675.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SpringforChange2023-_FACEBOOK-BANNER-SIZE-R2.png 1710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Season of Sacred Activism: 2023 Spring for Change, Active for Earthcare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2023 Virtual Worship Resources<br \/>\nfor Earth Day &amp; Spring for Change<\/h2>\n<p>As part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/2023\/02\/27\/join-spring-for-change-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spring for Change: A Season of Sacred Activism <\/strong><\/a>this year, Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth is producing a robust and beautiful virtual worship service for viewing online on Earth Day, or using in full or in part by participating congregations this Spring.<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you to all who joined us for our Zoom Broadcast on Thursday, April 20th!<\/h2>\n<p>Our faith calls us into relationship with the sacred elements of Earth and to put power in the hands of the many and not the few. This Earth Day, Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth was delighted to offer in meditation, song, and stories to honor nature&#8217;s elements and become Active for Earthcare &#8211; a call to engage in the face of the climate crisis. Read our <strong>2023 Earth Day Order of Service<\/strong> and contributor biographies <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11GE4_-pfah5jSW2CBeuLc1w5NK88_kqiEwth9voFcOg\/edit?usp=sharing\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Still interested to watch or re-watch? Register below for personal or congregation use!<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to enjoy the service again or share the worship service with your entire congregation, we are happy to offer in two formats:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete service: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a video of the entire service, including all worship elements, will be available online to congregations to stream via the platform of their choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinct worship elements: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">videos of elemental piece of the service will be available for congregations to choose from and integrate into their own liturgies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Timing<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This service is being developed with \u201cEarth Month&#8221; in mind, but can be used on whatever Sunday works best for your congregation\u2019s worship calendar. Once your congregation is registered, the videos will be sent to you by our Program Director!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Cost<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are asking that congregations make a donation to UUMFE for this worship service resource, much like they would pay a guest worship leader and\/or musician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We recommend using the UU Ministers Association\u2019s Scale of Professional Fees as a guide ($315 \u2013 small congregations; $350 \u2013 mid-sized congregations; $385 \u2013 large congregations; $500 &#8211; very generous congregations). If such a donation is beyond the abilities of your congregation, please pay what you can. We encourage larger congregations with bigger budgets to donate more.<\/p>\n<p>Your donations are critical to the work of UU Ministry for Earth to sustain and nurture UU Young Adults for Climate Justice, UU BIPOC Caucus on Climate Justice, Strengthening Local Climate Commitments, and all the justice-seeking initiatives of UU Ministry for Earth.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also ask that your congregation dedicate a Sunday offering to UU Ministry For Earth on the day you use these materials, if possible. We will provide the invitation to the offering, as well as instructions about how to give, in the worship video(s).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you commit to making a contribution to UUMFE in either or both of these ways, you will receive follow-up communication from us about how to complete your donations. <strong>Your generous contributions allow UUMFE to continue our shared ministry to create a better world rooted in environmental and climate justice.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><strong>We appreciate your participation, and your generous support.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look forward to worshiping with you!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign Up Here<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[wpforms id=&#8221;9443&#8243;]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Other Worship Readings &amp; Resources<\/h2>\n<h3>Selected Readings by Stephen Shick<\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth wishes to extend deep gratitude to the Reverend Stephen Shick for his willingness to share the following pieces of writing as worship resources to support <em><strong>Spring for Change: a Season of Sacred Activism.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This resource contains seven new unpublished works, as well as twelve selected readings from Stephen Shick&#8217;s two Skinner House publications: <em>Be the Change: Poems, Prayers <\/em>and<em> Meditations for Peacemakers and Justice Seekers<\/em> and <em>Consider the <\/em>Lilies.<\/p>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \"  style=\"background:#0016b0;color:#ffffff;border-color:#0016b0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spring-for-Change-Selected-Readings-by-Stephen-Shick.pdf\"   >Download PDF<\/a>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0016b0;\">Other Resources:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/resources\/inspiration-worship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UUMFE Worship &amp; Inspiration page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/worship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UUA WorshipWeb library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/share-the-plate-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taking a &#8220;Share the Plate&#8221; Donation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Many Unitarian Universalist congregations have a practice of sharing their Sunday offering with community organizations and groups: some congregations give away their entire offering one Sunday each month; others \u201csplit the plate\u201d every Sunday and give half of the offering to a deserving cause.<\/p>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \"  style=\"background:#0016b0;color:#ffffff;border-color:#0016b0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/share-the-plate-donations\/\"   >How to Share the Plate<\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \"  style=\"background:#0016b0;color:#ffffff;border-color:#0016b0;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\"   >Return to Spring for Change Home Page<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Virtual Worship Resources for Earth Day &amp; 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