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eNews for Thursday, July 28

Saginaw Chippewa Powwow Starts Tomorrow!

The Mt. Pleasant community is invited to attend the 38^th Annual Saginaw Chippewa Powwow on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 29, 30, and 31 at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Campground on East Tomah Road. We encourage our members and friends to attend this last event in our series of activities for Native American learning, understanding, and appreciation. We also invite you to gather for reflection with Drew on Sunday at 7pm at the fellowship and online. Download the flyer, or see the website for further information.

Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, July 31 to worship together with our minister Drew Frantz, who will present “What I'm Learning About the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.

“Everyone who is part of the Mount Pleasant community should be aware of the history and culture of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and of their role in the wider community today. What can non-natives learn from touring the Ziibiwing Center, from going to the Powwow, and from attending the commemoration of the closing of the Indian Industrial Boarding School? Join us as Rev. Drew reflects on these and other opportunities to learn.”

Zoom Invitation for Sunday, July 31
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

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+1 646 876 9923

Upcoming Services
August 7: The Kindness of Strangers

If you happen to miss being in worship, please check out our website sermon archive for sermon video and/or text.

Minister’s Column

Last week I attended the annual conference of the Association of Unitarian Universalist Music Ministries (AUUMM). For three days at the First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor, 150 UU musicians worshipped together, sang together, and shared ideas and expertise and inspiration. Read more here.

COVID Update

We will continue with hybrid services (in-person/Zoom). Our current policy, as revised by the Board on Sunday, July 10, is that everyone entering the building must be vaccinated (unless exempt), which applies to children also. At this point, masks are optional for worship services and small group meetings.
Singing by the congregation and the choir is allowed with masks on.
Anyone vaccinated may attend services.
Right now, small groups can meet in person if they wish, or continue meeting on Zoom – or do a mixture. This includes all of our teams and the Board itself. We will do our best to publish how meetings are going to be held, and please check with the leader of each meeting if you're not sure.

Please be aware that the situation is fluid. We are monitoring the situation frequently, so stay tuned for updates.

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.

- Sunday worship
- Welcome to UU Orientation - Last Sunday in August
- Sunday Stroll - Sundays in July at Millpond Park at 12:30pm
- CUUPs Mabon Ritual - Sunday, July 31 at 6pm
- 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 - on hiatus until mid-August

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
Worship Team - Thursday, July 28 at 7:00pm

If you are interested in helping any of these teams or committees, please fill out the Volunteer Opportunity Form if you haven’t already.

Moving UUFCM “Business” to Google Workspace

Round 2 Workshops Continue Through August 8
- Sign Up Required!

To help us more efficiently and effectively communicate with one another in accomplishing the “business” of the church, the Board has decided to use Google Workspace for all UUFCM documentation. This includes how we send and receive documents, sign up for hospitality, vote when needed, etc., which means we have some learning to do!

If this sounds scary and/or overwhelming, never fear! Jennifer Davis and Debbie Reid have organized workshops to teach us. Let’s all embrace the change, recognizing that we are here to support one another in this effort!

CUUPs Mabon Ritual - July 31

The 2nd of the harvest festivals, Mabon is the second time of the year to specifically commune with nature. The autumn equinox focuses on the cooler aspects than the summer solstice does. The festival is represented by the harvest of corn, along with the other products in your garden that are ready to be harvested.

We invite those of you who are interested to participate. We will hold the ritual promptly at 6pm, in hybrid format (in-person/Zoom) and there will be no potluck.

August 2 Primary Election Information

The polls for the August 2 Primary Election are open from 7am to 8pm. Download the flyer for further information.

Directory Update

Every August we update our Directory with an Addendum, which includes new people, changes in names, postal addresses, emails, and phone numbers. Can you help us to make our Directory current? Please check your printed Directory of February 2022 and/or the online one and let us know if your entries have changed. The Directory is password protected. If you can't remember the (admittedly difficult, but safer) password, please contact Gisela Moffit. Deadline for submission is Monday, August 8. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Game Night!

We meet on 3rd Mondays from 7-9pm in the UUFCM social hall and have fun with a variety of games decided by consensus. It is a great opportunity to learn new games and meet people with similar interests!
Questions? Contact Jim Dealing at 989.772.0269.

Youth RE Garden

Two separate harvests already and tomatoes and eggplant growing like crazy!

Sunday Strolls in July

July Strolls are at Millpond Park

Meet at 12:30pm at the pavilion on 607 S. Adams St.
Questions? Call/ text Jen Prout at 989-400-3130.

Summer Youth RE Program

Our Youth Religious Education program is now providing a variety of fun weekly summer activities after the story for all ages. These classes are in-person only and are led by congregational and RE parent volunteers – youth of all ages are welcome! Please note that COVID vaccinations are required to participate.

Save the Date!

2nd Annual UUFCM Picnic

Look for volunteer sign-up sheets in church this Sunday!

• • • Community News • • •

Fight to Save the Great Lakes!

Today, July 28, 11am-12:15pm via Zoom

Hear about recent developments in the widespread effort to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac and stop the proposed oil tunnel. Presenters will answer questions from attendees. Partners FLOW For Love Of Water, and the Bay Mills Indian Community will join us to share the status of the permits to construct a tunnel for Line 5 and pending legal cases about shutting down the existing pipeline. This will be an exciting and informative online event that will hook you into becoming part of urgent work to protect our water and climate.
Register now!

Freedom Walk: Living Sober

Saturday, July 30 beginning at 7am at Eagles Nest Tribal Gym

• 7:00 a.m. – Doors Open and Registration
• 7:30 a.m. – Opening Prayer and Breakfast
• 8:00 a.m. – Honoring People in Recovery
• 9:00 a.m. – Walk Begins
• Breakfast will be provided

The Freedom Walkers will head south on Leaton Road, and then take a left turn on Tomah Road and proceed east until the walkers reach the Hill Campground (Powwow Grounds). Download the flyer.

Free COVID Tests

The U.S. government is now providing an additional eight free at-home COVID tests. Order them here.

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?
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is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to admin@uufcm.org.

Drew’s Contact Information

Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text.
minister@uufcm.org
Phone/text: 440-935-0129

UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2022-2023
President: Stacey Pattison (989.330.1832; patti1s@cmich.edu)
Past-President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; baile1nj@cmich.edu)
President Elect: Cynthia Damer (989.506.5750; ckdamer@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; tlrobbie1@gmail.com)
Secretary: Elaine Emerick (989.621.6063; ebundy84@gmail.com)
Trustee: Victoria Sladek (989.506.7039; victoriasladek@gmail.com)
Trustee: Debbie Reid (989.854.9830; reid_deborah@hotmail.com)
Trustee: Penny Swart (989.330.3587; carolynswart@gmail.com)

Team and Committee Leaders

Adult Religious Education Team - Jodi Fisher
Building, Grounds & Safety Team - Norma Bailey
Communications Team - Debbie Reid
Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit
Membership - Laura McBride
Arms Around - Gisela Moffit
Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit
Social Fun - Jen Prout
Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey
Worship Team - Drew Frantz
Youth Religious Education (RE) Team - Jenny Kennedy
Anti-Racism Task Force - Norma Bailey
Coronavirus Fask Force - Drew Frantz

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