UUFCM Seeking Part-time Religious Educator

$19.20-$21.30 per hour / 4-5 hours per week, starting August 15

We are hiring! Please share the attached job posting HERE with anyone you know who might be interested. We are trying to build our religious education program by hiring an inspiring and dedicated person to lead it. We are offering a competitive wage that will hopefully attract qualified applicants -- and we know that often the best candidates are people that someone in the congregation already knows.

Please direct all applications and inquiries to Rev. Drew.

We will have a table at the farmer's market on certain days this summer and fall. Please sign up in the Fellowship hall if you can help. This gives us a chance to be more visible in the community, sharing our message of love and inclusion. Here are the dates:

Thursday, August 27
Saturday, September 12
Thursday, October 29

Contact Annie at communications@uufcm.org

Joyful Noise Choir Resuming!

The Joyful Noise Choir will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00, with the intent to sing on August 16, the first Sunday Drew is back.  All are welcome to join us!  If you are interested, contact Norma Bailey (baile1nj@cmich.edu or 989-560-3952) or just show up on the 12th!

Join us for Friday, August 7th at 6:30pm.

Happy August Birthdays!

Penny Swart
David Sebren
Liz Dealing
Laurie Meadows
Joyce Riddick
Betty McBride

For the year to come, we wish them much joy, good health for body and mind, and new (ad)ventures. May it be so.

Scam Alert

Several congregants have received emails and texts purportedly from UUFCM leadership. If you receive a message that seems suspicious, please remember that we would never solicit money or ask for help in this way, and do not respond to the message.

Saturday, July 25th. In this classic western, a young girl seeks retribution for her father's death by enlisting the help of a bounty hunter to bring her father's killer to justice.

Join us at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 for popcorn and fellowship!.

There will be a Welcome to UU class offered on Sunday, July 26th at noon in the sanctuary. Any interested persons may attend! This is one of two parts to considering becoming a member of UUFCM or at the very least learning more about our fellowship's history and Unitarian Universalism! Please let Laura McBride know if you plan to stay for the 70 minute class.

Her contact information is: 989.772.5512 or lmcbride010@gmail.com 

All are welcome!

Please join us for our Annual UUFCM picnic!

It will be held at the Rosebush Park pavilion on Sunday August 16th  at 1:00.

We will be grilling burgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and veggie dogs. We'll also have cake, ice tea, lemonade, ice water, and coffee. We'll also provide table service, but feel free to bring your own if you'd like.

There will be sign-up sheets in the Fellowship Hall for your opportunity to bring a dish to pass or to help with set-up and or clean-up.

Any questions please call or text Jen Prout @ 989-400-3130.
Hope to see you there! In peace and love,

Your social fun team
Jen, Annette, Kelly L, and Darlene

On August 9th, Norma Bailey will lead worship in singing our favorite hymns! During this interactive service, friends and members of the congregation will sing favorite hymns chosen by congregants. This will be in lieu of a regular sermon message.

If you would like to choose a hymn to be sung, please contact and send your choice to Norma Bailey (baile1nj@cmich.edu or 989-560-3952) no later than Sunday, August 2 as songs will need to be selected and organized in the service.

Celebration of Poetry

On August 2nd , Laura McBride and Stacey Pattison will lead the service in celebration of poetry! During this interactive service, friends and members of the congregation will read a poem to the congregation. This will be in lieu of a regular sermon message. You may share your own poem or that of another poet. It could be silly, poignant, descriptive, or evocative.

If you would like to participate in this poetry service, please contact and send your poem(s) choice to Stacey Pattison (staceyp555@gmail.com or 989.330.1832) no later than Sunday, July 26 th as poems will need to be approved for participation in the service. Please keep your poetry reading no longer than 3 minutes.

The Crafty U’s - Tuesday, July 21 at 10:30am

Group meets in our fellowship hall on the third Tuesday of the month at 10:30am. It is an informal, drop-in group for anyone working on craft projects, especially fabric arts.

Monday, July 20th at 7:00pm - We meet on 3rd Mondays from 7-9pm in the UUFCM social hall and have fun with a variety of games decided by consensus. It is a great opportunity to learn new games and meet people with similar interests!

July 3rd - First Friday Potluck - Join us in the UUFCM fellowship hall for food, conversation, and games! If you are able, please bring a dish to pass!

This Sunday, June 28th, a collection will be taken to supplement the minister’s discretionary fund which is used to respond to requests from people in the community who might need gas money, money to pay an electric bill, a night in a hotel, etc. You can donate online to this fund at our website or checks can be made out to UUFCM with “Discretionary Fund” indicated in the memo line, and sent to UUFCM Treasurer, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48804-0041.

There will be a Welcome to UU class offered on Sunday, June 28 at noon in the sanctuary. Any interested persons may attend! This is one of two parts to considering becoming a member of UUFCM or at the very least learning more about our fellowship's history and Unitarian Universalism! Please let Laura McBride know if you plan to stay for the 70 minute class. Her contact information is:
989.772.5512 or lmcbride010@gmail.com

All are welcome!

Movie Night - Saturday June 27 at 7 pm: I'm showing Black Swan for June. A talented but unstable ballerina loses touch with reality as she perfects a production of Swan Lake.

Come enjoy the movie and some freshly popped popcorn!

Our Paint & Pizza Party was a great success! Together, we painted our UUFCM banner for display in downtown Mt. Pleasant, completing our masterpiece in record time. Once the painting was finished, we enjoyed pizza, conversation, and fellowship together.

A special thank you to Lou Ann Ashley for designing the banner, to Darlene Ritchie for leading the paint party, and to everyone who picked up a brush and helped bring the project to life!