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December 2017 Newsletter
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December 10“The Spirit of the Christmas Tree” - Sue McIntire and Kim Burr"�NVMUJHFOFSBUJPOBM�XPSTIJQ�TFSWJDF�UP�DFMFCSBUF�UIF�$ISJTUNBT�OBUJWJUZ�TUPSZ�GSPN�B�6OJUBSJBO�6OJWFSTBMJTU�QFSTQFDUJWF��.PTU�PG�PVS�DIJMESFO�BOE�TPNF�BEVMUT�XJMM�CF�QBSUJDJQBUJOH �BT�XFMM�BT�PVS�i9-u�DIPJS�
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Greetings from the Coordinator of Religious Education: Kim Burr
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Communications with the CRE:Please all board members, committee chairs and other important people of HUUC please
email or text me your phone number and how you like to be communicated with..ie text, email. If you do NOT want calls or texts let me know and I will only give your email.
Kim Burr 231 740-1015/ [email protected]
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Message from the Music Director: Sue McIntire
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Our choir has grown from 5-6 people to a solid 12-15!
Ever wonder what it’s like to be in our choir? $PNF�USZ�JU�PVU�GPS�B�EBZ�PO�Sunday, December 10 �XIFO�)66$�XJMM�QSFTFOU�
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People...
Deborah M.�IBT�DPNQMFUFE�IBMG�PG�IFS�SFHJNF�PG�DIFNPUIFSBQZ �CVU�IFS�CPEZ�TUSVHHMFT�NPSF�BOE�NPSF�XJUI�UIF�TJEF�FíFDUT�BT�TIF�HPFT�BMPOH�XF�IPME�IFS�HFOUMZ�JO�PVS�UIPVHIUT �MPPLJOH�GPSXBSE�UP�IFS�ñOJTIJOH�TPNFUJNF�JO�'FCSVBSZ���
4BE�OFXT�GSPN�Gwen W.�BOE�Janet P. �XIPTF�DIJMESFO�CPUI�GBDF�TFSJPVT�DIBMMFOHFT��
Carolyn H.�SFQPSUT�UIF�MPTT�PG�B�CFMPWFE�QFU�
Marcia H-W.�JT�DFMFCSBUJOH�IFS�HSBEVBUJPO�GSPN�XBMLFS�UP�DBOF�UP�GSFF�XBMLJOH�BGUFS�IJQ�TVSHFSZ�MBTU�NPOUI�BOE�BMTP�IBQQZ�BCPVU�UIF�)PVTF�SFWJWJOH��B�CJMM�TIF�IBE�JOJUJBUFE�JO�UIF�4UBUF�)PVTF�MBTU�ZFBS�
Rebecca and Kwame’T�TFDPOE�iTPOu�IBT�OPX�UVSOFE��� �FOUFSJOH�UIF�TUBHF�PG�BEVMU�EFDJTJPO�NBLJOH�
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.BOZ�PG�VT�IBWF�DPNNFOUFE�PO�UIF�KPZ�PG�UIF�music at HUUC�BOE�IPX�NVDI�JOTQJSBUJPO�JU�CSJOHT�
(SFBU�OFXT���Gwen W.�XBT�DFMFCSBUFE�XJUI�UIF�Congregational Social Justice Leader Award for )66$�BU�UIF���UI�BOOJWFSTBSZ�DFMFCSBUJPO�PG�.664+/�.JDIJHBO�66�4PDJBM�+VTUJDF�/FUXPSL���5IJT�XBT�SFBE�BMPVE�EVSJOH��UIF�DFMFCSBUJPO�PG�TFWFSBM�KVTUJDF�MFBEFST�BSPVOE�UIF�4UBUF����
Gwen has served as Social Action Committee Chair for over 6 years. Chairing monthly meetings, writing agendas and minutes both, she has spearheaded the idea of monthly soup luncheon fundraisers for social action (much enjoyed by the Congregation for socializing as well as fundraising for social action). She has assisted various members in planning and carrying out a yearly Food Truck (both funding and serving), … and advertised and led a van full of attendees to the April Climate March in Washington, D.C. In the past year she has provided multiple rainbow flags. We fly one at a time, but provide on the flagpole a message informing would-be thieves that if they need the flag, go ahead and take it, we have others, love is our central belief. She has also organized a “Sanctuary of the Heart” team to hold short services on Monday nights if the national crisis calls us to need to take sanctuary, singing and sharing together. So far we have done this only the Monday after the inauguration of this new President, in January 2017, but we have come close again as votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act were taken. Gwen’s consistent, imaginative, and collaborative leadership has given so much to our community at Harbor UU Congregation in Muskegon.
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Bluegrass at HUUC7pm 1st Saturday of the month
for Bluegrass Music.
Open Jamanyone is welcome to sit in.
Contact Jim Thompson with questions
November through April
Social Action Happenings and Opportunities In December:
Social Action Committee will meet PO�UIF��OE�4VOEBZ �%FDFNCFS���UI �BGUFS�UIF�TFSWJDF���Please join us!
We’ll be doing a survey of your interests by email - look for this in the next few weeks.
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Shelling it Out
We have adopted a family that is having some difficulties right now.
Look for the Purple Tree and take a Shell Ornament
listing an individual and their needs.
MUUSJN UPDATES (Michigan UU Social Justice Network)MUUSJN MEMBERSHIP 2018
CHECK one of these for 2018 MEMBERSHIP: $25 (regular) ____ OR $40 (family) ____ OR need subsidy____
OR $50 (silver) ___OR $100 (gold) ___ OR $500 (champion) ___ Donate $_________to subsidize other memberships
Name_____________________________________________ EMAIL______________________________________
Address___________________________________________City____________________________ Zip__________
Congregation _____________________________________________
Make check out to MUUSJN and mail to Randy Block, Director, MUUSJN, 4220 Arlington Dr., Royal Oak, MI 48073
OR go to uujustice.org/getinvolved.html and use PayPal
MUUSJN MEMBERSHIP 2018 CHECK one of these for 2018 MEMBERSHIP: $25 (regular) ____ OR $40 (family) ____ OR need subsidy____
OR $50 (silver) ___OR $100 (gold) ___ OR $500 (champion) ___ Donate $_________to subsidize other memberships
Name_____________________________________________ EMAIL______________________________________
Address___________________________________________City____________________________ Zip__________
Congregation _____________________________________________
Make check out to MUUSJN and mail to Randy Block, Director, MUUSJN, 4220 Arlington Dr., Royal Oak, MI 48073
OR go to uujustice.org/getinvolved.html and use PayPal
MUUSJN MEMBERSHIP 2018 CHECK one of these for 2018 MEMBERSHIP: $25 (regular) ____ OR $40 (family) ____ OR need subsidy____
OR $50 (silver) ___OR $100 (gold) ___ OR $500 (champion) ___ Donate $_________to subsidize other memberships
Name_____________________________________________ EMAIL______________________________________
Address___________________________________________City____________________________ Zip__________
Congregation _____________________________________________
Make check out to MUUSJN and mail to Randy Block, Director, MUUSJN, 4220 Arlington Dr., Royal Oak, MI 48073
OR go to uujustice.org/getinvolved.html and use PayPal
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