eNews for Thursday, October 3

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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, October 3 Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, October 6, to worship with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present "Bad Grammar." The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.   "Different groups of people have different ways of using words in speech and writing, reflecting differences in culture, class, location and education. While it is common for some of us to label these patterns of language as grammatically proper or improper, another perspective sees these variations as neither good nor bad. Rev. Drew will share his journey as a (former) English teacher learning more about English grammars, and about the human impulse to judge other people." Zoom Invitation for Sunday Service: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 402489218 One tap mobile +16468769923,,402489218# Phone - audio only +1 646 876 9923 Upcoming Services October 13 - Budgets Are Moral Documents​ October 20 - Win, Loss or Tie October 27 - Deep Listening​ If you happen to miss being in worship, please check out Sunday Services on our website for sermon video and/or text. 2023 and prior year sermon video and/or text are located under Sermon Archives. Minister’s Column On Thursday afternoon I got the first inkling of the hurricane approaching and the impact it might have--so far south from my home in Michigan that it feels disconnected from my reality. I was on a Zoom call with other UU’s, and we were calling voters in Florida to support the abortion rights ballot amendment. Don’t worry, said the organizers of the call, we are not calling the part of Florida where people are evacuating ahead of the hurricane—we are calling voters on the other side of the state, hours from the storm’s path. It was during the next two days that I heard about the devastation in Asheville, North Carolina. I have family in Asheville—my brother-in-law Duncan—and I have visited there several times. Read the column here. Upcoming Events Most meetings and events are hybrid (in-person/Zoom). Please contact the event or meeting leader if you are not sure. Event and meeting details and links can be found on the UUFCM Calendar. A Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal - Wednesdays at 7pm Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm Crafty U - 3rd Fridays at 10:30am  First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm Soul Matters Discussion Group - 4th Thursdays at 6:30pm (Sept-Jun) UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom UUFCM Women's Circle - 3rd Thursdays at 7pm Welcome to UU Orientation - Last Sundays at 12pm 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. Team Meetings Coordinating Team - Sunday, October 6, at⋅12:00pm Building Team - Monday, October 7, at⋅6:00pm Social Justice Coordinating Team - Monday, October 7, at⋅7:00pm Worship Team - Thursday, October 10, at 7:00pm First Friday Potluck – THIS Friday, October 4 Please join us in the UUFCM Fellowship Hall at 6:30pm (doors open at 6:15) for food, conversation, and games! Coffee, hot tea, and water will be provided. If you are able, please bring a dish to pass. Infant Pantry Collection – THIS Sunday, October 6 Donations for the Infant Pantry are collected on the first Sunday of each month. 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. Questions? Contact Tom Moffit (989-772-1602; [email protected]). Thank you in advance for your generosity. UUFCM Annual Harvest Feast - October 27 It's Harvest time! Join us after the church service in the Library Annex on Sunday, October 27, for our Annual Harvest Feast. Let's come together to share delicious food and warm conversation. Want to help? There are plenty of opportunities to lend a hand, and sign-up sheets are available in the fellowship hall. Here's how you can contribute: Set-up (Saturday, October 26th, late afternoon): Help us arrange tables and chairs, decorate, and bring supplies over from the church. Clean-up (after the feast): Pitch in to wash dishes, put away chairs and tables, and return items to the church. Bring a dish to pass: Casseroles: Bring your favorite hearty dish! Desserts: Yes, please—sweets are always welcome! If you attend via Zoom and can’t sign up in person, feel free to call or text Jennifer Prout at 989-400-3130 with how you'd like to assist. Thank you! Many hands make light work! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACA622A6FE3-51955596-harvest Save the Date for Outdoor Cleanup – October 19 Saturday, October 19 – 9:30am-12:30pm (lunch provided) We’re planning to trim the evergreen bushes, clip off the dead lilac flowers, bring in the hoses, pick up sticks, rake, weed, etc. Please come and help out as many hands make the work much lighter! Bring your yard tools if possible. Or if you want to tackle one of these tasks on a different day, contact Norma Bailey ([email protected]) and she will get you situated! Happy Birthday! In October, we celebrate the birthdays of Grace Rollins, Joyce Henricks, Michelle Gawne, and Debbie Reid. For the year to come, we wish them much joy, good health for body and mind, and new (ad)ventures. May it be so. Hiring Youth Religious Education Assistant As Seally is starting her employment, Jolie Damer-Daigle is moving on. This leaves an opening for Youth Religious Education Assistant, to be filled as soon as possible.   The position pays $15 per hour for 2-3 hours per week, and we are looking for someone at least 15 years old with experience working with children. The full job posting is HERE. Applicants should contact Rev. Drew. • • • Community News • • • Hispanic Heritage Month Events Free COVID 19 Tests Available The program for ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests are available. Check this link https://special.usps.com/testkits for further information. Michigan Needs Poll Workers for November Can you help? Get trained, get paid, and help your community by serving as an election worker in Michigan! Sign up or recruit more poll workers by sharing the need with your community. Over 15,000 Michiganders have already signed up! Join the team today by signing up here. Scam Alert Several congregants have received emails and texts purportedly from UUFCM leadership. If you receive a message that seems suspicious, please remember that we would never solicit money or ask for help in this way, and do not respond to the message. Read more 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 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 Contact Information Please contact Drew via email, phone, or text. [email protected]  Phone/text: 440-935-0129​ Office Hours (in person and/or Zoom):    Tuesdays 10am-noon   Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm Office Hours Zoom Link UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2024-2025 President: Aaron Jones (989.501.0672; [email protected]) President-Elect: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; [email protected]) Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; [email protected]) Secretary: Laurie Meadows (989.317.8299; [email protected]) Trustee: Annette Pratt (989.400.0173; [email protected]) Trustee: Monica Jean (616.443.8782; [email protected]) Trustee: David Allan (989.941.7349; [email protected]) Team and Committee Leaders Adult Religious Education Team - Jodi Fisher Building, Grounds & Safety Team - Norma Bailey Caring Team - Laura McBride Communications Coordinating Team  Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit   Membership - Laura McBride   Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit   Social Fun - Jen Prout Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey Worship Team - Drew Frantz Youth Religious Education (RE) Team - Norma Bailey We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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