Staying Connected with Us!
Staying Connected with Us!
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NWUU Friends Facebook Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/1788254494725186 NWUU YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DziSFzc0wjnBj8xPWdMAw/featured Office Email → office@northwestuu.org Subscribe to Our Newsletter for Updates |
The Northwest UU Board is closely monitoring guidelines from the CDC, state and local health officials, and the Unitarian Universalist Association to inform our decisions regarding the building closure.
Our building remains closed and the church is not sponsoring any in-person events on or off our premises until the end of 2020. MI Safe Start Plan Please fill out this COVID-19 Health Screening
before entering the church building. Check-in with your event coordinator or
use the Breeze CHMS app to print your name tag. |
Worship Services via Zoom: Sundays @ 10:30 am
The theme for November is Healing.
What does it mean to be a people of healing? Oh how we want to escape our pain. Worry, loss, death, exhaustion, anxiety, Covid claustrophobia, political instability, the unraveling of our democracy, racial harm. It’s all overwhelming. We want to stitch up our protective coverings as soon as we can so our exposed and tender nerves can rest. We want the pain behind us as soon as possible. But what if the work is to travel toward it? What if proximity to pain not distance from it is the real route to healing? Soul Matters - November 2020 Packet
What does it mean to be a people of healing? Oh how we want to escape our pain. Worry, loss, death, exhaustion, anxiety, Covid claustrophobia, political instability, the unraveling of our democracy, racial harm. It’s all overwhelming. We want to stitch up our protective coverings as soon as we can so our exposed and tender nerves can rest. We want the pain behind us as soon as possible. But what if the work is to travel toward it? What if proximity to pain not distance from it is the real route to healing? Soul Matters - November 2020 Packet
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Sunday, November 29
9:30 am Children's Chapel Children’s Chapel is designed for families with younger children, which will continue on Sundays from 9:30 am to 10:15 am, prior to the usual 10:30 am service. Meeting ID: 248 506 0377 No passcode needed. 10:30 am Sunday Morning Worship
Radical Hope in Revelatory Times Joshua Berg, Intern Minister What are the pathways and strategies toward a desired collective future? History and our ancestors teach us pride and resilience. We can use that to create possibilities, meaning, and purpose in order to exercise radical hope. Dial by Phone: 646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 854 9570 8721 Passcode: 304678 |
November Plate Collection
Thanksgiving Baskets/Adopt-A-Size Due to the pandemic, we will not be able to directly donate food or gift items for our annual Thanksgiving Baskets and Adopt-A-Size service projects. Therefore, 100% of the plate collections during the month of November will go towards the Southfield Emergency Needs Fund to purchase Meijer gift cards to give to local Southfield families in need. The Southfield Department of Human Services offers short-term support services for Southfield residents who may be experiencing hardship. The first two weeks in November will fund towards the Thanksgiving Basket service project. The last three weeks will fund towards the Adopt-a-Size service project. Text to 248-574-8034 with your amount + keyword. ex. “$50 basket” or "$50 adopt". Select Give to “Plate Collection – Thanksgiving Baskets/Adopt-a-Size” |
Kimi Kitchen Table
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Drop-In Zoom Calls with Kimi
Daily Meditation (15 minutes) Every Tuesday through Friday @ 9:00 am Tues & Wed., November 24 - 25 only Tuesday through Friday, Kimi will host a 15 minute meditations at 9:00 am. Tuesday and Thursday will be guided meditations. Wednesday and Friday will be silent. Zoom Link → Drop-In Zoom Calls with Kimi Meeting ID: 248 730 5464 No passcode needed. Coffee and Conversation Every Thursday @ 12:00 pm off on Thanksgiving, December 3 Zoom Link → Drop-In Zoom Calls with Kimi Meeting ID: 248 730 5464 No passcode needed. |
Pastoral Care Team
They are available for you to email or call. Please contact one of the people below and they can connect you with additional resources, if needed. Contact Information: Kimi Riegel - revkimiriegel@gmail.com; (248) 730-5464 Joshua Berg - joshua@michiganhumanist.org; (818) 630-6001 Ben Gabel - ben.gabel@northwestuu.org; (248) 622-7848 Peter Gabel - pegabel@gmail.com; (248) 245-2015 Kimi's Zoom Room Link → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2487305464 Meeting ID: 248 730 5464 No passcode needed. Rev. Kimi Riegel, Minister revkimiriegel@gmail.com, 248-730-5464 |
Youth Programs
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Register for Religious Education
Open enrollment is available for RE! If you have registered online previously, please update your information. Those who register SOON will receive a surprise family envelope in the mail. Register → Religious Education Children's Chapel Sundays @ 9:30 am November 29 Children’s Chapel is designed for families with younger children, which will continue on Sundays from 9:30 am to 10:15 am, prior to the usual 10:30 am service. This will enable any parents and kids to still attend at 10:30, if they wish. You can also join wearing your jammies! Zoom Link → Children's Chapel @ 9:30 am Meeting ID: 248 506 0377 No passcode needed. Drop-In Zoom Calls with Jan Parent Book Group Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm November 24 Raising White Kids: Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey. Zoom Link → Drop-In Zoom Calls with Jan Meeting ID: 248 506 0377 No passcode needed. |
