eNews for Thursday, July 31

7/31/2025

eNews for Thursday, July 31

Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, August 3, to worship with Norma Bailey worship leader and Bob Busch who will present a "Reflection." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.

"Welcome to summer! Summer worship will be different and somewhat shorter; we will still have a hymn, chalice lighting and extinguishing, sharing of joys and sorrows, and an offertory but no Story for All Ages, the children going directly with the child care workers at 10:30. Each Sunday a different member of the congregation will briefly reflect on one of the following prompts:

How are you coping with national/world events?
What is your perspective with what is happening in the world and what does it mean to you?

Then we will open up discussion in response to their reflection. We hope you will join us each Sunday for our summer worship series, which runs through August 3."

Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#
Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services

August 3 - Summer Worship Series (with Bob Busch)
August 10 - What I Seek I Have
August 17 - What I Want to Know I Understand
August 24 - Water Ingathering
August 31 - All I Wish I Could I Can

In Case You Missed It...

Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.

In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.

Minister’s Column:

Minister's Column will return in August. Read the previous columns here.

Summer Schedule

Minister’s Time Off

The Summer Worship Series goes from June 29 - August 3, while our minister Rev. Drew is off for the summer. You are still welcome to contact Drew for urgent matters, and he will be available for some scheduled meetings and Fellowship business. As always, texting his cell phone (440-935-0129) is the best way to reach him.

Upcoming Events

Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - On summer hiatus; resumes August 6
Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm
Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am - Cancelled in August only
First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm - This Friday!
Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm
Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm
Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm
Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced
UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am
UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
UUFCM Women's Circle - On hiatus until further notice
Welcome to UU Orientation - 4th Sunday at 12:00pm

All members and friends are welcome to attend our UUFCM Board meeting as well as the various team meetings that occur monthly. If you are interested in attending any specific team meeting, please contact the team leader for information.

Team Meetings

Building Team Meeting Monday, August 4 - 6:00 pm

Penny Swart
David Sebren
Terrie Robbie
Liz Dealing
Laurie Meadows
Denise Belt
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.

Potluck Friday August 1st at 6:30 pm

Join us in the UUFCM Fellowship Hall for food conversation and games!

If you are able, please bring a dish to pass.

School Shoe Drive --- THREE WEEKS LEFT!

The Social Justice Coordinating Team (SJCT) is leading a School Shoe Drive to collect new and very gently used tennis shoes and casual shoes, any size, for school children. The drive goes from now until August 24, and the shoes will be donated to Clothing, INC, in time for parents to get shoes for the new school year. Please place them in the box provided in the Fellowship Hall by August 24. If you’re not a shopper, any member of the SJCT will be glad to shop for you!

Annual UUFCM Picnic

Please join us for the UUFCM Annual Picnic on Sunday, August 17, at 1:00 pm at the Isabella Township Park in Rosebush. Hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie dogs, water, iced tea, and lemonade will be provided.

People are needed to set up (4) and clean up (4), as well as bring desserts, salads, chips, and/or side dishes. You can sign up on the sheets in the Fellowship Hall or contact Annette Pratt ([email protected]) or Jen Prout ([email protected]).

We look forward to seeing you there!

Choir starting up August 6

Make Joyful Noise!

The Joyful Noise Choir will begin rehearsals for the fall on Wednesday, August 6, at 7:00pm. If you like to sing – even if you don’t read music – now would be a perfect time to join us as we are beginning to learn new music! Contact Norma Bailey at 989-560-3952 or [email protected] if you have questions.

Election Day - Two Individuals Running for One City Commission Seat

On August 5, 2025, an election will be held to elect one individual to the Mt. Pleasant City Commission.

The candidates on the ballot are Seth Blackey and Ryon Skalitzky. For information about the candidates, go to www.Vote411.org.

For detailed voter registration and ballot information visit www.mi.gov/vote.

Precinct Locations:

· Precinct 1: Ganiard Elementary School, 101 S. Adams

· Precinct 2 Pullen Elementary School, 251 S. Brown

· Precinct 3: Fancher Elementary School, 801 S. Kinney

· Absentee Voter Counting Board: Mt. Pleasant City Hall, 320 W. Broadway Street

Voter Registration:

If you are not registered to vote, after Monday, July 21, 2025, voter registration will be available at the City Clerk’s office. Please bring proof of residency and a photo ID. This can be done until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Learn about the Petitions This Summer: What to Know before You Sign

At least six petition drives are underway or could be soon by groups seeking a spot on Michigan’s 2026 ballot for proposals to change laws or the state Constitution. Each will have a title and a summary approved by the Board of State Canvassers. Be sure to read any petition put in front of you before you sign as Michigan law does not require circulators to provide an accurate verbal description of the petitions they're asking you to sign.

