eNews October 9, 2025

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View this email in your browser eNews for Thursday, October 9, 2025 Worship Matters We will gather online via Zoom and in person this Sunday, October 12, to worship with Norma Bailey who will present  "Siding with Love" by Fred Small. The Zoom call starts at 10:00am for social time, and the service starts at 10:30am.   "Fred Small, a minister at Arlington Street Church in Boston, shares in his homily that the essence of Unitarian Universalism is siding with love in everything we say or do. We will also acknowledge two significant days where we can share our love – October 11, National Coming Out Day, and October 13, Indigenous Peoples’ Day." 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 12: Siding with Love October 19: Prophetic Witness: Imara Jones October 26: Cultivating Compassion In Case You Missed It... Many past sermons are available on our website under Sermon Videos and Archives.  In order to access any services 2024 on, go to the website and click on Worship, then Sunday Services.  Minister’s Column: "Monday, October 13 is Indigenous People’s Day. To me the core of this holiday is for everyone to appreciate the cultural wisdom and beauty of Native Americans, celebrating their unique place in the tapestry of this country. And the reason we need to have such a holiday in the first place is that native people and native culture have been widely and systematically disrespected and mistreated. It comes naturally to me to approach this holiday with a mindset of superiority: my people (white people) have more power and money than Native Americans, generally speaking. We have oppressed them throughout the history of this nation. Therefore, as a woke white person (aware of historical systems of oppression), I should honor Native Americans on this day to be nice—as a gesture toward racial equity and in recognition of the harm done by my ancestors." More... Office Hours Cancelled Next Week Rev. Drew will be away at a minister’s retreat from Sunday October 12 - Wednesday October 15. Office hours will be cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday. With any urgent business, you can still reach Drew by cell phone. 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 7:00pm Central Michigan Sangha - Tuesdays at 6:45pm Crafty U - 3rd Tuesdays at 10:30am First Friday Potluck - First Fridays at 6:30pm  Sleepy Time Yoga - 3rd Mondays at 6pm Game Night - 3rd Mondays at 7pm  Movie Night - 4th Saturdays at 7pm  Readers Theater - 2nd Tuesdays at 7pm This Tuesday! Soul Matters Discussion Group - next meeting to be announced UU Discussion Group - Wednesdays at 10am UUFCM Men’s Group - 1st Mondays at 7pm on Zoom Welcome to UU Orientation - last Sunday of the month at 12:00pm unless otherwise indicated  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 Worship Team Meeting: October 9 - 7:00pm Board Meeting: October 12 - 2:00pm Social Justice Meeting: October 13 - 6:30pm Communications Team: October 15 - 4:30pm Fellowship News CMU Banned Books Week Read-in on Friday, October 10 from 1-5:00 on the east lawn next to Park Library on CMU’s campus. Vigil for Humanity October 10     All are invited to a Community Interfaith Vigil for Humanity - To Recognize and Rekindle the Sacred Light in One Another Amidst the Chaos and Darkness.  The Vigil will be held Friday, October 10, 2025 @ 7 pm at the Town Center in downtown Mt. Pleasant, MI, the corner of Main and Broadway (rain location Library Annex). All are Welcome; come join us and bring your family.    UUFCM Annual Harvest Feast - October 12 Plan to attend the annual harvest feast right after the worship service on Sunday October 12th, in the library annex. All are welcome: feel free to bring a dish if you are able. Contact Annette Pratt (989-400-0173) or Jen Prout (989-400-3130) to coordinate. October Cleanup   Saturday, October 25 – 9:30am-12:30pm We’re planning to trim the evergreen bushes, clip off the dead lilac flowers, bring in the hose, 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! Community News Hispanic Heritage Month   Central Michigan University invites community members to attend the various events on campus celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 – October 15.  All are welcome!  See the calendar for events. Indigenous Peoples Day Event MidMichigan College, October 13   MidMichigan College, in partnership with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, is inviting community members to an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration on Monday, Oct. 13. The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon in the Community Room on Mid’s Mt. Pleasant Campus. This event is free and open to the public. No Kings 2 October 18       Indivisible Central Michigan will be joining the national NO KINGS 2 protests on Saturday, October 18 from 11:00 am -1:00 pm. The event will be on Mission Street, between Bluegrass and Broomfield. This is a national coalition protest, with over 140 partners, including 50501, ACLU, College Democrats of America, Common Cause, Fair Share America, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign, Interfaith Alliance, Labor Today International and Women’s March!  Please join to be part of a massive turnout to protest!   League of Women Voters Movie and Conversation The League of Women Voters of the Mt. Pleasant Area invites community  members to attend a showing of the video Suffragette on Wednesday, October 29, 5:30-8:00 at Veterans Memorial Library.  Facts on Petitions 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. 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    Tuesdays 10am-noon   Wednesdays 1-3pm and 8-9pm   UUFCM Board of Trustees for 2025-2026 President: Norma Bailey (989.560.3952; [email protected]) President-Elect: Guy Newland (989.944.0534; newla1g[email protected]) Treasurer: David Allan (989.941.7349; [email protected]) Secretary: Jennifer Davis (989.280.7010; [email protected]) Trustee: Annette Pratt (989.400.0173; [email protected]) Trustee: Jennifer Prout (989.400.3130; [email protected]) Trustee: Marco Muñoz-Fortino (989-600-6738; [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 Annie Peters  Fellowship Life Coordinating Team - Laura McBride   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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