eNews for Thursday, June 13

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eNews for Thursday, June 13

Worship Matters

We will gather this Sunday, June 16 to worship together with Rev. Charlie Farnum, who will present “I’m Prejudiced. How Do I Change?” We hope you will join us.

Prejudice - in the sense of a “preconceived judgment” - is a reality of our brain’s built-in safety system. Some prejudices are helpful: when we duck out of the way of a fastball, we can thank our prejudicial brains. Others cause damage to others and to ourselves. What can we do with these damaging prejudices that our brains have learned over the years?

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

June 23: Finding Gratitude, by Laura McBride
June 30: Perspectives on the Bible: For Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals, by Jim Dealing

UUFCM Garage Sale - Lots for Everyone to Do!

Our all-UUFCM biannual garage sale will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 13-15, and we are asking everyone to pitch in and help. Volunteers are still needed to staff the sale, particularly on mornings at 7:30 am and for sure from 12-2 on Saturday. Please contact Norma Bailey about your availability for these days and times.

Doors Painted Red

A big thank you to Kris Los and Jen Prout for painting our doors in a rich red color – the new door on the Wisconsin entrance and repainting the double door on the University entrance. They look great, and we really appreciate your painting skills!

Special Plate Collection - June 16

This Sunday a special plate collection will be taken to supplement the minister’s discretionary fund. We are often contacted by people in the community who might need gas money, money to pay an electric bill, a night in a hotel, etc., and we use the discretionary fund to provide this. While we have a line item in our budget, it does not suffice for the needs like this in the community, which is why we take a special plate collection to supplement the fund. Checks for this fund should be made out to UUFCM with “Discretionary Fund” indicated in the memo line.

Fellowship Life Meeting - June 16

On the third Sunday of every month – immediately following our worship service – the UUFCM Board holds a brief Fellowship Life meeting to update the congregation on current happenings, plans and/or concerns within the congregation. The intention is for the meetings to be kept brief; the hope is for extended conversation to take place following the meeting during the coffee hour time. This meeting will include an announcement from our Transition Team and from our Worship Team. Please plan to attend.

A Request for Specialty Sunday Leaders and Helpers!

Thanks to our amazing volunteers, 3 out of the 4 Specialty Sundays have leaders to entertain our youth with a fun activity (July 7, July 21, August 4)! August 18 is still open for any willing congregants to lead an hour-long activity with the children, and all dates need one more volunteer to assist with the activity and supervision.

These Sundays can be filled with stories, baking, finger-painting, playing instruments, singing, yoga, chalking outside, playing with bubbles, a combination of different activities, and anything else the children might enjoy! Please consider signing up to volunteer if you want to help with a fun activity and get to know the smaller members of our congregation in the process. If you are interested in volunteering on one of these Specialty Sundays, please sign-up in the social hall or email Kendra at [email protected].

UUFCM Book Club - June 19

The UUFCM book club meets at the fellowship hall the third Wednesday of each month at 12:30 pm. The next book we are reading is a historical mystery by C. J. Sansom titled Dissolution. As Henry the VIII seeks to solidify his position as Supreme Head of the church, he directs Thomas Cromwell to close the monasteries across England. One of Cromwell's commissioners is murdered and Cromwell wants to know by whom and why. Bring a lunch and join us June 19th at 12:30 for a lively discussion.

Spring Clean-Up - Saturday, June 22

It’s time (almost late) for our spring clean-up this year. Your building team (Deb Allore, Norma Bailey, James Hatcher and Kris Los) has planned a half-day inside-the-building cleaning for Saturday, June 22, from 9 am to noon. We’ll have all the cleaning supplies ready for you. All you need to do is sign up with Deb Allore when she comes around during coffee hour on Sunday, June 9 and 16, to get everyone involved. Remember – many hands make the work light!

CUUPs Celebrates Litha - June 23

Solstice, or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation. This is also a time to celebrate growth and life for those who see balance in the world and are deeply aware of the ongoing shifting of the seasons. It is also time to acknowledge that the sun will now begin to decline once more towards winter. We invite those of you who are interested in participating in this ritual to bring an item of food or drink to share at the potluck that follows the ceremony. We will gather at 6:30 pm and begin our ceremony promptly at 7:00 pm.

Cash Donation Envelopes

In an effort to reduce waste and cost (including recyclable paper) we came up with a bright idea! Instead of using the Cash Donation envelopes only once, we will add more labels on the envelope so it can be reused. For this to work, we ask you not to seal the envelope, but put the flap inside. It’ll make our treasurer happy because it is easier to open and new envelopes don’t need to be reordered so often. And we are all glad to go easy on the environment.

Lay Pastoral Care

During our transition, we will offer Lay Pastoral Care to anyone who is going through a difficult time. Gisela Moffit heads the Arms Around team, which provides transportation to doctor appointments, cards/emails/phone calls, preparing and delivering food for those recuperating. Carolyn Hancock will provide lay pastoral care for those who are hurting and need to talk to a caring person one-on-one. Contact Carolyn at 517-881-6006 for an appointment.

Stronger Together Conference - June 29

The Women’s and LGBTQ Justice Task Force of MUUSJN (Michigan UU Social Justice Network) is presenting a conference titled “Women’s and LGBTQ Justice” on June 29 at the Birmingham Unitarian Church. Click the image to download the flyer.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Norma Bailey (989-560-3952;
[email protected]) or Candi Tomlinson
(989-506-7477; [email protected]).

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the Order of Service Insert and the UUFCM weekly e-News
is Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Please send all submissions to [email protected].

Mindfulness in Parking Requested
Let us be mindful to leave the parking spaces directly across from our Wisconsin entrance open for our friends who have mobility issues. Thank you for your consideration.

UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2018-2019
President: Mary Alsager (989.773.2595; [email protected])
Past-President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; [email protected])
President Elect: Carol Rard (989.561.2969; [email protected])
Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; [email protected])
Co-Treasurer: Jen Prout (989.400.3130; [email protected])
Secretary: Brigitte Bechtold (989.954.1123; [email protected])
Trustee: Janis Shinn (989.400.3724; [email protected])
Trustee: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; [email protected])
Trustee: Carolyn Hancock (517.881.6006; [email protected])

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