Bridge Magazine, an independent non-profit daily newsletter covering Michigan news, has provided an article which highlights the current petitions being circulated in Michigan this summer. Click HERE to read the complete article. As well, a copy is posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

Community News

There are two petitions being circulated concerning rules about voting in Michigan, both of which are trying to make it harder for eligible citizens to register to vote, vote at a precinct, and/or vote absentee. In essence, these petitions, if they garner enough signatures, will go on the ballot in the 2026 midterm election requiring people to prove that they are citizens with documents such as birth certificates or passports. Unfortunately, if on the ballot, they will probably pass because many people will not read the complete language but simply vote “yes” because, of course, we want to make sure that only citizens can vote (already a requirement to vote).

The action needed by all of us to keep these two issues off the ballot in November 2026 is to educate everyone we know – family, friends, neighbors – to NOT sign these two petitions. If you are asked to sign a petition having anything to do with voting, we urge you to NOT sign. If you would like to do more, please contact Norma Bailey ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ) who can share more information with you and/or give you “decline to sign” flyers to hand out to people.

Click HERE for flyer.

Donate Now!

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan is funded solely by its members and friends.

For your convenience, you can make a donation electronically with the button below, or via the GivePlus Church App. Please consider the option of offsetting the cost to the Fellowship for providing the convenience of making an online donation.

If you prefer not to donate electronically, you may also write a check payable to UUFCM and send it to: UUFCM, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0041

Got News?

The deadline for submissions to
the Order of Service Insert and the UUFCM weekly eNews
is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to [email protected].

Drew’s Contact Information

Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text.
[email protected]
Phone/text: 440-935-0129
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10am-noon
Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm

UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2025-2026
President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; [email protected])
President-Elect: Guy Newland (989.944.0534; newla1g [email protected])
Treasurer: David Allan (989.941.7349; [email protected])
Secretary: Jennifer Davis (989.280.7010; [email protected])
Trustee: Annette Pratt (989.400.0173; [email protected])
Trustee: Jennifer Prout (989.400.3130; [email protected])
Trustee: Marco Muñoz-Fortino (989-600-6738; [email protected])

Team and Committee Leaders

Adult Religious Education Team - Jodi Fisher
Building, Grounds & Safety Team - Norma Bailey
Caring Team - Laura McBride
Communications Coordinating Team
Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit
Membership - Laura McBride
Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit
Social Fun - Jen Prout
Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey
Worship Team - Drew Frantz
Youth Religious Education (RE) Team - Norma Bailey

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Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, July 27, to worship with Mary Alsager as worship leader and Jacq Roberge who will present a "Reflection." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.

"Welcome to summer! Summer worship will be different and somewhat shorter; we will still have a hymn, chalice lighting and extinguishing, sharing of joys and sorrows, and an offertory but no Story for All Ages, the children going directly with the child care workers at 10:30. Each Sunday a different member of the congregation will briefly reflect on one of the following prompts:

How are you coping with national/world events?
What is your perspective with what is happening in the world and what does it mean to you?

Then we will open up discussion in response to their reflection. We hope you will join us each Sunday for our summer worship series, which runs through August 3."

Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#
Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services

July 27 - Summer Worship Series (with Jacq Roberge)
August 3 - Summer Worship Series (with Bob Busch)
August 10 - Resume Regular Worship (with Rev. Drew)

In Case You Missed It...

Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.

In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.

Minister’s Column:

Minister's Column will return in August. Read the previous columns here.

Summer Schedule

Minister’s Time Off

Upcoming Events

Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - On summer hiatus; resumes August 6
Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm
Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am
First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm
Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm
Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm - This Saturday!
Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm
Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced
UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am
UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
UUFCM Women's Circle - On hiatus until further notice
Welcome to UU Orientation - 4th Sunday at 12:00pm

Team Meetings

Communications Team: Thursday, July 24th, at 7:00 pm
Adult RE: Monday, July 28th, at 7:00 pm

Adult RE: Monday, July 28th, at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome! Please come with your ideas for programming and events. We will be electing a new chair and secretary at this time. For questions, please contact Jodi Fisher at (989) 560-5135.

