The Nominating Committee acts as its own entity on behalf of the congregation, with two members elected by the congregation to two-year terms, and the third member appointed by the Board to a one-year term. The Nominating Committee is tasked with providing a slate of candidates for election at the annual congregational meeting, which will … Continue reading Nominating Committee Seeks Suggestions
Hello my people! I’m sitting on our deck as I write this and see the garden is out in full force at the Cook-Sonoras home. We’re planting veggies and flowers, picking bouquets, clearing out old plants and shrubs that don’t work anymore and anticipating what’s to come next. It’s a lot of work but creating … Continue reading From the Board President
Many Paths, One Community Next year’s religious education program will be an exploration of the world religions and how Unitarian Universalism relates to the myriad of religions and philosophies that we draw upon. We will be focusing on five main world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Humanism, and Earth-Based Traditions (Paganism, Native … Continue reading 2019-2020 Religious Education Program
Have you noticed a burned-out light bulb or something in need of repair at the Fellowship? Please fill out a Maintenance Request form, located in the rack outside the office door, and return it to the top slot in the rack. Our sexton, Sandy Hay, will fix the problem as soon as possible!
June 29, 10:30am – 4:15pm Birmingham Unitarian Church 38651 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, MI EXCITING SPEAKERS: Rep. Christine Grieg, House Minority Leader; Emily Clancy, Organizer, Planned Parenthood of Michigan; Jay Kaplan, Staff Attorney, MI ACLU LGBT Project; Dani Woods, Detroit Policy Department LGBT Liaison; Emme Zanotti, Stand with Trans Board Member, Judy Lewis, Training & Education Coordinator, SAGE. 10:30am Registration 11:00am Brunch 12:00pm Program PANEL: Threats & opportunities for women & … Continue reading Stronger Together – Women & LGBTQ Justice
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
