Soup and Sources: Prophetic Lives
January 15 Monday (Martin Luther King Day) at 5:30 PM
Come join us for our next Soup and Sources on Martin Luther King Day!  Soup & Sources is a fun multigenerational program where we gather together for a social dinner and then learn together about the Sources.  Soup and Pizza will be provided (If you like making soup, let me know.) We will have soup, pizza, and salad (please email if you have special food needs.) We will have activities as you arrive to help meet each other, during the meal (small groups to eat together,) and following the meal. The program is for all ages – kid and adult friendly! 
 
THIS MONTH: We are inviting everyone to consider who has changed the world around us.  Who are the people who have in the course of our lives and in history shown the courage to speak, gifting us with their wisdom and insight.  Or perhaps the courage to act – to save a life, or to challenge us.  We are asking everyone who attends to spend a little time leading up to the day learning about a person who changed lives and bringing what you learn to the dinner.  Bring someone special to you OR request one from the Director of Religious Education ([email protected]) OR take a chance and ask someone who is very different from you and who you do not know well – ask them who they would think of.   We are especially looking for people that have changed history from “behind the scenes.” That is, we are not looking for your every day list of famous historical people.   
What to bring: Yourselves! If you feel inspired, you can bring a dessert to share, but this is intended as a free event.
Please RSVP by Sunday January 14, so we can know how much pizza to order:
Heather Cleland-Host, Director of Religious Education, (989) 423-5932, [email protected]

"Our Whole Lives" Comprehensive Sexuality Program to be offered at Midland UCC.

Midland UCC is offering an "Our Whole Lives" education for 7th through 9th grades in January and is extending an invitation to our youth to attend their program.  The program will begin on January 19 and run through March.  Please contact Heather Cleland-Host immediately to participate.

Sunday, January 28 at noon
Would you like to strengthen your connections with others at UUFOM and enhance your participation in the Fellowship, while deepening your own spiritual life? Try a Covenant Group!  

This will be an opportunity to try out the Covenant Group experience before deciding whether you want to join (or even facilitate) an ongoing group. This sample session will include a focus reading, chalice lighting, a short check-in for each participant, and a discussion of the topic, followed by a brief check-out and closing reading. Whether or not you decide to be part of an ongoing group, this session offers the possibility of learning something about yourself and each other!

A Covenant Group consists of up to ten people who gather around an interest, affinity, or activity to
meet regularly over time for spiritual growth, community building, and congregational participation.
Group meetings follow a specified format, and each group is led by a trained facilitator who also
participates in an ongoing facilitators’ group. Each group establishes covenants including ground rules
for the group’s relationship and interaction, commitment to welcome new members to the group, and
service to the Fellowship and the community.

Questions? Please contact Rev. Connie Grant at [email protected]. A light lunch will be
provided if you register by January 25 on the Gallery bulletin board or at [email protected].