School Shoe Drive

Movie Night Featuring: Phenomenon July 26th at 7:00 pm

This 1996 movie features actors John Travolta, Robert Duvall, and Kyra Sedgwick. An ordinary man suddenly exhibits mental abilities on the genius spectrum. The government takes notice. Will George become a government guinea pig or stay among his friends? Join us on the 26th at 7 in the Fellowship Hall to find out.

Coming Soon: Potluck August 1st at 6:30 pm

Learn about the Petitions This Summer: What to Know before You Sign

Calls to Action

RANKED CHOICE VOTING INFORMATION SESSION

Indivisible is having a speaker from Michigan Ranked Choice Voting come to explain in detail just what Ranked Choice Voting is. This is open to the public and will be at the Isabella County Commission on Aging @ 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 24. Petitions are already circulating, so it will be good to get some accurate information and ask questions.

Community News

Donate Now!

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan is funded solely by its members and friends.

If you prefer not to donate electronically, you may also write a check payable to UUFCM and send it to: UUFCM, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0041

Got News?

The deadline for submissions to
the Order of Service Insert and the UUFCM weekly eNews
is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to [email protected].

Drew’s Contact Information

Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text.
[email protected]
Phone/text: 440-935-0129
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10am-noon
Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm

Team and Committee Leaders

We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world.

eNews for Thursday, July 17

7/17/2025

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Thanks to Norma Bailey, Jennifer Davis and Katie Zapoluch for weeding out the thick crab grass in two of the garden beds to save the wildflowers that the children planted earlier in the summer. The third bed will be left fallow.

Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, July 20, to worship with Norma Bailey as worship leader and Kirsten King who will present a "Reflection." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.

"Welcome to summer! Summer worship will be different and somewhat shorter; we will still have a hymn, chalice lighting and extinguishing, sharing of joys and sorrows, and an offertory but no Story for All Ages, the children going directly with the child care workers at 10:30. Each Sunday a different member of the congregation will briefly reflect on one of the following prompts:

How are you coping with national/world events?
What is your perspective with what is happening in the world and what does it mean to you?

Then we will open up discussion in response to their reflection. We hope you will join us each Sunday for our summer worship series, which runs through August 3."

Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#
Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services

July 20 - Summer Worship Series (with Kirsten King)
July 27 - Summer Worship Series (with Jacq Roberge)
August 3 - Summer Worship Series (with Bob Busch)
August 10 - Resume Regular Worship (with Rev. Drew)

In Case You Missed It...

Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.

In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.

Minister’s Column:

Minister's Column will return in August. Read the previous columns here.

Summer Schedule

Minister’s Time Off

Upcoming Events

Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - On summer hiatus; resumes August 6
Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm
Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am
First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm
Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm - This Monday!
Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm
Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm
Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced
UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am
UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
UUFCM Women's Circle - On hiatus until further notice
Welcome to UU Orientation - This Sunday at 12:00pm

Team Meetings

Youth RE: Sunday, July 20th, at 3:30pm
Adult RE: Monday, July 27th at 7:00pm

Adult RE: Monday, July 27th at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome! Please come with your ideas for programming and events. We will be electing a new chair and secretary at this time. For questions, please contact Jodi Fisher at (989) 560-5135.

Welcome to UU Orientation This Sunday at 12:00pm

This orientation is geared to newcomers, visitors, and those seeking to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and this UU fellowship. It is offered every month both in person in the fellowship hall and via Zoom, this Sunday at 12:00pm. Sessions run approximately an hour and a half.

For more info or to register for Welcome to UU, contact:
Laura McBride: 989.772.5512 [email protected]

Please let Laura know whether you will be attending via Zoom or in person by the Friday prior to the orientation.

Special Plate Collection this Sunday – The Care Store

The special social justice plate collection on July 20 is for The Care Store, a local agency that works with over 35 social service agencies, schools, and churches in Isabella County to provide people with much needed personal hygiene and household cleaning products. You can donate online to the Social Justice Fund at our website or checks can be sent to our treasurer made out to UUFCM with “The Care Store” indicated in the memo line.

School Shoe Drive

Learn about the Petitions This Summer: What to Know before You Sign

Calls to Action

GET READY FOR GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON!

