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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, October 22 Last Harvest from the Youth Garden! Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom this Sunday, October 25 to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present “Deep Listening.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.   “Deep listening to one another means giving one another space to grow. Deep listening to the still small voice within (which some people call God) means finding meaning and serenity. Join us for a service that allows space for this kind of listening.”  Zoom Invitation for Sunday, October 25 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 402489218   One tap mobile +16468769923,,402489218# 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 November 1: Day of the Dead   Minister’s Column Read the Minister’s column at uufcm.org/andrew-frantz. Upcoming Events - with Zoom Links Click the link to join in! - Sunday worship - RE Lesson & Kids’s Coffee Hour - Sundays at 10:45am - Welcome to UU Orientation - last Sundays at 12:30pm - RE Goes to Papa's Pumpkin Patch - Sunday, October 25 at 1pm - Choir Rehearsal - Sundays 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 2020-2021 if you haven’t already. Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar. Women’s Circle - Tonight! We gather to provide a safe and supportive place to explore joys and issues of being a woman, to learn about women’s history, to get to know one another better, and  to have fun! We meet on 4th Thursdays at 7pm. Join us via Zoom! Worship Arts Workshop - Saturday October 24, 12:30-2 pm Are you interested in being a service leader, writing a sermon and/or planning and leading a worship service? This workshop will address these three topics. Please contact Drew if you’re interested in joining. If this time isn’t good for you, contact Drew to get individual training. Welcome to UU Orientation - October 25 at 12:30pm If you are interested in learning more about UU history, our fellowship’s history, meeting new folks, and exploring the first phase of possibly joining this tradition, please join Laura McBride on Sunday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m. Feel free to eat your lunch and plan for one hour of connection, learning, and relaxation. There is no exam or homework. If you are interested in watching a introductory video regarding our faith, please view this YouTube video by Peter Bowden called Unitarian Universalism: You're Uni-What?. If you have specific questions, please contact Laura at Lmcbride010@gmail.com or call/text 989-772-5512. Join us via Zoom! Papa’s Pumpkin Patch - October 25 at 1pm Children and families are invited to join us on Sunday, October 25 at 1 pm for an afternoon at Papa's Pumpkin Patch! In place of our regular Kids' Coffee Hour, we will get to pick pumpkins, enjoy some donuts and cider, and take pictures with the animals! The RE Program will cover a pumpkin for each child, as well as donuts and cider for everyone. Papa's is located at 3909 S Summerton Rd, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858, and we will meet outside the entrance. It is recommended that everyone wear layers and shoes that you don't mind getting a bit dirty (and as always, don't forget your masks!). If your family is planning on joining us at Papa's, please let Kendra know at re.uufcm@gmail.com. New Name and Guidelines for Our Facebook Group The Communications Committee is excited to announce changes to our fellowship’s Facebook Group. The group was created to enable dialogue, action, fellowship and support for members and friends. You can search for and join this private group using the new name, UUFCM Connections. In addition to information posted by the administrator, all members of the group are invited to post comments, photos, and links that would be of interest to all. A good rule of thumb would be to consider UUFCM Connections as a virtual coffee hour. Anything you would feel comfortable sharing during coffee hour would probably be appropriate here. If in doubt about what to post, remember our mission, our covenant, and see the additional rules listed in the group. Voting Rights News Not Registered, But Want to Vote in the November 3 Election?  You can still register to vote through Election Day! Now through 8 pm on November 3, 2020, you have only one way to register to vote: visit the city or township clerk’s office where you live and provide “proof of residency.”  Documents must have your name and current address. You can show a digital copy of any document. Acceptable documents include: Michigan driver’s license or State ID card Current utility bill Bank statement Paycheck or government check Other government document After registering, you can vote an absent voter ballot at the clerk’s office or you can vote at your polling place on Election Day.   Locating the Drop Box for Your Absentee Ballot Find absentee ballot dropboxes in Isabella County. Make sure you deposit your ballot in the dropbox that matches where you are registered to vote.   Early In-Person Absentee Voting To avoid long lines voting on November 3, early in-person absentee voting is available at your clerk’s office from Monday, September 28 until Monday, November 2, 2020 at 4 p.m. You don’t even have to request an absentee ballot ahead of time. You can go to your clerk’s office, request the absentee ballot application, fill it out, hand it in, receive your absentee ballot, fill it out, and hand it in, thus having voting in the 2020 general election. For your convenience, the City Clerk's office of Mt. Pleasant will also be open for in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 8 am-4 pm. Check your clerk’s office for their weekend-ahead-of-November 3 in-person absentee voting hours at www.mi.gov/vote (click on the “My Clerk” tab, and enter your address to find information for your city/township clerk).   Tracking Your Ballot If you are choosing to vote via an absentee ballot and mail it in, be sure to track your ballot – when your application was received, when your ballot was sent to you, and when your ballot was received at your clerk’s office. This tracking appears on your voter registration page (www.michigan.gov/vote). If you don’t see this information in a timely manner, be sure to call your clerk’s office to check. You can find your clerk’s office and phone number, also at www.michigan.gov/vote.   Candidate Forums The League of Women Voters Mt. Pleasant Area hosted and recorded virtual candidate forums for the Mt. Pleasant School Board (on September 16) and for the Mt. Pleasant City Commission (on September 17). Use these links to view each forum.   Help Get Out the Vote Make a phone call to every family member and friend you have in Michigan and engage them in a conversation about voting. If they are not registered to vote, do they know how they can yet register? What’s their plan to vote? Do they know where to drop off their absentee ballot? Do they know how to track their ballot? Do they know how to early in person absentee vote? Share with them the websites www.michigan.gov/vote and centralvotes.org to find information about voting, as well as www.vote411.org for information about candidates. You can also share how your values help you make your decisions about your votes. Environmental Issues Get Ready to Vote on November 3! In preparation for the Tuesday, November 3 ballot, Sara Prussing has created a document describing each candidate’s public stance on environmental issues. Information was gathered from candidates’ websites and Vote411.org, and has been approved by the Environmental Issues committee. Please use this and share it with others! Are You in Need of Assistance? At this time of social distancing, it is important that we keep in close contact via technology. Drew has encouraged you to reach out to him if you want to talk to him via email or phone/text (minister@uufcm.org; 440.935.0129). Please do so if you need emotional support or to share your concerns. If you are experiencing financial hardship, the minister's discretionary fund may be able to help. Please contact Drew for more information. Assistance from this fund is strictly confidential. For those of you who are shut in and can’t get groceries or your meds, let Gisela know (gbmoffit@gmail.com; 989.772.1602). We now have 6 volunteers who are willing to pick up your orders for you. Many thanks in advance to those willing to help out. • • • Community News • • • Coffee with Candi Coffee with Candi is a safe, welcoming, nurturing, and loving secular environment to support and empower those later in life LGBTQ+ individuals who are newly out, wanting to come out, and questioning. We ask that the group please keep participants' information confidential! We meet every 2nd & 4th Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. For more information, contact Candi Tomlinson at 989-506-7477 or CandidlyQueer989@gmail.com. Native American Heritage Month November 1-30 Central Michigan University invites the community to participate in the celebration of the Native American Heritage Month November 1-30. See the events listing here. 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: Brigitte Bechtold (989.954.1123; becht1bh@cmich.edu) 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 Corona Virus task force - Drew Frantz   We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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