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eNews for Thursday, March 21

RE Treasure Hunt

The RE Program got into the St. Paddy's Day spirit on Sunday with our treasure hunt for a pot of gold! A tasty lunch, sunny day, beautiful trails, and copious amounts of chocolate made for a well-spent St. Patrick's Day.

Worship Matters

We will gather this Sunday, March 24 to worship together with Gisela Moffit, who will present “Embracing Our Aging.” We hope you will join us.

We are all on the journey of life, going at the same speed, toward the same final destination – although some of us are closer to that endpoint. What would you like your world to be like if you are lucky enough to grow old?

If you happen to miss being in worship on any given Sunday, the texts to previous sermon messages (and some of the readings as well) can be found in our website sermon archive.

Upcoming Services

March 31: A Path of Sincerity and Wonder: UU Reflections on Shinto, by Guy Newland

Stewardship Drive 2019-2020

The theme for our Stewardship Drive is:
Moving Us into Our Future: A Most Eggcellent Celebration!
Reflections on stewardship are being shared in worship services for our Fellowship's stewardship season. We’re heard Matt Cavalieri and Tom Moffit share why they come and support our fellowship: come hear Candi Tomlinson, George Lentz, Janis Shinn, and Jennifer and Daniel Davis share with us in the next few weeks.  
A letter and the budget will be coming your way soon so you may plan your stewardship giving on Sunday, April 21, 2019 as we celebrate Earth Day, Easter and our Stewardship Sunday, all on the same day! There will be forms and charts available online and on the counter near the name tags by the end of the month. Activities for our one-day Stewardship Sunday-Earth Day-Easter Festival are being confirmed and will be available soon!

CUUPs Celebrates Ostara - March 24

Ostara is a pagan celebration of the Spring Equinox. It is a ritual that welcomes the full promise of Spring and the turning of the wheel towards the Summer Solstice. 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.

Welcome to UU Orientation - March 31

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 (following worship) at 12:00 p.m. Sessions run approximately ninety minutes.

For more info or to register for Welcome to UU, contact:
Laura McBride: 989.772.5512 Lmcbride010@gmail.com or
Gisela Moffit: 989.772.1602 gbmoffit@gmail.com

Young Adult Potluck - March 31

We gather to share a meal and engage in conversation and some game-playing or video watching (or whatever strikes our fancy) on the last Sunday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the UUFCM Social Hall. A main dish will be provided, all others may bring a snack/side dish/dessert to pass. But if you're short on time or energy to bring something, don't worry - please come anyway!

Transition Team News

Completed and submitted! Your Transition Team has been working for a good number of weeks to write our application to the Unitarian Universalist Association for a contract minister for UUFCM for the upcoming year, 2019-2020. On Saturday, March 16, at 4:55 pm, we finished it and hit the “Submit” button to send it on its way. We now await to see which available ministers are interested in us!

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. Please note that these sessions are not designed to take the place of professional counseling, but to provide a listening ear, make referrals to professionals and provide support during the healing process.

Flowers for Worship

Liz Dealing faithfully brings us beautiful flowers to adorn our worship service – a gift that we are ever so grateful for. We are looking for a “substitute,” willing to be called by Liz ahead of time to bring flowers for those Sundays when she cannot attend. If you are willing to be that person, please contact Liz directly at church, at 989-772-0269, or at lizdealing@gmail.com.

Planned Parenthood Conference – Tuesday, April 16

The Planned Parenthood Powering Change 2019 Action Summit is Tuesday, April 16, from 12 to 5 p.m. in Lansing. Registration fee is $10, which includes lunch, membership into Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, and a T-shirt. If you are interested in attending, please contact Candi Tomlinson (989-506-7477; CandisJuel@gmail.com).

Remind-ers

Please add this app to your smartphone, laptop, or ipad/tablet...REMIND! This is the method we will use to notify you of fellowship service closings and event announcements. You will be getting an invitation from Laura McBride. If you want it sent to an email address versus a cell phone number, let Laura know. Add the app to your technology of choice. Direct questions and requests to Laura McBride (989-772-5512; Lmcbride010@gmail.com)

Save for This Year’s Garage Sale

As you are doing any early spring housecleaning and come across items you could donate to our biannual garage sale to be held this spring, please hold on to them for the time being.

• • • Community News • • •

Today!

March 21 at 7:30 p.m at Highland Blush

118 Superior Street in downtown Alma

Alma College professors Dana Aspinall and Ed Lorenz will discuss a project from December 2011, celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the first defense of the universality of human rights.

Women's History Month Events

We hope you will take advantage of some of the events of Women’s History Month celebrated on CMU’s campus. Click on the flyer to the right to see what is offered.

Pow Wow – Saturday and Sunday, March 23 & 24

The Office of Native American Programs at Central Michigan University would like to invite all students, faculty, staff and community members to attend the 30th Annual “Celebrating Life” Pow wow in the Events Center in McGuirk Arena. Join us in celebrating the rich Native American cultural diversity within our community. The Pow wow is an opportunity for the community to actively learn about Native American culture through important traditions, such as drumming and dancing. Grand entries are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday with individual dance exhibitions throughout the weekend. Open to the public. Go to cmich.edu/powwow for further information.

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Please send all submissions to admin@uufcm.org.

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; malsager@yahoo.com)
Past-President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; baile1nj@cmich.edu)
President Elect: Carol Rard (989.561.2969; cprard@gmail.com)
Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; tlrobbie1@gmail.com)
Co-Treasurer: Jen Prout (989.400.3130; poutyprouty66@yahoo.com)
Secretary: Brigitte Bechtold (989.954.1123; becht1bh@cmich.edu)
Trustee: Janis Shinn (989.400.3724; janis_shinn@yahoo.com)
Trustee: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; jones3aj@cmich.edu)
Trustee: Carolyn Hancock (517.881.6006; hancock60@yahoo.com)

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

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