THURSDAY, JULY 17TH

NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION
https://goodtroubleliveson.org/

From 5:00-7:00 Indivisible Central Michigan invites everyone to line the sidewalk along Mission Road from Blue Grass to Broomfield - and maybe even to Preston! - to make it clear that Mt. Pleasant is NOT on board with attacks on our healthcare, public services, and human and civic rights. Park where it makes sense for you, and join them on the line for as long as you are able. Bring your family, friends, noisemakers and/or family-friendly signs and join us as we unite to show that our community is Indivisible!

Please note: A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Please do not engage with hecklers. For safety's sake, stay on the sidewalks, away from the curbs, and do not block driveways or intersections.

Urge the Senate: Save Public Media

Public media is facing multiple serious threats. The White House proposed eliminating federal funding in its annual budget request, issued an Executive Order to block support for PBS and NPR, and plans to claw back funding approved by Congress.

Federal funding ensures that local public radio and TV stations can continue to give access to essential educational, local, and cultural programming; trustworthy, in-depth news; and emergency and community-based services.

Our local PBS and NPR affiliate, WCMU Public Media, utilizes four television and eight radio stations to reach over 2 million people across 42 counties within Central and Northern Michigan. Community Service Grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting provide just over 19% of WCMU's annual budget.

The House of Representatives passed the rescissions package, and the vote now goes to the Senate.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Contact your senators and tell them to reject the rescissions package and stop the dismantling of public media!
Gary Peters: 202-224-6221
Elissa Slotkin: 202-224-4822

Donate Now!

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan is funded solely by its members and friends.

If you prefer not to donate electronically, you may also write a check payable to UUFCM and send it to: UUFCM, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0041

Got News?

The deadline for submissions to
the Order of Service Insert and the UUFCM weekly eNews
is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to [email protected].

Drew’s Contact Information

Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text.
[email protected]
Phone/text: 440-935-0129
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10am-noon
Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm

Team and Committee Leaders

We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world.

eNews for Thursday, July 13

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Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, July 13, to worship with Stacey Pattison as worship leader and Katie Zapoluch who will present a "Reflection." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.

"Welcome to summer! Summer worship will be different and somewhat shorter; we will still have a hymn, chalice lighting and extinguishing, sharing of joys and sorrows, and an offertory but no Story for All Ages, the children going directly with the child care workers at 10:30. Each Sunday a different member of the congregation will briefly reflect on one of the following prompts:

How are you coping with national/world events?
What is your perspective with what is happening in the world and what does it mean to you?

Then we will open up discussion in response to their reflection. We hope you will join us each Sunday for our summer worship series, which runs through August 3."

Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#
Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services

July 13 - Summer Worship Series (with Katie Zapoluch)
July 20 - Summer Worship Series (with Kirsten King)
July 27 - Summer Worship Series (with Jacq Roberge)
August 3 - Summer Worship Series (with Bob Busch)
August 10 - Resume Regular Worship (with Rev. Drew)

In Case You Missed It...

Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.

In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.

Minister’s Column:

Minister's Column will return in August. Read the previous columns here.

Summer Schedule

Minister’s Time Off

Upcoming Events

Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - On summer hiatus; resumes August 6
Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm
Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am This Tuesday the 15th!
First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm
Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm
Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm
Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm
Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced
UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am
UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
UUFCM Women's Circle - On hiatus until further notice
Welcome to UU Orientation - July 20th this month; Sunday at 12:00pm

Team Meetings

UUFCM Board: Sunday, July 13, 1:00 pm
Social Justice: Monday, July 14, at 6:30pm

Calls to Action

GET READY FOR GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON!

THURSDAY, JULY 17TH

NATIONWIDE DAY OF ACTION
https://goodtroubleliveson.org/

Urge the Senate: Save Public Media

Donate Now!

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan is funded solely by its members and friends.

For your convenience, you can make a donation electronically with the button below, or via the GivePlus Church App. Please consider the option of offsetting the cost to the Fellowship for providing the convenience of making an online donation.

If you prefer not to donate electronically, you may also write a check payable to UUFCM and send it to: UUFCM, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0041

Got News?
The deadline for submissions to
the Order of Service Insert and the UUFCM weekly eNews
is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to [email protected].

