eNews for November 2

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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, November 2 Fall Back! Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 5. Don’t forget to give yourself another hour of sleep - on Saturday night turn your clocks back one hour at bedtime! Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, November 5, to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present "Generosity of Resources." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am. "The importance of being generous with material goods is affirmed in Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity; in the potlatch tradition of Native Americans of the northwest; and in the birthday traditions of hobbits. A wider view of generosity should include not just things and money, but resources such as expertise, knowledge, power, privilege and space. Why is it universally good to be generous? How does generosity benefit everyone?" This is the first in a 3-part series of sermons about generosity this month: generosity of resources; generosity of presence; and generosity of faith. 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 November 5: Generosity of Resources November 12: Generosity of Presence November 19: Generosity of Faith If you happen to miss being in worship, please check out our website sermon archive for sermon video and/or text. Minister’s Column Today is All Souls Day, also known as Samhain. Last Sunday we celebrated and honored those who have died--especially the members of our Fellowship who died over the past year, but other loved ones as well—with a ritual of both letting go and of welcoming in. I’m still reflecting about the importance of this. 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. - Welcome to UU Orientation - Last Sundays at 12:30pm - UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom - Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm - Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm - UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am - Choir Rehearsal - Wednesdays at 7pm - Drawing Workshop - 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 10am  - First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm - Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm  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 Coordinating Team - Sunday, November 5, at 1pm If you are interested in helping any of these teams or committees, please fill out the Volunteer Opportunity Form if you haven’t already. Legacy Giving Explained    Last summer, a Board-appointed task force developed a Gift Acceptance Policy to guide the Board and a brochure explaining various options for donating legacy gifts to the Fellowship.  Both were approved by the Board at their August meeting. The Gift Acceptance Policy can be accessed on our UUFCM website, and the legacy brochure is linked here with hard copies available in the church foyer. First Friday Potluck – November 3 This Friday! 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. Teen Movie Night - November 4 This Saturday! [p''''''p]; Infant Pantry Collection - November 5 This Sunday! 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. Help Needed for Homeless Shelter We are scheduled to provide dinners and services for the homeless shelter at St. John’s church. We have been asked to provide the following: Dinners for Sunday, November 12, and Wednesday, November 15; and Volunteers for the morning shift (7:00-9:00am) and the evening shift (7:00-10:00 pm) any day of the week. If you are interested in helping, or in getting more information, please contact Joyce Henricks ([email protected]). Updating Our Nametags and Our Directory “My Name Is _____ and My Pronouns Are _____” In order to be more welcoming to everyone, we are encouraging everyone to put their preferred pronouns on their name tag (actually we will print it for you). We have a form for you to fill out here that asks your pronouns and your birthday, and asks whether you want the pronouns on your nametag, in the directory, both, or neither. This is voluntary. Why pronouns? Here are the words of Sinclair Sexsmith, a queer nonbinary blogger, on the subject:   Dear cis people who put your pronouns on your “hello my name is” name tags: Thank you. When you do that, I feel more comfortable putting my pronouns — they/them. I feel more comfortable being visibly out as nonbinary. I feel more comfortable asking people to use the pronouns that feel most like me, that make me feel most seen and whole, instead of just resolving to be mis-gendered and mis-represented and whatever who cares anyway. (Maybe I do, somewhere, a little.) When we’re doing the socializing part of whatever event we’re at, and we are introduced, I automatically feel warmer toward you — regardless of your gender or presentation. I feel much more comfortable talking to you, because you already tell me you know a little about gender. Thank you.   Again, the link brings you to the form that asks you to update your pronouns and your birthday (if you want to). The UUFCM directory is for members and friends only; it is password-protected on our website. Paper copies of the form are also available.   • • • Community News • • • Native American Heritage Month Activities - Speaker Series The Native Justice Coalition (NJC) is presenting Wednesday night speakers series beginning November 1 and continuing through the month. The virtual speakers series is free and on Zoom, and you can register at Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series registration.   We Are Invited... UU Midland - Monthly Saturday Holiday Movies! November 18 | December 16 Join UUFoM on Saturday, November 18, and December 16, as we watch holiday-themed movies at the Fellowship. YOU choose the movies. Your choices are Home Alone, Elf, The Polar Express, or The Santa Clause. Please choose your two favorite movies. Popular vote wins! Vote in our poll for your favorite 2 holiday movies! We Are Invited... UU Midland's Advanced Care Planning Workshop - November 11 UUfoM's Pastoral Care team is offering an Advanced Care Planning Workshop on Saturday, November 11, at 11:00 AM at the fellowship. Kelly Perry, an Advance Care Planning educator with My Michigan Health, will discuss end of life decisions, advanced directives, power of attorney, and more. There will be time for any questions you may have regarding this topic. Sign up now! Native American Heritage Month Activities - Community Gathering NJC will also host a Native American Heritage Month Community Gathering on Saturday, November 11 in Saginaw, MI at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. Advanced Exploration in DEI - November 15-December 31 Registration is open for Central Michigan University’s Fall 2023 course titled Advanced Exploration in DEI which is available to community members. The course runs November 15 – December 31 and is online and self-directed.  Those who complete the course will receive a “Certificate of Completion” through the College for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.  Participants can register at https://forms.gle/cYhST1mma7Qt7Stx5 by November 12. See the attached flyer for further information. Free COVID Tests Available Again The US government is making four free COVID home tests available again upon the asking.  Log onto COVID.gov/tests to order the tests. Also check on the same website to find if there are extended expiration dates for the test kits you already have. 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 (in person and/or Zoom):    Tuesdays 10am-noon   Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm Office Hours Zoom Link UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2023-2024 President: Cynthia Damer (989.506.5750; [email protected]) President Elect: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; [email protected]) Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; [email protected]) Secretary: Laurie Meadows (989.317.8299; [email protected]) Trustee: Victoria Sladek (989.506.7039; [email protected]) Trustee: Monica Jean (616.443.8782; [email protected]) Trustee: Kevin Daum (989.546.7701; [email protected]) Team and Committee Leaders Adult Religious Education Team - Jodi Fisher Building, Grounds & Safety Team - Norma Bailey Communications Coordinating Team Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit   Membership - Laura McBride   Arms Around - 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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