Hi, all. The end of our first year together is coming to an end! Can you believe it? As agreed to by the Board of Directors, I will be taking off the month of July as vacation and the month of August as a study break, preparing for the coming year. I likely will be … Continue reading June Reflections
Sundays are busy and exciting at our Fellowship! Sunday Worship activities, Religious Education classes and Coffee Hour run from 9:30am until 12:30pm in the building. In addition, many groups are meeting after the service. Please use the following guidelines when scheduling your meetings to better facilitate transitioning throughout the building: All rooms may be reserved after 12:30pm. … Continue reading Sunday Scheduling
Sunday, November 24 Eastman Road Last spring, UUFoM adopted a stretch of Eastman Road, the west side from Monroe to the north fairgrounds entrance. We did the heavy work with the first pick-up this spring. Let’s live our values by continuing to keep Midland beautiful! Our fall Adopt-a-Road Pick-Up will take place on Sunday, November 24 at 12:30pm. We’ll gather in … Continue reading UUFoM Adopt-A-Road Pick-Up
Annual Meeting Sunday, October 27, at 12:00 pm This year’s Annual Meeting will include annual reports, reviewing and approving the 2020 budget, voting in Board Members and Nominating Committee member and presenting the annual Unsung Hero Award. The meeting will begin at noon. Child care will be provided. Members who are not able to attend are urged … Continue reading Annual Meeting Notice
Have you heard the on-air announcement on CMU or Delta Public Radio in support of UUFoM? Thanks to everyone who contributed to our recent “bundling” campaign. As a small group of members, we gave a total of $2,300 to the two local public radio stations for 2019. We look forward to moving the campaign to spring … Continue reading Radio bundling
The Pastoral Care Team and our minister, Eric Severson, has been contacted by a UU who recently moved to the south side of Saginaw. She would like to attend services, but has no transportation. If you are able to provide a ride occasionally, or have an idea how she could connect with someone using public transport … Continue reading Pastoral Care Team Request
The Fall Cleanup was held on Saturday, October 12. We had a good cloudy day for our work around the UUFoM Building. As a reminder, there were seven focus projects to work on. 1. The Playground and play structures. These are the areas used by children from our community. There is a need to replace the landscaping weed … Continue reading Fall Clean-Up Update
In preparation for our November theme of Thanks and Praise, please consider keeping a gratitude journal for the next two weeks. The idea is to spend up to 15 minutes once to three times per week writing about up to five things you are grateful for with the purpose of bringing your attention to gratitude-inspiring events. For our service … Continue reading November Journaling
So far, we have received $134,998 (79%) of our $170,421 2019 pledge budget, and we are $2200 over our $20,000 fundraising target. Please check your 2019 pledge commitment and follow through so we can finish the year strong! Please contact Wendy Altmeier if you need your commitment update.
As a result of several last-minute pledges and pledge increases, our 2020 PLEDGE GOAL HAS BEEN MET!! Thank you to everyone who pledged!! This will allow an active and exciting year for our Fellowship, with funds to cover the entire proposed 2020 budget. The budget proposal has been sent out, in preparation for our Annual … Continue reading 2020 Stewardship Campaign Update
