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
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
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
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
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
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
First: a big thank you to all who responded to the interest survey this fall. We heard from approximately a third of our Fellowship members, some of whom are currently participating in a group or groups and some of whom are ready to start getting involved. As usual the interests expressed were many and varied. … Continue reading Interest Survey
The RE team is assembling a recorded pageant to share with the congregation this December! The play, The Solar Express by Jeanette Ruyle, tells the story of a group of children sharing a variety of winter holiday traditions while joining together on a magical train ride the night of the Winter Solstice. Because we cannot … Continue reading RE Winter Pageant
Our virtual annual meeting was held on Sunday, October 31, at 12:30pm. Beth Sperry, board president, opened the meeting. Fifty-two members and proxies were checked in and a quorum (31) was met and announced by Board Secretary Shannon Sonoras. President-Elect Sasha King read our UUFoM Covenant. Sara Clavez was introduced as parliamentarian. Rev. Eric … Continue reading UUFoM Virtual Annual Meeting Highlights
It’s Sharing Tree time! Once again the fellowship will show its sharing spirit by participating in the Sharing Tree. Tags are available to purchase gifts for those in need. There will be some at the fellowship on a tree, and the rest will be posted on our UUFOM website. Tags on our website are identified by … Continue reading Sharing Tree at UUFoM
