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Happy September, UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) Community! ![]() This is the month we’ve been waiting for – the month that kicks off the UU Climate Justice Revival. UUMFE has been co-facilitating this project for over a year. It’s been my honor to work with all the planners; they are one of the best teams I’ve been part of during my entire career. And it’s a joy to work with many of you as you prepare to host your Revival. Below, you’ll see the training and the “office hours” available to you. September also brings the Fall Equinox when day and night are equal in length, just before the days become shorter than nights. This shift in season can inspire our work for climate justice, and you can learn more about how – at our Full Moon Gathering. I always look forward to seeing you and hearing from you. With care, Rev. Kelly Dignan |
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UPCOMING EVENTS![]() Full Moon Gathering September 18, 2024  7pm EDT – 8pm EDT Let’s gather to honor the rhythm of the moon and call on it for support as we celebrate the Fall Equinox. Register here: https://forms.gle/ Save this Zoom link in your calendar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ UU Climate Justice Revival ![]() If you have registered, materials were sent to you on August 1 and videos were released on September 1. If you didn’t get them, email uurevival@uua.org. And be sure to check your spam folder in case you’re missing emails. *If you haven’t registered, join over 350 UU congregations – 35% of our denomination. You can hold your Revival at any time after September 28 and 29. Register at https://www.uuclimatejustice.org.
New Revival Dialogs Activities & Materials Overview Video UU Climate Justice Revival Facilitator Training September 17 at 8am PT / 11am ET| Register:Â https://bit.ly/4dcioOZ September 26 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET| Register:Â https://bit.ly/4gtuzd5 Are you one of your congregation’s facilitators for the UU Climate Justice Revival? All facilitators need to join one of our 2-hour Facilitator Training Sessions. Come learn how to be the best facilitator you can be for your congregation’s Revival!
UU Climate Justice Revival Office Hours If you’re saying to yourself… “I’m not sure how we can| I still don’t understand| How does this fit with that?” Come to office hours! Email UURevival@UUA.org to let us know when you plan to come to office hours, and we’ll send you the link to join! ALL TIMES EASTERN Resources from UU Ministry for Earth![]() Musings: Worship and Small Group Ministry Resources *Take a look at our archive. Inside each packet you’ll find Earth centered chalice lightings, music suggestions, readings, sermon prompts and small group ministry guides. ![]() A Curriculum for Spiritual Care for Climate Distress, Anxiety and Grief The climate crisis has become an emotional and spiritual crisis. We can become immobilized with distress and unmotivated to act for climate justice. There is no quick fix, and yet research shows that gathering in community is a primary strategy for addressing this distress. We developed this curriculum for exactly these reasons! It helps participants: Name and honor our feelings together, prevent becoming paralyzed, and recommit to meaningful action. There are options for workshops and whole congregation worship. Check it out here. From Our Partners![]() Join the UN Multigenerational Seminar 2024. Details Here: https://uucsj.org/currentprograms/ ![]() Me2We2All – Self-organizing into Greater-Than:
Our own Rev. Kelly Dignan will provide theological grounding and will be lighting the chalice for this event! Calling on Faith Leaders! GreenFaith has been putting pressure on Citibank to urge them to divest from oil, gas, and coal projects. They recently gathered over 800 signatories for their faith letter to Citibank and have shown up in protest at their HQ several times over the summer. Now, they are working on direct engagement with Citi and have two events in the works: 1) September 18 — A virtual meeting between Citi executives and a small group of faith institutional customers who are ready to engage with Citi in this way. (There may be an in person NYC prep session preceding Sept 18, but the meeting itself will be virtual.) 2) October 8 — A virtual roundtable for a larger group of faith leaders who want to learn more about how to engage with Citi around their investments. If you are interested in participating, email Amy Brooks: amy@greenfaith.org Share the Plate With UUMFE If UUMFE has added value to your life in some way, we would be grateful for your donation. Thank you for your support. |
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Vegan Fried Green Tomatoes Its that time of the year where the Fall chill is in the air but so many tomatoes are still green. This is a delicious way to use up all that unripe backyard produce. Play with the recipe and add whatever spices you like. Around here we like to add some garam masala or ground cumin.
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