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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, September 2 Garden News Quite a haul this week, and potatoes are coming! Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom and in-person this Sunday, September 5 to worship together with Rev. Drew Frantz, who will present “Water Ingathering.” The Zoom call starts at 10:00 for social time, and the service starts at 10:30.   Special schedule: Our worship service in the sanctuary will go from 10:30-11:15. The Water Ingathering ritual will be held outdoors on the porch steps ​under the Black Lives Matter banner at 11:30. Both portions are also on Zoom. “The annual Water Ceremony has special meaning for Unitarian Universalists, as we symbolically mingle water into a common bowl. Some people bring actual water from a place important to them, or water that has significance for them; others pour water from a container provided.”  Zoom Invitation for Sunday, September 5 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 September 12: Joining the UU Congregation of Somerset Hills via Zoom September 19: Youth Religious Education Kickoff September 26: Embracing Possibility   Minister’s Column Read the Minister’s column at uufcm.org/andrew-frantz.  COVID Update We are continuing hybrid services (in person/Zoom) throughout the month of September. If you signed up for in-person services in September, you should have received an email indicating which service you’ve been assigned to attend and how to switch if you need to. Contact Norma Bailey (baile1nj@cmich.edu) if you’re unsure.   Right now, small groups up to ten people can meet in person if they wish, or continue meeting on Zoom – or do a mixture. This includes all of our committees and the Board itself. We will do our best to publish how meetings are going to be held, and please check with the leader of each meeting if you're not sure. While the Board of trustees has approved policies for Fellowship gatherings as we seek to reconnect in person safely, please be aware that the situation is fluid. We are monitoring the situation frequently, so please stay tuned for updates. 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. - Sunday worship - Welcome to UU Orientation - last Sundays at 12:30pm - Choir Rehearsal - Sundays at 7pm - UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm - Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm - UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am at Ponder Coffee Company - Adult RE Talk - Wednesday, September 8 at 7pm - Soulful Sundown - 1st Thursdays at 7pm - Tonight! - Women’s Circle - 4th Thursdays at 7pm - Coffee House Open Mic - 1st Fridays at 7pm - Tomorrow! Team Meetings 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. 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. Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Sunday, September 5 at 1pm Building Team - Tuesday, September 7 at 6pm Social Justice Coordinating Team - Tuesday, September 7 at 7:30 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 Embracing Possibility. This will be a hybrid event. Join us in person if you are vaccinated (and please wear your mask), or join us via Zoom. We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends… We are looking for volunteers who will take on one or more of the following tasks as needed. If you are willing to do so, please contact Gisela Moffit (gbmoffit@gmail.com). Buy office supplies (paper, envelopes, temporary name tags, etc.) Order permanent name tags and affix names Pick up recyclables from the Fellowship and take them home to recycle Provide flowers when Liz Dealing is away We are also looking for volunteers who would be interested to serve as worship associates or tech assistants. If you are willing to do so, please contact Drew Frantz (minister@uufcm.org). Coffee House Open Mic - Tomorrow! Bring your favorite beverage and join us for a 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! This will be a hybrid event. Join us in person if you are vaccinated (and please wear your mask), or join us via Zoom. Infant Pantry Collection - This Sunday 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. Questions? Contact Tom Moffit (989-772-1602; moffi1tc@cmich.edu). Adult RE Talk - Wednesday, September 8 at 7pm What does the Buddhist tradition have to offer UU? After explaining what Buddhism is, and how he himself can be both a Buddhist and a UU, Guy will explore how traditional Buddhist ideas (karma, rebirth, emptiness, enlightenment) can be understood in the liberal/liberating context of UU. Can non-Buddhist UUs enrich our tradition by adapting Buddhist practices such as mindfulness meditation and lovingkindness meditation? Or is this sheer cultural appropriation? In September we celebrate the birthdays of Jolie Damer, David Wagstaff, Alicia Genia, Beau Bailey, Carol Messick, Gisela Moffit, and Mairi Devenney. For the year to come, we wish them much joy, good health for body and mind, and new (ad)ventures. May it be so. Summer Garden More dates have been added in September, please use this link to view and when you could volunteer to spend part of your week watering, weeding, and showing our RE Garden some love. Please sign up! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Summer Garden coordinator, Roxanne Fleer. George’s Veggies George Lentz has a bountiful harvest of vegetables and is willing to share them. Right now he has plenty of tomatoes, kale, peppers, eggplant, cabbage, and more. If you would like to get some of these veggies, just call George at 248-346-4039 to make arrangements to come out and pick. Summer Schedule Youth Religious Education During the summer months there will not be regular Youth RE classes. Instead, monthly activity folders are offered to any family who wants one – sign up here. Please contact Jakobe Neal with any questions. Also, children and families are invited to help plant and maintain the Summer Garden – sign up here. Please contact Roxanne Fleer with any questions. • • • Community News • • • CMU Announces Fall Anti-Racism Speaker Series: Dr. Eddie Glaude Wednesday, September 8 from 6-7pm Join us for our Fall Antiracism Speaker Series where we will virtually welcome Dr. Eddie Glaude as this year's featured speaker on the topic, “The Ethics of Antiracism.” The event will be held via Webex Events. https://cmich.webex.com Event ID: 120 881 3041 Password: RYffPtxf292 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 2021-2022 President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; baile1nj@cmich.edu) Past-President: Guy Newland (989.944.0534; newla1gm@cmich.edu) President Elect: Stacey Pattison (989.330.1832; patti1s@cmich.edu) Treasurer: Terrie Robbie (989.400.2495; tlrobbie1@gmail.com) Secretary: Elaine Emerick (989.621.6063; ebundy84@gmail.com) Trustee: Jennifer Davis (989.280.7010; jenmarsh40@gmail.com) Trustee: Cynthia Damer (989.506.5750; ckdamer@gmail.com) Trustee: Jodi Fisher (989.560.5135; jbfisher121@gmail.com) Team and Committee Leaders Building, Grounds & Safety Team - Norma Bailey Communications Team - Sally Armstrong Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Gisela Moffit   Membership - Laura McBride   Arms Around - Gisela Moffit   Welcome & Hospitality - Gisela Moffit   Social Fun - Jen Prout Social Justice Coordinating Team - Norma Bailey Youth Religious Education (RE) Team - Jenny Kennedy Worship Team - Drew Frantz Adult Religious Education committee - Joyce Henricks Coronavirus task force - Drew Frantz   We are a religious community guided by love, transforming our lives and our world. 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