Children’s Boot Drive

In anticipation of cold weather to come, your Social Justice Coordinating Team (SJCT) is inviting you to participate in a Children’s Boot Drive.  From October 15-November 15, we will be collecting new and gently children’s/Teens’ boots to donate to Clothing, INC. If you would like a member of the SJCT to purchase boots for you, we will be glad to spend your money for this good cause!  A large box with our flyer attached will be in the Fellowship Hall starting October 15.

UUFCM Participating in the National Day of Action

On Sunday, November 1, 4-6 pm, there will be a “Day of the Dead" National Day of Action at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, MI to honor and remember the lives taken by ICE and to demand an end to the violence.  Rev. Drew and Norma Bailey are planning on attending and invite any UUFCM members and friends to join us.  
Please contact either of us so that we can arrange carpooling.  Leaving the church at 2:30 pm.

Visit to the Jim Crow Museum October 16!

On Friday, October 16, eleven UUFCM people (Mary Alsager, Lou Ann Ashley, Norma Bailey, Drew Frantz, Joyce Henricks, Kelly Lawson, Carmen LeBlanc, Roger LeBlanc, Beth Macleod, Gisela Moffit, and Jim Moreno) visited the new Jim Crow Museum – Witness, Understand, Heal – at Ferris State University.  The exhibits are extremely well-done, and all of us left with  deeper knowledge and understanding of the history and legacy of racial discrimination in the United States.

The 2024 documentary Bad River, which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River (Chippewa) Band's struggle for sovereignty and its fight to protect Lake Superior from the threat of an aging pipeline, will be shown on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. on the CMU campus in Anspach Hall rooms 161 and 162. Parking is free after 5 p.m. This event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the CMU Social Sciences Department with support from The Welcome Table, a community-based, multi-faith group that brings people together to learn about and give hope and help to each other.

Adult RE Session Sunday, September 27, at 12:00

Please plan to stay after the worship service on Sunday, September 27, for a special Adult RE offering regarding the midterm election.  Norma Bailey will provide a session on how Michigan elections are secure, the differences between absentee ballot voting and early voting, and explanations of Prop 1 (Constitutional Convention) and Prop 2 (Corporate Money Out of Politics).  Please join us for this timely offering!

Letter-Writing Parties to Young Voters

Your Social Justice Coordinating Team has organized letter-writing parties using Vote Forward materials.  This is a great way for members and friends of UUFCM to make a difference in the midterm elections by writing letters to young voters encouraging them to vote. All materials, instructions and snacks will be provided, and we will meet to write in the Fellowship Hall.  It’s a great way to feel like you’re making a difference!  Please join us!

Please look at the dates below and put one or more on your calendar to participate.  

Tuesdays at 6:30 pm – September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 and October 6, 13 and 20

Wednesdays at 3:00 pm – September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 and October 7, 14 and 21

Thursdays at 1:00 pm – September 3, 10, 17 and 24 and October 1, 8, 15 and 22

Saturdays at 4:00 pm – September 5, 12, 19, and 26 and October 3, 10, 17 and 23

On May 13, four members of our fellowship traveled to Lansing to participate in LGBTQ+ Capitol Day. Rev. Drew, Norma Bailey, Al Heise, and Kim Joki joined advocates from across Michigan to meet with state representatives and senators, sharing personal stories and speaking up for issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community. You can read more about the experience in Rev. Drew’s reflection in the Minister’s Column below.