by Leslie McGeorge, Co-Chair, Earth & Climate Ministry Along with more than 300 UU congregations nationwide, UUCWC continues to promote intersectional climate justice through worship, advocacy, learning, and community dialogue. Over the past year, the congregation has participated in facilitated discussions exploring meaningful climate justice actions both within the church and in our local community. … Continue reading Climate Justice Moves Forward and Seeks Feedback

By Barbara Drew, Earth & Climate Ministry Green thumbs, other thumbs, and muscles are welcome to help with autumn planting and enhance UUCWC grounds. Come with gloves, shovels, and your enthusiasm as we plant native perennials to add to our existing pollinator garden on the large berm by the street-side parking area. Native plantings are … Continue reading Earth & Climate Ministry News: Fall Planting Saturday,November 8 at 9 a.m.

by Leslie McGeorge, co-chair, Earth & Climate Ministry (ECM) As we continue to build on our March 2025 Climate Justice Dialogues, we seek your help in developing plans for action within local communities such as Trenton and Morrisville. Such input builds on our March 2025 Climate Justice Dialogs session (See the April CrossCurrents article.). Possible … Continue reading Climate Justice Congregational Actions: Opportunities for Input

By Janet Hubbard, Earth & Climate Ministry Have you noticed the five bins in various UUCWC hallways and lobbies (their locations have shifted with construction)? They are meant for the collection of used coffee pods, dental items (brushes, floss sticks, tubes), party paper goods, and chip bags. Several years ago, the Earth and Climate Ministry’s … Continue reading Reuse! Recycle! Repurpose! Let UUCWC Help You!

Compiled by Barbara Drew, Earth & Climate Ministry Following is a brief synopsis of news from various local, state, and national sources compiled by the Earth & Climate Ministry. Send news items for consideration in the next CrossCurrents to earthministry@uucwc.org.

By Barbara Drew, Earth & Climate Ministry Following is a brief synopsis of news from various local, state, and national sources compiled by the Earth & Climate Ministry. Isles, Inc. June 2025 Town Topics, “Princeton’s Weekly Community Newspaper,” Anne Levin The beauty of Trenton’s Cadwalader Park, considered to be landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s last … Continue reading Good Green News: Focusing on the Positive

by Leslie McGeorge for Earth & Climate Ministry On Saturday, March 22, forty-two congregants, including new members, participated in a workshop on climate justice at UUCWC. We considered how to work collaboratively on transformative actions to address our larger community’s climate and related social justice needs. We identified our at-risk communities, such as Trenton and … Continue reading Climate Revival Dialogues: Exploring Opportunities for Climate Justice Actions in Our Community