excessively Takeaway tips from 3/13 sermon on Microaggressions Know when to step in or step back about our own harms Be mindful of our impacts Be open to discussing our biases Practice microinterventions as we are able. Takeaway tips from 3/20 sermon on Happiness Choose it. Care for our whole selves. Challenge negativity and cultivate optimism. … Continue reading Sermon Takeaways from Rev. Joel
envyingly The most important thing we need to add to what we’re doing is Membership. Please consider joining a revived Membership Committee. Several members and myself are providing some of the elements of what the Membership Committee does. But maintaining a healthy congregation, one that wishes to grow, means we need a fully functioning Membership Comm. … Continue reading Message on Membership
Registration for this summer’s Chalice Sparx Family Camp & Retreat for Unitarian Universalist families is now open. Join us July 8-10 in Cassopolis, Michigan for an amazing all ages experience at lovely Camp Friedenswald in southwestern Michigan — only 90 miles from Chicago, 120 miles from Ann Arbor and 195 miles from Indianapolis. At Chalice … Continue reading Chalice Sparx Family Camp and Retreat
The MidAmerica Region is where UUs visibly live our faith, create connections, grow our membership, and welcome all persons who share our UU values. Register now for the virtual MidAmerica Regional Assembly scheduled for Saturday, April 30th, 2022, 10am – 2pm ET / 9am – 1pm CT! The keynote speaker is social justice educator, storyteller … Continue reading Regional Assembly 2022
Your Board continues to work on plans for re-opening when appropriate, expanding outreach into our community, and the expansion of Rev. Joel’s ministry through Wednesday hours and Zoom meetings. Natalie Brake and Annie Johnson will soon be attending AWOL training to enhance our certification in the RE department. A special note from Eileen … You may … Continue reading Splinters from the Board
Your UUCCHC board has been working hard to make sure that our services continue to run and that we are prepared to open the church when the time is right. Here are a few things that the board needs you to know : Mark your calendars for the annual meeting scheduled for April 24. We … Continue reading Splinters from the Board
Starting in February, I am adding several additional forms of ministry to our church: Every Wednesday I will be holding virtual office hours from 2-6 pm. Let’s chat via phone or video link. Feel free to reserve a time slot in advance via text or email, or reach out spontaneously. You don’t need … Continue reading New Virtual Office Hours
In late 2021, the COVID-19 Virus produced another “variant of concern:” B.1.1.529, named the Omicron variant. It is likely that variants will continue to emerge. For each new variant, it takes time for medical experts to determine how transmissible it is, how severe its effects, how effective existing vaccines are against it, and how best to protect … Continue reading COVID-19 Delta Variant Gathering Guidance
Registration is now open for in-person attendance. Full-time registration is$475 for adults, and $250 for high school youth and retired and candidateministers. Financial support for registration, lodging credit within the GAhousing block, as well as a payment plan are available. In-personregistration rates will increase on March 1 and again on May 1. Registrationfor virtual participation … Continue reading In-person UUA General Assembly 2022
The Article II Study Commission is ramping up its input gathering efforts as we approach the 2022 General Assembly. What’s Article II? It’s the section of the UUA bylaws that serves as the home of our Principles and Sources, the UUA’s Purposes, our Inclusion clause, and Freedom of Belief Statement. As a living faith, we … Continue reading Getting Involved with the Article II Study
