April 14
“Saving Souls or Spending Them?”
Our Universalist forebears long ago rejected the doctrine that some people were predestined to eternal damnation, believing that a loving God would not consign anyone to eternal torment.  What meaning can “salvation” have for Unitarian Universalists?  Rev. Connie Grant speaking.

Fridays - 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 $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

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.

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. 
 

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.

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. 

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.