August 07th, 2025

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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, August 7  Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, August 10, to worship with Rev. Drew Frantz who will present a "What I Seek I Have." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am. "It is common for many of us to think in terms of what we don’t have—perpetuating a mindset of lacking. What if, instead, we adopt an attitude of abundance? A spiritually healthy path is appreciating what we have instead of chasing after more. The message that we need more to be happy is all around us in this culture; let’s listen for the message that says we are enough and we have enough."   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 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:  On Saturday evening I was out walking in South Haven, Michigan on the grass above the beach, noticing the beautiful way that the sun was sparkling the water. Then I saw a young woman, facing the beach and looking down the stairs leading to the sand. She was wearing a white wedding dress, and was arm in arm with an older man beside her. Both were barefoot. Read more here. 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 - Wednesdays at 7:00pm 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  Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm  Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm  Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm This Tuesday August 12 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 - last Sunday of the month at 12:00pm unless otherwise indicated 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 Communications Team Thursday, August - 7:00 pm UUFCM Board Meeting Sunday, August 10 - 1:00 pm Social Justice Team Meeting Monday, August 11 - 6:30 pm Worship Team Meeting Thursday, August 14 - 7:00 pm Fellowship News School Shoe Drive --- TWO 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! Community News Household Hazardous Waste & Electronic Waste Collection   On Saturday, September 13, 2025, there will be a collection of Household hazardous waste and electronic waste at the Isabella County Fair Grounds from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.    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. 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 We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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