On the third Sunday of every month – immediately following our worship service – the UUFCM Board holds a brief Fellowship Life meeting to update the congregation on current happenings, plans and/or concerns within the congregation. The intention is for the meetings to be kept brief; the hope is for extended conversation to take place following the meeting during the coffee hour time. Please plan to attend.
You are all invited to our vitally important all-congregation retreat on Saturday, January 23, from 10-12 via Zoom. At the retreat, we will discuss in small groups what is working well in our religious community, what is not working well, and what our fellowship needs going forward. This discussion will help us each make an informed vote about whether a person recommended by the Search Committee is a good fit for our needs - to be our called/settled minister. We will then conduct a secret, members-only email ballot, similar to what we did for the general business meeting in May, with the results to be announced on Sunday, January 31. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact any member of the Search Committee: Norma Bailey (baile1nj@cmich.edu), Jim Dealing (deali1jr@cmich.edu), Laura McBride (lmcbride010@gmail.com), Guy Newland (newla1gm@cmich.edu), and Katie Zapoluch (katie.zapoluch@gmail.com).
This year’s Holiday Tea will take place on Sunday, February 13 in the comfort of our own homes and spaces! Since we’re holding our “Tea” in February this year we’ve chosen a Mardi Gras theme – thank you to Annette Pratt for purchasing Mardi Gras shaped cookie cutters! Annette Pratt, Kris Los, and Jen Prout will be baking cookies for everyone. The idea is to enjoy them with tea or your favorite beverage during coffee hour after service. We would like to deliver them to you on Saturday, February 12. Please contact Kris Los at 989-429-0425 or Jen Prout at 989-400-3130 by phone or text and let us know where to deliver your cookies. If you’d rather pick them up yourself, or if you need gluten-free cookies, please contact Annette Pratt at 989-400-0173. Please contact us by Thursday, February 10 so we can plan everything out. Thank you!
We are in the process of updating our Directory. If you made any changes since August 2020 (postal address, phone number, email, your name, or added children), please check our online version to see if it needs updating. If so, contact Gisela at gbmoffit@gmail.com or Kirsten at admin@uufcm.org before January 23. Since it is a new year, the password has changed – contact Gisela for the new one if necessary. Thank you very much for helping us to keep the Directory current.
In May we will have elections for four positions on the UUFCM Board of Trustees. Those positions are: President-Elect, Secretary, and two Trustees.
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