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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, April 22 Share Your Wisdom Please participate in the multigenerational worship service on April 25th by answering the prompt: What is something you have learned in life? The challenge is to keep your response to 25 words or fewer. Of course, this won't be the total of your wisdom or all that you've learned...just one small piece that you're willing to share. Whether profound or lighthearted, all responses are welcome…and, more importantly, needed. The more participants, the better it will be! Please send your contribution to Sally Armstrong by tomorrow - Friday, April 23. Thanks so much! Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom this Sunday, April 25 to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who—with Jakobe Neal, our Directory of Religious Education—will present “Becoming Wiser.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.   “In this multigenerational service, we will hear from congregants young and old responding to the question, “What is something you have learned in your life?” All of us are on a journey of becoming, and we grow wiser along the way.”  Zoom Invitation for Sunday, April 25 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 402489218   One tap mobile +16468769923,,5527667326# Phone - audio only +1 646 876 9923 If you happen to miss being in worship, the texts to previous sermon messages (and some of the readings as well) can be found in our website sermon archive. Upcoming Services May 2: Hope Is Our Superpower   Minister’s Column Read the Minister’s column at uufcm.org/andrew-frantz.  Upcoming Events - with Zoom Links Click the link to join in! - Sunday worship - RE Lesson & Kids’s Coffee Hour - Sundays at 10:45am - Welcome to UU Orientation - last Sundays at 12:30pm - Choir Rehearsal - Sundays at 7pm - UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7pm returning May 17 - Building Your Own Theology Class - Mondays at 7pm through May 3 - UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am  - Check-In Circle with Drew - Wednesdays at 4pm - Game Night - Wednesdays at 7pm - Soulful Sundown - 1st Thursdays at 7pm - Women’s Circle - 4th Thursdays at 7pm - Cancelled tonight! - Coffee House Open Mic - 1st Fridays at 7pm Event links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar. Team Meetings - with Zoom Links Click the link to join in! 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. Links for the various team meetings will be posted in the eNews and on the UUFCM calendar. If you are interested in helping any of these teams or committees, please fill out the Volunteer Opportunity Form 2021-2022 if you haven’t already. Coronavirus Task Force - Monday, April 26 at 2pm Communications - Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30pm RE Team - Friday, April 30 at 6pm Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar. Women’s Circle - Cancelled Tonight! We will see you at our next meeting on May 27. We provide a safe and supportive place to explore womanhood and women’s history, discuss issues, get to know one another better, and have fun! We meet on 4th Thursdays at 7pm. Together We Grow – Yes, Indeed! On Sunday, April 18, 2021, our Stewardship Drive officially ended, and we happily report that it was a great success! We won’t know the final pledge amount until all have sent in their pledges. In the next few weeks, members of the Stewardship Committee (Carol Rard, Gisela Moffit, Jessica Jernigan, Mary Alsager, Guy Newland), will make follow-up calls, and the result will be announced at our Annual Business meeting on May 16. We want to thank all of you who have given what you can, often increasing your pledge from last year. Your generosity will enable us to grow our fellowship, deepen our spiritual journeys, and strengthen our active participation in social justice issues. Please Help Us Determine When We Can Meet in Person! The board of trustees, coronavirus task force, and worship team have been working on plans to re-open Sunday worship services to include in-person participation. When we take this step, we still plan to have the service available on Zoom at the same time. We have a lot of questions about how this will work – will masks be required? will we have singing? will you have to be vaccinated to attend? how many people should we allow in the sanctuary?  Below you will find a link to a 10-question anonymous survey. This is your chance to weigh in with your opinions and, importantly, to tell us how many have been vaccinated. The percentage of congregants who are vaccinated is a key data point in our decision-making. Please submit your responses by Sunday, April 25, so that the task force can have the results for their April 26 meeting. Please click this link to the survey. Contact Kirsten with technical survey questions and contact Drew with additional comments about re-opening. Welcome to UU Orientation - April 25 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 on the last Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Sessions run approximately two hours. If you are interested in watching an introductory video regarding our faith, please view this YouTube video by Peter Bowden called Unitarian