Chalice Home
There are home components for our programming. Links will be posted in the news and sent by e-mail each month. Chalice Home helps families stay connected to church and grounded in their faith during this time of Covid-19. Each monthly Chalice Home packet will be designed to be sent to your families and will include a family worship and family activity that is built around adding a new item/symbolic object to your family's home "altar" or as we refer to it, "Chalice Home." These activities and objects will connect to our monthly themes and lift up a different source of spiritual nourishment. Chalice Home is about making additional space for church connection while we are physically separated from our church. Link → Chalice Home - November 2020 Packet Soulful Home Whereas, Soulful Home is designed to weave our faith into everyday family activities you are already doing. Families get a packet at the beginning of each month that is organized around eight distinct family "spaces" with ideas and resources to fill those spaces with UU theme-based exploration. All packets will be designed with Covid-19 social distancing measures in mind. Link → Soulful Home - November 2020 Packet |
Membership: Staying Connected
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Thanksgiving Day Zoom Gathering
Thursday, November 26 from Noon to 1:00 pm Not visiting family and friends for Thanksgiving this year? Bill Morse will host a Thanksgiving Day Zoom gathering for Northwest family and friends! Meeting ID: 873 2051 9577 Passcode: 448966 Zoom Link → NWUU Thanksgiving Day Gathering |
First Friday Happy Hour
First Fridays @ 7:00 pm December 4 How are you doing? Is it okay to smile again? Hang out with friends and decompress from the week. This is the first of our First Friday Happy Hours, a NWUU Social Event, happening every month on the first Friday at 7:00 pm. Meeting ID: 851 7178 7833 Passcode: 588709 Zoom Link → First Friday Happy Hour |
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Small Groups via Zoom
Mindfulness Meditation Every Tuesday @ 7:00 pm November 24 Carla Thomas will facilitate mindful meditation as practiced in the Plum Village tradition on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm. The length of the practice session will be decided based on the preferences of those who attend. Contact: Carla Thomas carlathomas304@gmail.com, 248-672-9549 Meeting ID: 714 596 5100 No passcode needed. Zoom Link → Mindful Meditation Circle of Life 1st Thursdays @ 3:00 pm December 3 The Circle of Life companions lovingly donate their time to be with the dying and their families in a non-medical capacity. To further our ability to be with the dying, we learn from comfort companions who have experienced and written about the dying process. We bring our experiences of being with the dying to the group. We gradually become less fearful of our own death, as well as the dying of those we comfort. Contact: Caroline Landrum caroline.landrum@gmail.com, 313-516-3872 Rita Rouseau, rlrousseau@aol.com, 248-354-2542 Meeting ID: 846 9353 9517 Passcode: 981815 Zoom Link → Circle of Life Silver Sisters 1st Sundays @ 1:00 pm December 6 This group is for 55+ age women who are single or living alone. Contact: Ariana Abel magic.carpet@msn.com, 734-464-0880 Meeting ID: 852 1919 8123 Passcode: 946510 Zoom Link → Silver Sisters |
Book Club 3rd Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm December 16 The book for December is Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, a novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world’s last birds—and her own final chance for redemption. Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. By following the ocean’s tides and the birds that soar above, she can forget the losses that have haunted her life. Contact: Sheryl Goldberg sgoldberg@mi-aimh.org, 517-902-5691 Meeting ID: 882 1401 2338 Passcode: 148160 Zoom Link → Book Club Red Tent 3rd Fridays @ 7:00 pm December 18 Welcome to the Red Tent. We are a spirited and curious group of self-identified women (ages 18+) who are manifesting an intentional co-experience of sisterhood. This is a sacred space to celebrate and honor the joy, laughter, pain, and struggle we each carry. Contact: Amanda Spurrell amandacorinne_xoxo@yahoo.com, 734-383-4197 Meeting ID: 848 6081 7382 Passcode: 532193 Zoom Link → Red Tent Stay Connected via our NWUU Friends Facebook Group, YouTube Channel, Website, and Email NWUU Friends Facebook Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/1788254494725186 NWUU YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DziSFzc0wjnBj8xPWdMAw/featured Office Email → office@northwestuu.org |
Adult Religious Education
BIPOC Focused Humanism
Second Saturdays, October - February from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
December 12, January 9, February 13
In each session we will center a cultural expression of humanism by black, indigenous and people of color or the work of a single BIPOC humanist. Folks can join one, a few, or all the sessions as they choose or are able. Each class is independent, but please let us know if you cannot make a particular session so we can try to fill your spot. If you are not able to register now, please try again another month, as spots may open up.
