Author: WAltmeier
Religious Education Volunteers
The RE Team is looking for additional volunteers to assist with Sunday classes and volunteer in the nursery to assist Jan Shea. They would appreciate your help! If you want to help with stories, crafts, future service projects, and conversations with some enthusiastic and energetic young members of the congregation, please sign up – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48aca622a6fe3-revolunteers
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care Team is wondering– would you feel safer and more comfortable with a regular caller, on YOUR schedule, to say Hello and find out if you need any help that we could provide? We can hook you up with a ride, take you shopping, keep you company on a visit to the doctor or help … Continue reading Pastoral Care
UUFoM COVID-19 Task Force Update
The COVID task force continues to meet weekly to review numbers in our 6 represented counties and make plans for when we can open more fully. Currently cases per 100,000 are 74.6. This is in the high risk category. Positivity is 19.6 which is in the highest risk category. We encourage everyone who is able, … Continue reading UUFoM COVID-19 Task Force Update
Music in the Winter Twilight
Friday, December 10 from 6:45-7:15 p.m. at Dow Gardens is your only opportunity to see and hear the UUFoM choir sing its full holiday program including favorites such as Dark of Winter, Chanukah, O Chanukah, Follow that Star, and Riu, Riu Chiu. This program will not be repeated on Sunday morning at the Fellowship. The Fellowship choir’s … Continue reading Music in the Winter Twilight
UUFoM Men’s Group
Facilitated by Rev. Eric and Chris Seman, this group will explore a mature, liberal religious masculinity: male-positive, pro-feminist, gay-affirming, culturally and racially inclusive, open to all who identify primarily as male. Our primary objective will be to give men an opportunity to talk together and support one another’s personal and spiritual growth. Discussions will include … Continue reading UUFoM Men’s Group
Michigan UU Social Justice Network
Please join our statewide nonpartisan event to demand the Senate pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. Get rid of the filibuster if that’s what it takes!We are mobilizing with UUtheVote/Side With Love and the national Declaration for American Democracy Coalition’s Week of Action, FREEDOM TO VOTE … Continue reading Michigan UU Social Justice Network
UPDATED: Upcoming Fellowship Office Closures
Our Office Administrator, Wendy Altmeier will be out of the office and the Fellowship Virtual Office will be closed on the following dates. All emails and phone calls will be returned on the next virtual in-office business day. Newsletter submission deadlines are listed below. Wednesday, November 24 – Friday, November 26(Newsletter submission due Sunday, November … Continue reading UPDATED: Upcoming Fellowship Office Closures
Racial Justice Study Group
The Social Justice Team (formerly the L.O.V.E. Team) announces that the Racial Justice Study Group will now meet every other Thursday afternoon, from 1:30-3:30. Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 18. If interested in joining the study group, please contact Denise Reiling at whiteflowersd@gmail.com Submitted by Denise Reiling
Ministry Team Name Change
The L.O.V.E. Team is announcing that the name of the team has been changed from L.O.V.E. to the Social Justice Team. The reasons for this change were as follows: We have received feedback from multiple sources that the name, LOVE (Living Our Values Everyday), did not sufficiently make clear the charge of the Team. This … Continue reading Ministry Team Name Change