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Sunday Morning Service at 10:30am
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Fridays - April 5, April 12, April 19 5:30-7:00pm in UL302
Beginners' Tarot Class, hosted by CUUPs, is a series of classes (4) taught by Kelly Resendez Bailey. Kelly is an ordained interfaith minister of 20 years and has been teaching pagan study groups 30 years. She is also the High Priestess of the Mystic Sisters Coven and has been serving as a mentor of several covens over the tri-state area for over 15 years. She has over 40 years of Tarot experience.
Cost is $20 for the series or $5 per class to pay for the instructor's gas, supplies, and time. If you cannot pay, please come as we want this class to be open to everyone.
Link for event https://www.facebook.com/events/1981988612097961/?ti=cl
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"Human Race" Conversation
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Sunday, April 7 at 12:00pm in UL302
“Race” is a difficult topic, often avoided for fear of saying something wrong—something stupid—or of offending someone. It’s increasingly important to face the reality of where we are as a society, and to do something concrete about it. And maybe that starts with focused conversation that leads to action.
We’re all part of one race, the human one. Let’s keep talking.
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Ministerial Search Committee News
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The Search Committee is pleased to announce that we have selected a ministerial candidate. We have followed the advice we received near the beginning of this process to “fall in love” with the candidate. We hope that you will, too! We are unable to give you more information now until some final details are attended to, but will fill in the blanks as soon as we are able. In the meantime, we are making arrangements to introduce them to you.
Candidating Week will be April 28 to May 5. The candidate will present a sermon on each of the Sundays. During the week there will be opportunities for you to meet the candidate and their spouse. We’ll be arranging meetings with committees and other groups within the Fellowship as well as “cottage meetings” in the homes of individual members. If you would like to host one of these cottage meetings, please contact Maxine Guettler, at [email protected].
After the service on May 5, we will excuse the candidate and vote on whether to call them. We hope this will be the beginning of a joyous partnership as our Fellowship moves into the future.
From the Ministerial Search Committee: Tom Bailey (Chair), Mary Johnson, Maxine Guettler, Chris Nakamura, Tim Wagner, Sasha King
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 We need help in the kitchen on Friday, April 12 to prepare pasties for the Pasty Sale on Sunday, April 14.
Responsibilities include cutting vegetables, blending the filling mixture, making crust, assembling the pasties, timing the pasties in the ovens, wrapping finished pasties, doing dishes and cleaning the kitchen among other jobs. Six or more per shift will work out well. You can sign up on the sheet at the Fellowship.
In the past, this fundraiser has been successful in part because the ingredients and supplies have been donated. Please have all ingredients to the Fellowship kitchen by Sunday, April 7 with the exception of the ground beef and pork. The ground meat (FRESH – NOT FROZEN) should be at the Fellowship in the refrigerator by Friday, April 12. You can sign up on the sheet at the Fellowship. Please fill in the date when you deliver items to the kitchen.
Click here to place your order or sign up in advance at the Fellowship to purchase Traditional (beef and pork mix) or Vegetarian (lentils with olive and sesame seed oil) Pasties for $5 each!
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Would you like to get involved in an outreach activity that can help you live your values? UUFoM is involved with Home to Stay (formerly Midland Area Homes), an organization that helps Midland County residents in need sustain stable housing through education, advocacy and support services, and promoting self-sufficiency.
Every few months, we do our part by volunteering to pick up furniture from the area that people (like you!) donate to the organization. The pickup is always on a Saturday morning, and we often go out to lunch as a group after the pickup. The only requirement is a moderately strong back. We do get some heavy items from time to time.
Our next pickup is on April 13th.
Future pickup dates are July 27 and Oct 26.
If you are interested in volunteering to be part of this important work, please contact Kevin King.
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Lifespan Religious Education Team Meeting
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April 11, 7:30pm 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 about! Contact Heather Cleland-Host, [email protected] for more information ahead of the meeting, especially if you are interested in joining the team.