Register → BIPOC Focused Humanism
Second Saturdays, October - February from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
December 12, January 9, February 13
In each session we will center a cultural expression of humanism by black, indigenous and people of color or the work of a single BIPOC humanist. Folks can join one, a few, or all the sessions as they choose or are able. Each class is independent, but please let us know if you cannot make a particular session so we can try to fill your spot. If you are not able to register now, please try again another month, as spots may open up.
Register → BIPOC Focused Humanism
Operation and Program Updates
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2020-2021 Pledge Payments
You can still mail your checks to the church. Mail is picked up once a week. Credit/Debit Cards 2.9% + $0.30/transaction Bank Transfer (ACH) 1% + $0.25/transaction Click to Pledge → https://northwestuu.breezechms.com/give/online
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Northwest UU Board Meeting
2nd Thursdays @ 7:00 pm December 10 Join Board Meeting → https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83760514431?pwd=R2xNUHBZaThMaUkrNjJkL1RoSHdjQT09 Meeting ID: 837 6051 4431 Password: 595370 Banter with the Board Sunday, December 13 (after church service) Operations and Programs Staff Contacts:
Kimi Riegel: revkimiriegel@gmail.com, 248-730-5464 Ben Gabel: ben.gabel@northwestuu.org, 248-622-7848 |
Northwest Community Care
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Minister's Discretionary Fund
Thank you for your generous donations to the Minister's Discretionary Fund. This fund is availabe to Northwest members and friends in cases of financial hardship particularly during the COVID 19 pandemic. All requests will be kept confidential. Contact: Kimi Riegel revkimiriegel@gmail.com, 248-730-5464 Donate → https://northwestuu.breezechms.com/give/online Join the NWUU Facebook Friends Page If you are already recieving this newsletter, one of our group admins will accept you into the group! Share what you are up to and to check in with each other. Click to join → https://www.facebook.com/groups/1788254494725186/ Breeze CHMS Church Directory Create Your Own Breeze Account Go to: https://northwestuu.breezechms.com/login/create Enter your email to access your personal profile in Breeze. Download Phone App Download Breeze CHMS App via your app store. Enter church ID: northwestuu |
Community Care Team
We have a team of volunteers who are making regular phone calls to help us stay connected with one another duirng this health pandemic. If you become ill and would like support with meals delivered to your home, contact Kimi, Joshua, or Ben. Please fill out the NWUU Community Care Form if you need additional assistance. → https://northwestuu.breezechms.com/form/bff834 Podcasts
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Worship Services: are 10:30 a.m. on Zoom (see link top of this page)
Welcome to Northwest!
Northwest UU Congregation is a growing, multi-generational, multi-cultural congregation grounded in the history and heritage of liberal religion. We are young and old, straight and gay, disabled and not, diverse in color, ethnicity, and class. We walk varied paths (spiritual, religious, atheistic, and agnostic) to find meaning and purpose in our lives, and we are united in our belief in the worth and dignity of all people, and the obligation to express our faith through acts of justice and compassion. We come together in friendship and caring to support one another through the many changes of our lives, to give and receive both love and hope. We hope you'll join us as we create a diverse, spirit-growing, justice-seeking community that is true to the ideals of each of us.
Services begin 10:30 a.m.
Northwest UU Congregation is a growing, multi-generational, multi-cultural congregation grounded in the history and heritage of liberal religion. We are young and old, straight and gay, disabled and not, diverse in color, ethnicity, and class. We walk varied paths (spiritual, religious, atheistic, and agnostic) to find meaning and purpose in our lives, and we are united in our belief in the worth and dignity of all people, and the obligation to express our faith through acts of justice and compassion. We come together in friendship and caring to support one another through the many changes of our lives, to give and receive both love and hope. We hope you'll join us as we create a diverse, spirit-growing, justice-seeking community that is true to the ideals of each of us.
Services begin 10:30 a.m.
Contact Us
The Staff: Minister Kimi Riegel, Director of Religious Education Jan Price, and Church Administrator Ben Gabel can be reached at 248-354-4488
