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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, May 6 Happy Birthday! We are looking forward to the time when we can celebrate the birthdays of our May-born members and friends together. In the meantime, we send virtual wishes to Dan O’Berry,  Felix Jones, Scott Daigle, Cynthia Damer, Susan Powers. Jodi Fisher, Mic Lifson, Kate Swier, Larry Hall, and Mary Alsager. May your next year be filled with joy, good health, and new adventures. Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom this Sunday, May 9 to worship together with our Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present “Many Meanings of Mother’s Day.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.   “Mother’s Day was originally an anti-war commemoration, as the words of Julia Ward Howe demonstrate: “We women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.” In modern times the day has a family significance that brings up all the complicated feelings around motherhood. Honoring Mother Earth is another approach to Mother’s Day. We hold all of these possibilities together.”  Zoom Invitation for Sunday, May 9 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 402489218   One tap mobile +16468769923,,5527667326# 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 May 16: UUFCM Annual Meeting following service May 23: Flower Service   Minister’s Column Read the Minister’s column at uufcm.org/andrew-frantz.  Upcoming Events - with Zoom Links Click the link to join in! - Annual Meeting of UUFCM - Sunday, May 16 following service - Flower Service - Sunday, May 23 - Sunday worship - RE Lesson & Kids’s Coffee Hour - Sundays at 10:45am - Welcome to UU Orientation - last Sundays at 12:30pm - Choir Rehearsal - Sundays at 7pm - UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7pm - 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 Click the link to join in! 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 2021-2022 if you haven’t already. UUFCM Board - Sunday, May 9 at 1pm Worship Team - Wednesday, May 12 at 6:30pm Social Justice Coordinating Team - Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30pm Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar. Annual Meeting Reminder! The Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for May 16, following our morning service. There will be some reports and announcements; this is also the time for discussing the budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, the candidates for the Board of Trustees, and any of the several proposed changes to the bylaws. All are welcome! Voting will be by electronic ballot (for members only) following the meeting. Soulful Sundown - Tonight! Join us on the first Thursday of the month for an uplifting service of songs, drumming, poetry, and reflection, beginning at 7 p.m. All are welcome: all ages, all genders, colors, beliefs. This month’s theme is Story and we will celebrate the Pagan holiday of Beltane. 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 7pm. 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. Scrap Metal Drive - May 14-15 We will have a scrap metal drive on Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15, to earn money to support our leadership development fund. We will pick up your scrap metal on Friday, and you can drop it off on Saturday by 11am at 306 W. Grand Avenue in Mt. Pleasant. Contact Laura McBride (989-772-5512 or lmcbride010@gmail.com) for pick up or questions. Evict Enbridge! Join Oil & Water Don’t Mix in person on May 13 in either Lansing or Mackinaw City to evict Enbridge on behalf of the people of Michigan.  Five months ago, Gov. Whitmer gave Enbridge a deadline to shut down its pipeline. On Thursday, May 13 this foreign oil company will officially be violating Michigan law by continuing to operate the ticking time bomb that they call Line 5. Please plan to join us from roughly 10am-1pm. More details on the exact location and plans will be shared before the event. We will enforce COVID-safe practices with social distancing and masks required. RSVP Lansing  - or -  RSVP Mackinaw City Save for This Year’s Garage Sale! Every two years in the spring, we hold an all-Fellowship garage sale with profits dedicated to a variety of projects, the last sale paying for our new front porch and steps. As you are doing any spring housecleaning and come across items you could donate, please hold on to them for the June 10-12 sale. If you have questions, please contact Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; baile1nj@cmich.edu). • • • Community News • • • CMU Vaccine Clinic Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed for various roles and dates throughout April at both the Central Michigan Health Department and CMU administering vaccine clinics in Finch Fieldhouse. Find more information about each volunteer role and sign up for the Health Department dates or the CMU administering dates through the linked spreadsheets. Please contact Kim Wagester at Wages1ka@cmich.edu if you have questions. COVID Vaccination Resources Covid-19 vaccines are becoming more and more available in Michigan, and all those ages 16 and up are now eligible. Below are some of the options available: Central Michigan District Health Department Meijer and Rite Aid are taking registrations. Dr.B standby vaccine list Check with your hospital, your healthcare provider, and other pharmacies in the area. Electronic Waste Collection Saturday, May 15 from 8-noon Free to Isabella and non-Isabella County residents!  Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant   Hazardous Waste/Clean Sweep Collection Saturday, June 12 from 8-noon or until the trailers are full Free to Isabella and non-Isabella County residents!  Isabella County Fairgrounds, 500 N. Mission Rd., Mt. Pleasant 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? 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) Assistant 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 Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit   Membership - Laura McBride   Arms Around - Gisela Moffit   Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit   Social Fun - Jen Prout Religious Education (RE) Team - Mel Bailey Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey Worship Team - Drew Frantz Building, Grounds & Safety committee - Norma Bailey Communications committee - Sally Armstrong Adult Religious Education committee - Joyce Henricks Stewardship committee - Carol Rard Coronavirus task force - Drew Frantz   We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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