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Our Fellowship Adopts a Road
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Saturday, April 13, 10:00am - meet in the Fellowship parking lot
Congratulations! We are all new parents! That's right, we're adopting a road! Our bouncing baby is the west side of Eastman Road from the north fairgrounds entrance to Monroe Road - that includes all of the Midland City Forest frontage on Eastman Road.
We'll meet in the Fellowship parking lot on Saturday morning April 13 at 10:00am, then carpool to the site, returning to the Fellowship at 1:00pm for pizza and sharing of sordid litterbug tales. To maximize benefits for the Fellowship, be sure to wear a UU T-shirt if you have one! And we will get two road signs acknowledging our adoption. Participants must be at least 16 years old, dressed and ready for hard work (including work gloves). For more details and/or to confirm your participation, contact Jim Crissman at [email protected] or 989-297-3009.
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Worship Service Development Workshop
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Saturday, April 13, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Do you have a sermon in you? Would you like some help to get it out?
It’s been said that every person has at least one sermon in them! Explore the possibilities of in this workshop sponsored by the Worship Team and led by Rev. Connie Grant. We are hoping to spark some ideas and to offer some tools to help you develop your thoughts and experiences into a sermon proposal. There are open slots in our worship schedule for June, July, and August, available for lay-led services. You don’t have to commit to actually doing a service in order to attend the workshop! Please contact Sarah Nuss-Warren at [email protected] or Rev. Connie Grant at [email protected] with any questions.
Register here by April 10.
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UUFoM Parents' Circle Gathering - Butterflies and Potluck
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Friday, April 19 (Sign up by April 7)
The Parents’ Circle is organizing a visit to the Canopy Walk and Butterfly Exhibit on April 19. April 19 is a day off for the children in the Midland Public Schools. So, come join other UU families for an afternoon at the Dow Gardens and Whiting Forest. We will end the day with a potluck. We will need to have numbers of interested families by April 7 to line up the time slot with Dow Gardens and Whiting Forest. Sign-ups will be available Sundays, March 31 and April 7 at the Fellowship. For additional questions or to sign up contact Heather Cleland-Host, [email protected].
Costs are the regular daily entry to Dow Gardens. We are hoping to arrange a group price, so sign up as soon as you can!
Parents’ Circle is made up of families with children through grade 12 who gather together for discussions, activities, potlucks, and more. We also have a private Facebook group.
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May the Fourth Be With You
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UU Discovery Day Camp: Blue Boat Home
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Campers ages 5 to 12
June 24 – 27 9:00am - 3:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland
Mark your calendars if you have interested campers! We will be holding full-day camp again this year at the Fellowship during the last week of June. This year’s theme will be Earth-centered. Children will learn about how to care for and appreciate it. We will be exploring fun ways to better appreciate and protect our world! Some features: a visit to the Cooper Farm, water fun, nature art, drama, team building, learning activities about the interconnected Web of Life, and more. We need at least 12 campers signed up by the early registration date April 30 to hold the camp. Regular registration will end June 1. Cost is $75 per child, with a $10 discount for siblings. Scholarships are available. We also welcome any donation to help children attend.
Sign-ups will be available at the Fellowship or by emailing Heather Cleland-Host, [email protected].
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 Show Up in Your UU Fellowship T-shirt!!
Orders will be taken on Sunday, April 7 for UU Fellowship of Midland tshirts!
The shirts will be medium gray, with an image on the back of the shirt similar to the one on the right and a smaller image on the upper left front. Shirts will be available in adult sizes small to 3x and youth sizes small to large, at a cost of $15.00 each. Sponsored by your L.O.V.E. Team to promote Living Our Values Everyday.
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Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network Donations
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The Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network is a cooperative effort of area churches and other organizations to provide food and supplies to people in Midland County who have emergency needs and are living near or below the Federal poverty level income guidelines.
