The Fellowship will be present again this year at the Great Lakes Bay Pride Festival and we are looking for volunteers to fill 2.5 hour shifts at our booth. The festival is on June 29, 12:00-5:00pm at Wenonah Park in Bay City, with set-up beginning at 10:00am. We are looking for five volunteers per shift … Continue reading Great Lakes Bay Pride Festival Volunteers Needed
Ever since I began serving the Fellowship as your interim minister in August, 2017, we’ve known that I was “pre-fired.” In a sermon at the end of my first year with you, I announced that I had one foot out the door. (Here I am, pointing to the door!) I was laughing then! Now, it’s … Continue reading Ministerial Musings
Notice of Congregational Meeting – June 2, 2019 Special business meeting: By-laws amendments and Statement of Advocacy A special business meeting of the congregation will be held at noon on Sunday, June 2 for members to vote on (1) proposed changes to our By-laws recommended by the Board of Directors and on (2) a statement … Continue reading Special Congregational Meeting
Thank you very much to everyone who attended the program “Beyond Binary: A Conversation About Gender” last Friday, May 17. We had somewhere between 30 and 40 people attend this successful event. We hope everyone was able to take away a better understanding of what it means to be Transgender and what the Transgender experience … Continue reading Beyond Binary: A Conversation About Gender – Follow-Up
On April 13, a cool, sunny Saturday morning, 15 intrepid UUs put in almost three hours of trash-picking on our newly adopted section of Eastman Road, including all of the Midland City Forest frontage, from Monroe Road to the North Entrance of the Fairgrounds. We picked up 32 bags of trash, including lots of plastic bags, … Continue reading UUFoM Adopts a Road
Thursday, May 9 8:00pm in UL301 The Lifespan Religious Education Team meets monthly to support and develop the religious education program at the Fellowship. If you are interested in helping on the team or just interested in knowing more about what we do, feel free to attend our meeting and see what it is all … Continue reading Lifespan Religious Education Team Meeting
Spring Block, Changing the World (Sundays, April 14 – May 12) In the fall, the Religious Education Program focused on who we are as a UU community. Who is our community? Who are we as a congregation? In January, we began exploring how this community helps us shape our identities, values and beliefs – and … Continue reading Children & Youth Religious Education Program Update
It’s time for our annual spring cleaning and meet-the-earth ritual of pulling weeds, removing brush, throwing away trash, cleaning up indoors, and making our UU Fellowship building and grounds look smashing. Please plan to come and work alongside your fellow UUs on Friday, May 10. We’ll start around 1:00pm and work until we’re all tired and hungry, which … Continue reading Annual Spring Clean Up
Join us for food, fun, fellowship, and bidding on nearly 100 auction items! Check out the offerings here: 2019 Serendipity Auction Booklet Sign up to attend and/or volunteer on the sign-up table opposite the bathrooms. Choose your potluck contribution by writing your name on an object in the star galaxy and recording its number on the … Continue reading May the Fourth Be With You – Prepare Your Light Saber!
We hope you will sign up to attend a Cottage Meeting . You must sign up for a Cottage Meeting by contacting Maxine Guettler at 989-492-4413. Cottage Meetings Sunday, April 28, 7:00-8:30pm – (FULL) Speed & Michaele Malecki’s House Monday, April 29, 2:00-3:30pm – Catherine Young’s House Monday, April 29, 7:00-8:30pm – (FULL) Sara Clavez & Judith Hill’s House Tuesday, April 30, 7:00-8:30pm – (FULL) Amy … Continue reading Ministerial Candidate – Eric Severson’s Events
