[Green] Fwd: �� UUMFE April E-News ��

Adeline Bailey adesign4199 at gmail.com
Sat Apr 15 20:40:17 CDT 2023 

Sending this to all you Green folks! Lots of events to consider.
Adeline

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From: UU Ministry for Earth <office at uumfe.org>
Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Subject: �� UUMFE April E-News ��
To: Adeline Bailey <adesign4199 at gmail.com>


World Water Day Concert, Earth Day Worship & More!
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April 11th, 2023

Dear Friends,

I like to say that Earth Day is a Unitarian Universalist “high holy day”!
But then again, I like to say, “everyday is Earth Day”.  Any way you look
at it, this is a special time of year to honor Earth and focus our work for
environmental justice. There is a lot going on over the next month to do
just that. We hope you will join us for any and all the events described
below.

You will see that we create events and offerings, and we amplify the work
of our partners. Be sure to check out our social media channels for tidbits
of wisdom and inspiration.

Many blessings to each of you as you live our Unitarian Universalist
seventh principle:  “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of
which we are a part”.

Love,

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Rev. Kelly Dignan
Co-Director, Programs
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There are two ways to worship with UUMFE for Earth Day!

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         - Join us for the live stream of the full service on *April 20th,
         5pm PT/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET.*
         - Or receive the recordings for use in your congregation.
         Donations are requested.

We can't wait to celebrate this important day with you all. Thanks to Side
with Love for their sponsorship.
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*EMBODIMENT*

*Monthly Spiritual Gatherings*
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Our Monthly Spiritual Gatherings help us ground, recenter, and imagine what
is possible in a world in need of repair. This year to draw us more closely
into alignment with Earth-based philosophies, we will follow the Lunar
Calendar. We will gather each month, via Zoom, on the Full Moon to nourish
our spirit. Our next gathering with be on *May 5th at 4 pm PT/ 5 pm MT/ 6
pm CT/ 7 pm ET*. We hope you join us!
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*Monthly Musings *
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Each month, you and/or your congregation will receive a collection of
materials focused on a different theme and filled with ways to help with
your EMBODIMENT, EMPOWERMENT, & ENGAGEMENT in the face of environmental
injustice. We hope you use these resources for worship, contemplative
practice, and religious exploration in your congregation. You can find past
issues here.
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*UUMFE **Guided Meditation*
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We offer you this 10-minute nature based meditation led by our Co-Director
of Programs, Rev. Kelly Dignan.
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*From Our Partner, DRUUM: Public Worship*
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*Thursday, May 11*
5pm PT/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET


*Shine on Resilient and Beautiful People*Is a DRUUMM Virtual Public Worship via
Zoom and is open to all

Shine on resilient and beautiful people with DRUUMM for our annual public
worship featuring a festival of Black and Brown joy and resilience through
original works of music and preaching. Musical director Amanda Thomas and
guest minister Rev. Katie Romano Griffin are joined by gifted black and
brown colleagues from across UU-verse to help bring some shine to your day
including The Rev. Dr. Kristen Harper, Nasreen Khan, and Cassie
Montenegro.  We will feature original works of music, prayer, and poetry.
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*From Our Partner, GreenFaith: Singing to Ground Our Spirits and Inspire
Our Movement *
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*Thursday, April 20th*3:30pm PT/ 4:30pm MT/ 5:30pm CT/ 6:30pm ET

Singing and chanting together can be a deep source of spiritual grounding
and connection to ourselves and each other, to our vision and purpose, to
the divine, to the lands, the water, the ancestors and future generations.
Many of us experience this transcendent power of music in our religious
practices and traditions. It’s time to bring this unique cultural wisdom
into our faithful movement building for climate justice!

Join GreenFaith in learning and singing songs together for use at your next
community meeting, spiritual gathering or public action. We are blessed to
be working with Lu Aya of the Peace Poets to create songs for spiritually
grounding and bringing expressions of our faith into action for climate
justice.
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*EMPOWERMENT*

*Monthly Minister Support Gatherings*
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*April 19th and May 17th, 2023*Led by Rev. Kelly Dignan and Rev. Dr.
Leonisa Ardizzone

*April and May Topics: Taking Church Outdoors. *We’ll share ideas about
holding church outdoors to re-establish our sense of place, belonging and
oneness with nature. How do you let the land itself be the teacher and
co-leader? What if the sermon is given by nature? How do you invite people
to wander and tune in to their more-than-human siblings? How is collective
wisdom shared in the circle? What if rituals were built by the group in the
moment? How do you make it all accessible? How do we avoid the mindset that
connection with nature has to be done only in wilderness? These are some of
the questions we’ll ponder together. Rev. Kelly has been part of the Wild
Church Network and can tell you more about that, too.  We’ll take a break
from June through August and resume in September.
*Zoom link will be sent upon registration. *
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*UUMFE Biodiversity Day *
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*Wednesday, May* *10th*
4pm PT/ 5pm MT/ 6pm CT/ 7pm ET