Drew’s Contact Information

Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text.
[email protected]
Phone/text: 440-935-0129
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10am-noon
Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm

Team and Committee Leaders

We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world.

eNews for Thursday, July 3

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Welcome to Amy Hayden, our new Administrative Assistant! Amy lives in Indianapolis and is a UU herself. She attended Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Hendricks County in Danville, Indiana for many years and has been their part-time administrator for the past few years. She has two grown children who still live in the Indy area. Amy moved to Indianapolis 25 years ago from Memphis, TN, her home town. She loves hiking, biking, and spending time with friends.

We want to thank Wendy Altmeier for her dedication and service to our congregation for the past two years. You have been very much appreciated, Wendy. Best wishes moving forward!

Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, July 6, to worship with Norma Bailey as worship leader and Carol Rard who will present a "Summer Reflection." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.

"Welcome to summer! Summer worship will be different and somewhat shorter; we will still have a hymn, chalice lighting and extinguishing, sharing of joys and sorrows, and an offertory but no Story for All Ages, the children going directly with the child care workers at 10:30. Each Sunday a different member of the congregation will briefly reflect on one of the following prompts:

How are you coping with national/world events?
What is your perspective with what is happening in the world and what does it mean to you?

Then we will open up discussion in response to their reflection. We hope you will join us each Sunday for our summer worship series, which runs through August 3."

Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#
Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services

July 6 - Summer Worship Series (with Carol Rard)
July 13 - Summer Worship Series (with Katie Zapoluch)
July 20 - Summer Worship Series (with Kirsten King)
July 27 - Summer Worship Series (with Jacq Roberge)
August 3 - Summer Worship Series (with Bob Busch)
August 10 - Resume Regular Worship (with Rev. Drew)

In Case You Missed It...

Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.

In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.

Minister’s Column:

Minister's Column will return in August. Read the previous columns here.

Summer Schedule

Minister’s Time Off

Upcoming Events

Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - On summer hiatus; resumes August 6
Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm
Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am
First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm * This Friday!
Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm
Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm
Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm
Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced
UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am
UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
UUFCM Women's Circle - On hiatus until further notice
Welcome to UU Orientation - July 20th this month; Sunday at 12:00pm

Team Meetings
Coordinating Team: Sunday, July 6, at 1:00pm
BuildingTeam: Monday, July 7, at 6 pm

Infant Pantry Collection – THIS Sunday, July 6

Donations for the Infant Pantry are collected on the first Sunday of each month. You can donate online to the Monthly Donations for Infant Pantry on our website, or checks can be sent to our treasurer made out to UUFCM with Infant Pantry in the memo. Questions? Contact Tom Moffit (989-772-1602; [email protected]). Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Wedding Announcement & Celebration - Friday, July 4

Abdou Chalal and David Wagstaff are delighted to announce their upcoming marriage on July 2nd at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Michigan, officiated by Rev. Drew. The couple will exchange their vows and commitment to one another in a small private ceremony in the sanctuary.

While the wedding ceremony itself is private, everyone is warmly invited to the open house and celebration on Thursday, July 4 from 9:00am to 11:00am at: 631 N Rock Lake Dr, Vestaburg, MI (Please stay on Vestaburg Road until you see the mailbox marked 631—Rock Lake Drive is little more than a driveway.) No gifts, please.

An RSVP is appreciated (though not required). Text RSVP to 610-220-3359 if you plan to attend.

First Friday Potluck – Friday, July 4

Please join us in the UUFCM Fellowship Hall at 6:30pm (doors open at 6:15) for food, conversation, and games! Coffee, hot tea, and water will be provided. If you are able, please bring a dish to pass.

New Call to Action

Call to Action

Urge the Senate: Save Public Media

Donate Now!

If you prefer not to donate electronically, you may also write a check payable to UUFCM and send it to: UUFCM, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-0041

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eNews for Thursday, July 31

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School Shoe Drive --- THREE WEEKS LEFT!

Annual UUFCM Picnic

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Election Day - Two Individuals Running for One City Commission Seat

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July 24th, 2025

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Worship Matters

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Minister’s Column:

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School Shoe Drive

Movie Night Featuring: Phenomenon July 26th at 7:00 pm

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eNews for Thursday, July 17

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Worship Matters

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Minister’s Column:

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Welcome to UU Orientation This Sunday at 12:00pm

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eNews for Thursday, July 13

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Urge the Senate: Save Public Media

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