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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, October 29 Papa's Pumpkin Patch! Children and families had boatloads of fun on Sunday while picking pumpkins, visiting the animals, and enjoying donuts and cider on our visit to Papa's Pumpkin Patch! We hope everyone enjoys carving/decorating their picked pumpkins at home! Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom this Sunday, November 1 to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present “Day of the Dead.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.   “Many religious and cultural traditions celebrate and honor the dead around November 2nd – for example, Dia de los Muertos in Mexico and All Souls Day in some Christian denominations. We will use this hour of worship to honor and remember those we have lost. We will add a leaf to our congregation’s memorial tree to honor Bob McBride.”    Zoom Invitation for Sunday, November 1 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 8: The Meaning of Life November 15: Healing Within November 22: The Harvest Feast November 29: Healing Community   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 - 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. Coordinating Team - Sunday, November 1 at 1pm Environmental Issues - Monday, November 2 at 7pm Voting Rights - Wednesday, November 4 at 4:30pm Meeting links can also be found on the UUFCM Calendar. Infant Pantry Collection - November 1 We collect donations for the Infant Pantry on the first Sunday of each month. Though the Pantry is currently closed, you can donate online to the Monthly Donations for Infant Pantry on our website or checks can be sent to our treasurer made out to UUFCM with Infant Pantry in the memo. Soulful Sundown - Thursday, November 5 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 Healing. Join us via Zoom. Coffee House Open Mic - November 6 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. Remember Our RE Kickoff Puzzle? Despite being physically distanced from one another, our RE community came together, and this past weekend we collected our final puzzle pieces to create this beautiful display which will be hung in the upstairs RE room at the fellowship. Puzzle pieces were decorated by children ranging from 1 year old to 15 years old. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our puzzle! Voting Rights News Last Days to Get Out the Vote! Contact every family member and friend you have in Michigan who you think might not yet have voted. Remind them of the importance of this election! Remind them of what it took to get the vote, so if they have to stand in line, so be it, however long it takes. As long as they are in line, they get to vote!   Share this chart with them to help them sort out their situation and/or have them pass it on to others. Share with them the websites michigan.gov/vote and centralvotes.org to find information about voting, as well as vote411.org for information about candidates.   If every one of us were to contact ten people, think about the impact that would have! Now’s the time; let’s do it! Tracking Your Ballot If you mailed in your absentee ballot, be sure to check if it has been received by going to your voter registration page at www.michigan.gov/vote. If there is no indication that it has been received, call your clerk’s office now to determine how you can yet vote in person if necessary. You can find your clerk’s office and phone number, also at www.michigan.gov/vote. 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 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 voted 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).   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. 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! 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! Construction Complete! The renovation/construction of our front porch is now complete! New decking, new steps, and new safety rails. Drive by some time and admire! 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 ([email protected]; 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 ([email protected]; 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 • • • 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 [email protected]. Drew's Office Hours and Contact Information Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text. [email protected]  Phone/text: 440-935-0129 UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2020-2021 President: Guy Newland (989.944.0534; [email protected]) Past-President: Carol Rard (989.561.2969; [email protected]) President Elect: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; [email protected]) Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; [email protected]) Co-Treasurer: Jen Prout (989.400.3130; [email protected]) Secretary: Brigitte Bechtold (989.954.1123; [email protected]) Trustee: Jennifer Davis (989.280.7010; [email protected]) Trustee: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; [email protected]) Trustee: Mel Bailey (989.600.6460; [email protected]) 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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