*To celebrate International Biodiversity Day, join us on May 10, 2023 to
preview our new curriculum: “May You Survive and Thrive”. It is a
multi-generational, arts-based family ministry curriculum designed to
cultivate and sustain ecological awareness within and between congregations
and communities. This event will be a chance for you to learn more about
how to use this resource in your congregation, family, and community. *
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* From Our Partner, UUJEC: **Changing Narratives About Growing Food*
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*Thursday, April 13th (Tonight) *
5pm PT/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET

The soil that we need to grow food and fiber is in more danger than people
realize! The steady degradation of soil worldwide is almost invisible due
to widespread practices of tillage that we now understand makes the life of
the microbes that support plants very miserable. Who knew? Fortunately,
renewal and resilience is possible, necessary, and urgently needed. This
discussion with Dr. Jean Eells will focus on action steps everyone can take
immediately to work the levers of change.
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*From Our Partner, Interfaith Power and Light: Film Series for Earth Week*
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Free screening:  April 14-23, 2023
Webinar with the filmmaker: April 17, 2023

*These films show the exciting possibility of a just transition to a clean
energy economy where the well-being of workers and frontline community
members is valued instead of neglected.*
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*ENGAGEMENT*

*From Our Partner, Side With Love: **Solar 101 + IRA Funds *
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*Wednesday, April 19th*
4pm PT/ 5pm MT/ 6pm CT/ 7pm ET

Michael Cohen, Solar United Neighbors, will give a quick primer on Solar
for congregations and share a little about the process the First Unitarian
Church of Orlando is going through to consider installing solar with IRA
funds. Join the Green Sanctuary Team meetings for shared learning and
mutual support with other UUs working on congregational transformation
through climate justice on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 PM ET.
Each meeting includes a short presentation on a climate justice topic,
followed by an open discussion on pressing needs.
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*From Our Partner, Side With Love: Skill Up, Facing the Apocalypse With a
Smile*
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*Sunday, April 23rd*1pm PT/ 2pm MT/ 3pm CT/ 4 pm ET

Everywhere you look the world is on fire! Sometimes you just want to scream
at the top of your lungs, “Everything is bad! Do something! AAUGH!!!!” That
urgency is real, and also maybe not the best way to communicate about the
issues - or to take care of yourself! Come together to learn some ways to
manage yourself and engage others as you effectively advocate for justice
and work for a thriving world for all. Our Unitarian Universalist faith
calls us to be lifelong learners, and organizing traditions teach that we
need to share what we know for our movements to grow. Our Squad Skill Ups
are a monthly series of trainings on organizing skills to help build our
UUtheVote and Side with Love Volunteer Squads and help YOU build stronger
teams in your congregation and community. Skill Ups occur the 3rd Sunday of
most months.  Led by Rachel Myslivy, Side with Love Climate Justice
Organizer.
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*From Our Partner, GreenFaith: No Faith in Fossil Fuels, A Climate Finance
Summit *
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>From May 8-11, people of faith will gather to learn about how banks and
asset managers continue to invest in the fossil fuel industries that are
destroying communities in the U.S. and around the world – and then find out
how to hold these financial institutions accountable. Together, we can
commit to taking the bold steps necessary to effect real change.

This summit is for you if you’re just making the connections between faith,
finance, and climate, if you’re a money manager rooted in just climate
values, or if you are part of a community wrestling with these questions.
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*RECIPE TO SHARE*

*Vegan Alfredo Sauce *
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I wanted to showcase a simple and nutritious vegan Alfredo sauce this
month. Sure, it can accompany any preferred noodle, but it can also be used
with leftover cabbage and onion, sautéed well with fresh ground black
pepper and parsley. It's fantastic with veggies, such as peas, asparagus,
leeks and spring greens. It's a great substitute for hollandaise when
making a veggie benedict dish, with spinach and grilled portobellos on top
of a toasted english muffin. Enjoy its versatility!
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*GRATITUDE* [image: Screen%20Shot%202023-03-28%20at%2012_16_53%20PM.png]

We are grateful for the music of Aly Halpert! If you missed the concert or
just want to keep listening, you can find the recording on our Vimeo. May
you return to it as a resource for spiritual fulfillment and justice
grounding.
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