Universalism: You're Uni-What?. For more info or to register for Welcome to UU, contact: Laura McBride: 989.772.5512 Lmcbride010@gmail.com Scrap Metal Drive - May 14-15 We will have a scrap metal drive on Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, to earn money to support our leadership development fund. We will pick up your scrap metal on Friday, and you can drop it off on Saturday by 11am at 306 W. Grand Avenue in Mt. Pleasant. Contact Laura McBride (989-772-5512 or lmcbride010@gmail.com) for pick up or questions. Five Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Go for a litter clean up Collect trash on local trails, in your neighborhood parks, etc. Don’t forget your gloves! Donate old clothing and household items Donate gently used items instead of throwing them away. Start a garden – big or small Plant trees, flowers, or plants. Plants reduce pollution by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Recycle Commit to recycling right! Now is the perfect time to learn what you can and can’t recycle in your local community. Spread the word Hop on your social media platforms to spread the word! Transgender Rights Workshop Friday, April 23, 5-7pm PST (8-10pm EST) Please join Fresno State for Transgender Rights Workshop hosted in collaboration with the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, LGBTQ+ Programs and Services and Trans-E-Motion. Learn about your rights within housing, employment, healthcare, and more from a group of legal and policy experts. All are welcome to attend and learn! RSVP here. Evict Enbridge! Join Oil & Water Don’t Mix in person on May 13 in either Lansing or Mackinaw City to evict Enbridge on behalf of the people of Michigan.  Five months ago, Gov. Whitmer gave Enbridge a deadline to shut down its pipeline. On Thursday, May 13 this foreign oil company will officially be violating Michigan law by continuing to operate the ticking time bomb that they call Line 5. Please plan to join us from roughly 10am-1pm. More details on the exact location and plans will be shared before the event. We will enforce COVID-safe practices with social distancing and masks required. RSVP Lansing  - or -  RSVP Mackinaw City • • • Community News • • • CMU Vaccine Clinic Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed for various roles and dates throughout April at both the Central Michigan Health Department and CMU administering vaccine clinics in Finch Fieldhouse. Find more information about each volunteer role and sign up for the Health Department dates or the CMU administering dates through the linked spreadsheets. Please contact Kim Wagester at Wages1ka@cmich.edu if you have questions. COVID Vaccination Resources Covid-19 vaccines are becoming more and more available in Michigan, and all those ages 16 and up are now eligible. Below are some of the options available: Central Michigan District Health Department Meijer and Rite Aid are taking registrations for their waiting lists. Dr.B standby vaccine list Check with your hospital, your healthcare provider, and other pharmacies in the area. Arab American Heritage Month at CMU Arab Heritage Month takes place throughout the month of April. It celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans. See the complete list of activities here. Click on the flyer graphic for a link to a printable version. Electronic Waste Collection Saturday, May 15 from 8-noon Free to Isabella and non-Isabella County residents!  Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant   Hazardous Waste/Clean Sweep Collection Saturday, June 12 from 8-noon or until the trailers are full Free to Isabella and non-Isabella County residents!  Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant 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   Together We Grow! 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 admin@uufcm.org. Drew's Office Hours and Contact Information Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text. minister@uufcm.org  Phone/text: 440-935-0129 UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2020-2021 President: Guy Newland (989.944.0534; president@uufcm.org) Past-President: Carol Rard (989.561.2969; carol4uufcm@gmail.com) President Elect: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; baile1nj@cmich.edu) Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; tlrobbie1@gmail.com) Assistant Treasurer: Jen Prout (989.400.3130; poutyprouty66@yahoo.com) Secretary: Elaine Emerick (989.621.6063; ebundy84@gmail.com) Trustee: Jennifer Davis (989.280.7010; jenmarsh40@gmail.com) Trustee: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; jones3aj@cmich.edu) Trustee: Mel Bailey (989.600.6460; babycatching@gmail.com) Team and Committee Leaders Worship Team - Drew Frantz Religious Education (RE) Team - Mel Bailey Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit Building, Grounds & Safety committee - Norma Bailey Communications committee - Sally Armstrong Membership - Laura McBride Arms Around - Gisela Moffit Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit Coronavirus task force - Drew Frantz Stewardship committee - Carol Rard Adult Religious Education committee - Joyce Henricks   We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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