by Al Johnson, Co-Chair, Earth Ministry Allie’s Organic Garden at UUCWC was alive and well in 2020. Earth Ministry started the garden in 2012 to provide fresh produce for the Monday Tutoring and Wacky Wednesday meals provided for the HomeFront Children and for Food Ministry meals. The garden has evolved over the years. We started … Continue reading Allie’s Garden in the Time of COVID-19

While you weren’t looking, there have been some new additions to the UUCWC Grounds and perhaps you will discover them when you next visit the property.  Thanks to a grant from UUCWC’s Endowment Fund, and a grant from Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, along with Earth Ministry funds, the Earth Ministry Team and Grounds Committee planted … Continue reading Coming Attractions

By Wendy Stasolla A Green Table is a show and tell from the Earth Ministry about various things you can do to be kind to our Earth. Since we are unable to impress you with an in-person exhibit, I’ll try to do so in writing. Although we earth ministers are huge proponents of recycling, the … Continue reading A Virtual Green Table Brought to You By the Earth Ministry

We Are Gold: River-Friendly After several years of effort and review, the Earth Ministry Team is pleased to announce that UUCWC has been certified as a “River-Friendly Community Partner” by The Watershed Institute of Pennington, NJ. Al Johnson and Barbara Drew, Co-chairs of Earth Ministry Team, noted that, “Not only is UUCWC the first organization … Continue reading River Friendly: Green and Gold

By Al Johnson and Barbara Drew, Co-chairs, Earth Ministry Team  “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” John Muir, reflective of our UU 7th Principle   April 22, 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Most of us won’t remember … Continue reading Earth Day at 50

2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by Chris Piatek Each Sunday, we light five Candles of Fellowship to actively affirm our commitments to five core UUCWC principles. One of these candles affirms UUCWC’s commitment to caring for our earth and, more locally, our church building and grounds as a Green Sanctuary. UUCWC was … Continue reading Earth Ministry Update and Calendar for 2020

Join the Earth Ministry Team for a potluck (vegetarian) and meeting to discuss ongoing “green” projects and special activities for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this spring, such as clean-ups, guided meditation walks of our grounds, educational workshops, and more. Contact earthministry@uucwc.org for more information.