UUCGT FLASH on 1.5.23

UUCGT FLASH

1-5-23

IN THIS FLASH:

This Week’s Service IN PERSON at UUCGT - and ONLINE!

TIME: Sunday, January 8th at 10:30 AM

"Question Box Sunday"

Service led by Rev. Alex Jensen

Coordinated by Amanda Mangiardi

What's the meaning of life? What is prayer, really?

What about your favorite color?

Ask Rev. Alex a question on your mind and heart in this service of thinking on the fly and finding our center.

For the complete Order of Service, click HERE.

If you’re joining us online, attend with YouTube by clicking here.

If you are attending in person, please feel free to join us following the service for a time of community and fellowship in our Social Hall!
Please submit Joys & Concerns before 9 AM on Sundays with the online form at: https://forms.gle/k1L7NynkwpamWynx7 or at UUCGT in the book in the Sanctuary.

To view past Sermons - visit our website: UUCGT.org

WINTER SUNDAY SERVICE CANCELATIONS & BUILDING CLOSURES

Please be on the lookout for an emergency e-blast about possible closures and alternate plans for worship. We will also announce closures on our website and social media pages. Please be vigilant and stay tuned!

A friendly reminder that it is cold and flu season, not to mention Covid season still - so we encourage you to stay home if you're feeling sick, and to wear a mask if you feel more comfortable that way!

UUCGT BULLETIN BOARD

The Donated Dinners Fundraiser Event still has two dinners with openings available for Congregants to purchase - please see below!

Ken & Judy Weaver's "February COMFORT FOOD Dinner"

$30 a person (date TBD)!

Guests are asked to bring a book recommendation to share - so fun, informative and mind-expanding conversations are guaranteed, along with AMAZING food!

AND...

Mary Ann Rivers-Friese's

"SAINT PATRICK'S DAY IRISH BOILED DINNER"

Friday, 3/17/23 - $25 a person!

Soda bread, green beer, Irish music and singing. I heard that Rev. Alex might be there playing some music as well?

If you want to sign up for a dinner, please contact John Hoffmann directly at 231-275-3602, or email him at jandphoff@yahoo.com

Misty Sheehan and Andrea Walworth will be leading a discussion group in the winter season on the book, Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Kimmerer is both an academic with a PHD in Biology and a member of the Potawatomi Tribe, who was told she shouldn’t try to get an academic degree because she was too “romantic”. She has since proven academia wrong, earned her degree, and has been a pioneer in communicating her native American way of understanding the forests, the meadows, and the green life around us.

Please let Misty know if you plan on attending. We will meet at the church at

10:30 AM for each session. Misty’s email is: mistysheehan11@gmail.com.

The book is readily available at Horizon, the library, or at this link: https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass

Jan 12 - Planting Sweetgrass

Jan 26 - Tending Sweetgrass

Feb 2 - Picking Sweetgrass

Feb 16 - Braiding Sweetgrass

Mar 2 - Burning Sweetgrass

Community Office Hours with Rev. Alex will resume shortly - please stay tuned!

REMINDERS AND PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

Interested in Getting More Involved at UUCGT? Click HERE to find out how!

Vocal Ensemble: Rehearsals are Tuesdays at 6:30pm. All voices/experience levels welcome!
Religious Education: Seeking help with our program during Sunday Service! Contact DRE Betsie Hammerberg.
Sunday Service Greeters Needed: Please sign up on the sheets on bulletin board outside the office.
Zen Buddhist Meditation/Study: Tuesdays, 6:30-9 PM in Yellow Classroom/Zoom. Contact Anne Hughes for details.
Soul & Creativity Matters Small Groups: Great opportunities for engagement and creation! Contact Kat Norman to get involved.
WE ARE HIRING for RE Lead Teacher - Please click HERE for details!

Listening to 5th Graders Read - Tuesday Opportunity!

Our groups, who will listen to 5th Graders read at Blair Elementary are almost ready to roll!

The Tuesday group needs one or two more listeners, so if you'd like to join us for a BATA bus ride out and back together with our late morning coffee, please let Mary Van Valin or Emmy Lou Cholak know.

We also need substitutes, if you can't go every Tuesday.

The fifth graders have reading abilities that span about 8 grade levels, so having people to listen to individual students will make a big difference!

We catch the BATA bus around 10:15, and return by 1pm. Please consider jumping aboard!

Please let Emmy Lou or Mary Van Valin know if you are willing to help mentor a Blair 5th Grader - we'll start right after the holidays!

Thanks in advance for considering!

Do you want to know more about all the Behind the Scenes work that goes on here at UUCGT? Board Meetings are a great way to find out a lot about things that make our Congregation and Building work and nurture us all.

Everyone is always welcome, and the typical meeting date is the 3rd Wednesday of the month. The next Board Meeting will be WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM 7 to 8:30 PM.

Here’s the ZOOM Link to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81845204927

Hope to see you there!

In order to keep Committee Lists current, please email ALL updates to Arica Eshelman at office@uucgt.org AND Chris Lautz at chrislautz7777@gmail.com when Committee members and/or Chairs change.

Many thanks!

THE CALENDAR

The UUCGT calendar for the week may be viewed on our website at https://uucgt.org/21861-2/

Again, please double-check if meetings are happening in person, online, or both; when in doubt please make sure the office knows your status. If you notice something is missing or in the wrong place on our calendar, please let the office know!

PLEASE NOTE: The Staff meet every Tuesday from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. The office will always be closed during this time.

THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION

OF GRAND TRAVERSE

6726 Center Road

Traverse City MI 49683

231-947-3117

office@uucgt.org

www.uucgt.org

The office is generally staffed MON - THU, 9am-3pm.

If you're planning to drop by, please email office@uucgt.org or call the office at 231-947-3117 first if you are able.