eNews for Thursday, March 4

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eNews for Thursday, March 4

Worship Matters

This Sunday, March 7, instead of our usual service, we will gather online via Zoom to worship together with the Community Unitarian Universalists in Brighton. Rev. Julie Brock will present “Be Nice to Yourself, Darn It!” You are encouraged to join the Zoom call at 10:15, and the service begins at 10:30.

Zoom Invitation for Sunday, March 7

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 96678256367

One tap mobile
+19294362866,,96678256367#

Phone - audio only
+1 929 436 2866

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 14: From You I Receive, to You I Give - and Stewardship Kickoff
March 21: Commitment in a Pandemic

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
- 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 - Tonight!
- 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.

RE Team - Friday, March 5 at 6pm
Coordinating Team - Sunday, March 7 at 1pm
Social Justice Coordinating Team - Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30pm
Worship Team - Wednesday, March 10 at 6:15pm

Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar.

Together We Grow

“It is in giving that we receive.”—St. Francis of Assisi

Over the past 20 years, UUFCM has grown from a small group of individuals committed to creating a Unitarian Universalist fellowship in Mt. Pleasant to a congregation with 72 members and more than 20 friends.

As our community has grown, so have our needs. Please watch your mailbox for a packet from the Stewardship Committee. It will contain a report outlining UUFCM’s proposed budget for 2021-2022 and information about how you can support everything we do to help each other in creating the beloved community.

Help Us Build a Better Website!

The Communications Committee is beginning the process of revising our UUFCM website so that it better serves us and the community beyond us. To inform our work, we are looking for several members and/or friends who are willing to engage in a meeting-free research project to examine ours and other church websites – what’s essential, how it should be organized, what should it include, and what it should not include. If you are interested in participating in this project (individually during March and April) or learning more about it, please contact Terrie Robbie no later than March 6.

Soulful Sundown - Tonight!

Join us on the first Thursday of the month for an uplifting service of songs, drumming, poetry, and reflection, beginning at 7pm. This month’s theme is Commitment. All are welcome: all ages, all genders, colors, beliefs. Join us via Zoom.

Coffee House Open Mic - Tomorrow!

Bring your favorite beverage and join us for a virtual coffee house on the first Friday of the month at 7:00. We will follow an open mic format: anyone can share some music or poetry. Aim for 5 minutes for your song or poem. Signing up ahead of time is encouraged: contact Drew at minister.uufcm.org or 440-935-0129. Get ready for a groovy time! Join us via Zoom!

Infant Pantry - March 7

We collect donations for the Infant Pantry on the first Sunday of each month. Though the Pantry is currently closed, you can make an online donation on our website. You can also make a check out to UUFCM with memo “Infant Pantry,” and send to UUFCM Treasurer, P.O. Box 41, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48804-0041. Questions? Contact Tom Moffit (989-772-1602; moffi1tc@cmich.edu).

In March we are celebrating the birthdays of Don Rust, Leslie Hildebrandt, Beth Macleod, Victoria Sladek, Daniel Davis, Kevin Daum, and Mik Lifson. For the year to come, we wish them much joy, good health for body and mind, and spiritual growth. May it be so.

New Password for the UUFCM Directory

In order to provide more privacy of the UUFCM online directory, the password was recently changed to a more secure one. If you are in the directory and have not received an email with that password, please contact Gisela at gbmoffit@gmail.com to get it.

As it is not an easy one to memorize, please record the new password for your use. The password will be updated yearly in February when the paper directory is published and provided at that time to all those who are listed in the directory. Should you misplace the password, you may contact Gisela Moffit to receive it again.

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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 Vaccinations

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 is taking registrations for their waiting list here.
Check with your hospital, your healthcare provider, and other pharmacies in the area.
CMU is looking for volunteers to help with vaccination clinics beginning March 3. 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

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and our world.

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