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eNews for Thursday, September 9

Water Ingathering

Our annual Water Ingathering Service, although different this year, still provided us a way to come together and symbolically mingle water into a common bowl. Held on the porch steps of our building, the ceremony joined people on Zoom and those who were able to attend the service in person. A blessed sharing indeed!

Worship Matters

On Sunday, September 12, we will be joining the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (New Jersey) on Zoom. Similar to UUFCM, they are a small congregation and their services are live on Zoom at 10:30. Following the service, we are invited to their coffee hour to get to know each other. UUCSH will be invited to one of our services in the future.

Zoom Invitation for Sunday, September 12
10-10:30 UUFCM gathering time – regular Zoom link
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 402489218

One tap mobile
+16468769923,,402489218#

Phone - audio only
+1 646 876 9923

10:30 Worship service begins – new Zoom link
Join UUCSH Worship Service
Meeting ID: 812 137 4673
Password: WELCOME
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 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 - cancelled for September 12 & 19
- 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
- Soulful Sundown - 1st Thursdays at 7pm
- Women’s Circle - 4th Thursdays at 7pm
- Coffee House Open Mic - 1st Fridays at 7pm

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.

UUFCM Board - Sunday, September 12 at 1pm
Website Committee - Thursday, September 16 at 7pm

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 (m inister@uufcm.org).

What You Can Do to Support Our Voting Rights!

Now that the legislators are back in session, here are some things that you can do so that our constitutional right to vote is not in any way limited.

Educate yourself. Using this summary of the proposed 39 bills, educate yourself about their content and then share that information with our family members and friends.
You can financially support or volunteer for any of the coalition of organizations working to counter these bills – the NAACP, the ACLU, Promote the Vote, Voters Not Politicians, and our own UUA and MUUSJN.
Contact our 33rd Michigan Senate District Senator Rick Outman (SenROutman@senate.michigan.gov) sharing your concerns.

One of the easiest things you can do is sign up for Voters Not Politicians’ “Dial for Democracy” action. They alert you when legislative action is going to occur in Lansing and give you talking points and the link to send your message. Super easy – it takes ten minutes to complete – and it makes a difference!

Potato Harvest!

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.

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

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religious community
guided by love,
transforming our lives
and our world.

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