At UUFoM, we collect donations on an ongoing basis. Bring your donations with you when you come to the Fellowship and place them in one of the bins in the UUFoM Donation Center outside the sanctuary, and we will transport them to the Food Pantry. Non-perishable foods, self-care items, paper products and cleaning supplies are accepted. The Food Pantry is unable to accept any types of medication, including vitamins and over the counter medications.
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Empty Ink Cartridge Collection
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 UUFoM can receive $1.00 each for recyclable empty ink cartridges. Not all cartridge types are eligible, but please bring to the Fellowship any empty cartridges you have and they will be turned in, with a credit then being issued to the UUFoM for eligible cartridges. Ineligible cartridges will be properly disposed of. This is an on-going collection effort that in the past was facilitated by RG Converse. Please bring in empty cartridges and deposit them in the labeled collection bin in the UUFoM Donation Center outside the sanctuary. If you are allowed to collect empty ink cartridges from your workplace this can greatly increase our return.
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WIDER UU WORLD ACTIVITIES
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Registration is open! Early registration ends April 30.
If you are interested in serving as a delegate, please contact Sarah Schulz, Board President.
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This Week at the Fellowship
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Fellowship Office Hours
The Fellowship Office is usually open Mondays through Thursday from 9:30 am until 3:00 pm. Please email the office or call 989-631-1162 if you need to get in touch at any other time. Wi-fi password for the Fellowship is yellowdeer807.
| Fri 4/05 |
5:30pm |
Beginners' Tarot Class |
| Sat 4/06 |
1:00pm |
Private Wedding (Rental) |
| Sun 4/07 |
10:30am |
Sunday Service |
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12:00pm |
"Human Race" Discussion |
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7:00pm |
AA Meeting (Rental) |
| Mon 4/08 |
6:00pm |
Our Examined Lives (Cov Grp) |
| Wed 4/10 |
5:00pm |
Three Jewels Sangha Tea & Meditation |
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7:00pm |
Choir Rehearsal |
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8:00pm |
AA Meeting (Rental) |
| Thu 4/11 |
6:30pm |
Engagement Team Meeting |
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7:00pm |
Lifespan Religious Education Team Meeting |
| Fri 4/12 |
8:00am |
Pasty Baking |
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1:00pm |
LOVE Team Meeting |
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5:30pm |
Beginners' Tarot Class |
| Sat 4/13 |
9:30am |
Unitarian Universalist Journey Workshop |
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10:00am |
LOVE Road Clean-up |
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11:00am |
"Yet I'm Still Here" (Rental) |
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1:00pm |
Pizza for LOVE Cleanup Crew |
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1:30pm |
Worship Service Development Workshop |
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Calendar
Reserve a space.
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Pastoral Care Ministry Team
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April Contact: Charlie Enright 989-600-9696
Our Pastoral Care Ministry Team is here for you. We can provide a meal, a ride, some respite or a supportive ear and a cup of coffee.
We maintain a volunteer list where you can identify ways to help a Fellowship member in need. Please click here to fill out the Pastoral Care Volunteer Form online.
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You can access the Member Directory on the password-protected Member section of the website. The Member Directory contains names and contact information for all members and pledging friends. Please notify the office if you need to change your information or you do not wish your information to appear in the online directory.
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The Weekly Candle Flame is published each Thursday. Submission deadline is Monday for Thursday publication. Please send submissions to Wendy Altmeier, Office Assistant, using only this address [email protected].
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Fellowship Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm
[email protected]
Rev. Connie Grant
Interim Minister
Office Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 11am-3pm
[email protected]
(847) 840-8542
In case of a pastoral emergency, call anytime
Heather Cleland-Host
Director of Religious Education
Office Hours by appointment only
[email protected]
Wendy Altmeier
Office Assistant
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30am-3:00pm
[email protected]
989-631-1162
Sandy Hay
Sexton
[email protected]
(918) 698-0311
In case of building emergency, call anytime
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