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eNews for Thursday, March 11

Daylight Saving Time Begins This Sunday, March 14

It is almost time to move your clocks ahead an hour! Most digital devices will automatically reflect the change, but your analog clocks will need to be adjusted (spring forward).

Worship Matters

We will gather online via Zoom this Sunday, March 14 to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present “From You I Receive, to You I Give.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.

“Once a year we reflect on the congregation’s priorities, and on the ways that we all work to enact those priorities. What is the most important work that this Fellowship does for its members and for the community? What is your contribution to that work—with your time and energy, with your expertise and knowledge, and with your financial donation?”

Zoom Invitation for Sunday, March 14
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
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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
March 21: Commitment in a Pandemic - and New Member Welcoming Ceremony

Minister’s Column

Read the Minister’s column at uufcm.org/andrew-frantz.

Upcoming Events - with Zoom Links

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- Sunday worship
- RE Lesson & Kids’s Coffee Hour - Sundays at 10:45am
- Welcome to UU Orientation - 4th Sundays at 12:30pm
- Choir R ehearsal - Sundays at 7pm
- UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7pm returning May 17
- Building Your Own Theology Class - Mondays at 7pm beginning March 15
- 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
- Coffee House Open Mic - 1st Fridays at 7pm
Event links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

Team Meetings - with Zoom Links

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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 2020-2021 if you haven’t already.

UUFCM Board - Sunday, March 14 at 1pm

Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

Together We Grow

“I have found that among its other benefits,
giving liberates the soul of the giver.”— Maya Angelou

By now you should have received a packet of information in the mail from the Stewardship Committee outlining UUFCM’s needs and aspirations for the coming year. As you can see from the proposed budget for 2021-2022, financial pledges are crucial, but our fellowship also needs your time and talents. How will you choose to serve our growing community? If you have any questions, please get in touch with a member of the Stewardship Committee: Carol Rard, Mary Alsager, Jessica Jernigan, Gisela Moffit, and Guy Newland.

Microaggressions Workshop - March 21

The Social Justice Coordinating Team will present a one-hour workshop on microaggressions on Sunday, March 21 from noon-1pm. The workshop will examine the tool “Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send” as well as the “Study of Micro-Aggressions and Other Hostile Encounters Between Tribal Members and Non-Natives in Isabella County.” The workshop will also share ideas about how to counter these micro-aggressions in ourselves and in others. Join us via Zoom!

Attend GA!

General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Each year UUs gather from across the United States and the world to learn, worship, and conduct the business of the Association through workshops, lectures, events, and worship services. This year’s GA will be held virtually June 23-27 with the theme “Circle ‘Round for Justice, Healing and Courage.”

If you have never been to a GA, the Board is willing to pay for members to participate using our Leadership Development Funds. If you are interested, please contact Norma Bailey (baile1nj@cmich.edu) for further information, and visit the UUA website to learn more. Of course, if you have attended before, loved it, and found it to be a valuable experience, we encourage you to attend; because GA is virtual again this year, the registration fee is relatively inexpensive at $200.

• • • Community News • • •

COVID Vaccination Resources

The Central Michigan District Health Department is taking a waiting list now for people of all ages. Go to their website and select the Sign Up Here button.
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.
CMU is looking for volunteers to help with vaccination clinics. If you are interested, please visit this site for more information. People need to sign up on both tabs at bottom of the excel sheet...Contact Info and Volunteer Schedule.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at CMU

While Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated nationally during the month of May, CMU celebrates March 15 to April 15, during the spring semester. See the complete list of activities here. Click on the flyer graphic for a link to a printable version.

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

Take all that you need; give all that you can!

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)
Co-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
Voting Rights committee - David Wagstaff
Environmental Issues committee - Daniel Davis
Communications committee - Sally Armstrong
Membership - Laura McBride
Arms Around - Gisela Moffit
Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit
Coronavirus task force - Drew Frantz
Stewardship committee - Carol Rard

We are a
religious community
guided by love,
transforming our lives
and our world.

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