Saturday, August 21 at 2:30pmUU Fellowship Grounds (and more!) Have you ever wondered what makes a UU garden? Plan to attend the UUFoM Garden Walk on Saturday, August 21! We will meet on UUFoM grounds at 2:30 pm and begin by enjoying the garden that our building and grounds committee and volunteers work so hard to … Continue reading Event – UUFoM Garden Walk
Sunday, August 8 at 1:00pmFellowship Grounds Please join your fellow citizens and music lovers in a group drum circle. Local drum circle members will be here to assist you with following the beat. Everyone can do this – no music experience is required. Bring any percussion items that you can find. Especially plastic buckets, tambourines. … Continue reading Mid-Michigan Drum Circle at the Fellowship
The Worship Team is looking for new members! You would attend meetings via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 – 8:30 pm, help us plan lay-led services, and help recruit volunteers for worship roles. We are also looking for someone who might be interested in taking over as chair in 2022, … Continue reading Worship Team Recruitment
Our virtual annual meeting was held on Sunday, November 8, at 12:15pm. Shannon Sonoras, board president, opened the meeting. Fifty-two members were checked in and a quorum (33) was met and announced by Board Secretary Marsha McDonald. President-Elect Beth Sperry read our UUFoM Covenant. Sara Clavez was introduced as parliamentarian. Rev. Eric Severson shared with … Continue reading Virtual Annual Meeting Highlights
Announced by Chris Nakamura We have a tradition of honoring member’s significant contributions to the Fellowship through the Unsung Hero Award. This award gives our Fellowship a chance to highlight member’s efforts that are sometimes less visible and rejoice in the gifts that people have shared with our community. These times are unprecedented. We need … Continue reading Unsung Hero Announcement
From Jacob Guettler – Normally, an announcement would be sent out for the collection of winter clothing and blankets for homeless LGBTQ+ youth at the Ruth Ellis Center. However, given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Ruth Ellis Center is not currently accepting donations. For those who may have been knitting items to donate, I apologize for any … Continue reading Ruth Ellis Center Winter Clothing and Blanket Collection CANCELLED
We are delighted to announce the formation of the UUFoM Committee on Ministry (“COM”). The members are Christina VanPoucker, Cathy French, Vicki Reidelberger, Jacob Guettler, and Chris Nakamura. One of the purposes of the COM is to “assess the effectiveness of the entire ministry and its interrelated facets. Its perspective is the big picture—assumes no … Continue reading UUFoM Committee on Ministry Announcement
With winter arriving soon, the Engagement Team would like to invite all UU Members to participate in a shared story writing activity. We have divided members into small, somewhat neighborhood groups, each with a designated team leader. The team leader for each group will soon be sending a package with the story writing activity directions. … Continue reading Shared Story Writing
On Saturday, October 17, 2020, UUFoM ordained and installed Rev. Eric. If you missed the virtual service or you just want to see it again, click here. If you would like to write or record your congratulations or a blessing to Eric and Ellen, please go to www.uufom.org/ordination and follow the … Continue reading Introducing Rev. John Eric Severson
Attendees: Tim Wagner, Janelle Dombeck, Jim Falender, Vicki Reidelberger, Tom Bailey, Dan Sealey and Luis Mulford Jobs Done Moved 2 old brush piles from the north side of the property to the grounds near the driveway to make them accessible to chipping crew at a later date. Trimmed back the hawthorn trees that were getting in the … Continue reading Fall Clean-Up Update
