May 4th is our Installation ceremony for Pastor Isabel Call. Please go to uufm.net/installation for information and to RSVP.
Dear Beloved Community,
An update from the Board after our August Board Meeting, held on August 17th, 2023:
OPEN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
There is still a great need to fill certain open leadership positions. The Board has recruited the Stewardship Lead, Judy Nickelson, to take leadership in finding volunteers … read more.
The Gift of Welcome
Wherever you have come from, whoever you are, whomever you love, whatever your journey has been, it has led you here. Welcome.
Thus speaketh every Convener on Sunday mornings at UUFM, in their own language. But what do we really mean by welcome?
According … read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
“It seems to go without saying. To be welcoming, we’ve got to think big.
Notice how often we speak about “widening the circle” and “making more room.” We place a priority on expanding our minds by welcoming new experiences and new … read more.
Members welcome to the Picture Forming Session
Monday 9/11 5:00pm to 6:30
In-person at the Fellowship and on Zoom at this link
BEFORE:
MIDWAY:
The room formerly known as the “Alsop Room” is receiving a loving revamp!
Step 1 is complete: an extensive freshening of the wall colors … read more.
Dick Beeman led a wonderful class filled with discussion about how paleolithic people’s simple love of artistic expression enabled the invention of written language—how artistic depictions of people, animals and things – “graffiti” – led directly to symbolic depiction, not just of animals and things, … read more.
To Our Beloved UUFM Community,
In our ongoing commitment to keep the membership informed, the Board offers the following update after our most recent Board Meeting on July 20th at 6:30 PM:
HIRING AND TRAINING NEW STAFF
We have hired two new staff members this month!
Hannah Morgan … read more.
Pausing at the Threshold
Aaah, summer. We’ve been told it’s the time of the year to catch up on fun, reconnect, put our feet up, cool down. We can finally get out on the water, take that trip, update the landscaping, read that stack of novels, … read more.
How will we be renewed in this moment?
How will we be changed by this hour?
How will we be transformed through this gathering of beloved community?
In August we are on a threshold: celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of the … read more.
From September through June, we use Soul Matters themes for our Sunday Services, Religious Education, and Chalice Circles. As we wait for the church year to begin, this August we’ve chosen Thresholds as our transitional theme. Check out this beautiful reading to start us off.
By … read more.
SUMMER FUN!
We are doing things a little different in July. Scratch that.
We are doing things COMPLETELY DIFFERENT in July. We are taking a break from regular Sunday morning services and kids and adults are joining together to fill the month with … read more.
