Upcoming Worship Services
Sunday, October 2, 2022 @ 10:30 am​

“Call to Action” (Multiplatform)
Ponsella Hardaway, Guest Preacher
Cierra Presberry, Worship Associate
With election day drawing close, it’s crucial for us to do our part in ensuring that everyone has the right tools and information to cast their vote. We have a lot of work to do, but first we need to make sure we are spiritually grounded. Ponsella Hardaway from MOSES (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength) joins us to share opportunities for supporting voter rights while also focusing on how our work connects to our hearts​. Dial In: 646-558-8656  
Meeting ID: 871 1556 2918  Passcode: nwuuc
Coffee Hour Is Back!
Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided after the service while we are in the low or medium risk level. You are invited to bring your own beverage while in the high risk level. Wearing a well fitted face mask will still be required during worship services. 
Sunday, October 9 @ 10:30 am 
“On a Mission” (Multiplatform)
Rev Fred Wooden, Contract Minister
Diana Kohler, Worship Associate
Rev. Fred will be speaking on "On A Mission" which takes a look behind mission statements for what they really should be saying. Northwest's mission statement is: Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation is a religious community that challenges us to grow in spirit, knowledge, acceptance and action. We provide support and warmth in times of need and joy.  

Sunday, October 16 @ 10:30 am 
“How Jazz Can Save Your Life” (Multiplatform) 
Rev. Peter Gabel, Guest Preacher
Tom Ott, Worship Associate
Wynton Marsalis has spent his career teaching others how appreciating jazz can make a huge difference in your life. He writes, "Along the way, I want to pass on some of the lessons the music has given me through the years, lessons about art and life that I hope will help you find -- or hold on to --the proper balance between your right to express yourself and have things your own way, your responsibility to respect others while working with them toad a common goal."

Sunday, October 23 @ 10:30 am
 “The Fortitude Prayer III: The Wisdom to Know the Difference” (Multiplatform)
Pastor Joshua Berg, Guest Preacher
Vanessa Washington, Worship Associate
Pastor Joshua will talk about the third and final phrase of The Serenity Prayer in which the petitioner asks for wisdom to know the difference between what we cannot change and what we can and should change. Let us worship together calling up the sacred and the spiritual in the question… “How might wisdom be accessed to know the difference between what we can and should change and what we simply can't fix?”
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Sunday, October 30 @ 10:30 am 
“Journeying Toward Spiritual Wholeness” (Multiplatform)
8th Principle Implementation Team
Kathy Henry, Worship Associate
​What gives us courage to be on the side of love? What does it mean to journey toward spiritual wholeness? Our entire congregation will be moving more fully into our 8th Principle commitment through conversations facilitated by Paula Cole Jones in four monthly sessions end this winter.​​

​Board of Governors

Board Meeting (Zoom)  Tuesday, October 11 @ 7:00 pm 
Dial In: 646-558-8656  Meeting ID: 896 6907 1980
Passcode: board
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​Children &  Youth Religious Education 

Sundays @ 10:30 am 
Children and youth will join the worship service for the first 20 minutes and will leave after the story and hymn to play community building games and join affinity groups in the multipurpose room.

Obstbaum Orchards (In Person)
Saturday, October 15 @ 2:00 pm
9252 Currie Rd. Northville, MI. 48167
The NWUU Youth Programs Committee invite you to join us for apple picking, donuts, cider and more!​
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​Contact: Eva Leventer,
Acting Director of Religious Education
eva.leventer@northwestuu.org, 734-260-0501 

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​Service Auction 2022

The Service Auction website is OPEN
Register, make an in-kind donation
or make a cash donation. 
Let the FUN begin!!!

​Plate Collections

Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health
This month, Northwest will share 50% of the plate collections with the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health. At MOASH, they mobilize youth voices, engage community partners, and inform decision-makers to advance sexual health, identities, and rights.

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NWUU Gathering Guidelines

​Gathering Size Limits
There will be no limit on gathering size while at the Low or Medium risk level according to the COVID ACT NOW website. While at the High risk level, there will be room capacity limits set and six feet of social distance between households will be advised. 

​​Singing
Communal singing will be allowed while at the Low risk for those wearing a face mask. At Medium risk, the choir may perform for an audience, but there will be no communal singing. There will be no live indoor singing with an audience while above Medium risk.

Coffee Hour/Potlucks 
Food and drink service are allowed at large indoor gatherings only when the Detroit Metro Area is at Low or Medium risk level according to COVIDActNow. (Small gatherings held at Northwest, such as Tuesday Soup and Service Auction events, may eat together). While there will not be Coffee Hour or Potlucks during High level, members are welcome to stay after worship services to socialize. (Bring-your-own-beverage). Social distancing is advised while unmasked. The current risk level and CDC guidance will be posted in a visible location at the time of gatherings with food service.
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Lifting of Safety Measures
All safety measures may be lifted when vaccination against COVID-19 has been available to all ages for a period of six weeks, OR when public health authorities have declared an official end to the pandemic.​​
Vaccinations and Testing
Proof of vaccination will not be required; however, attendees will sign a covenant affirming their agreement to abide by current safety measures upon entering the building. 

Attendees at an indoor gathering (large or small) are preferred to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. You are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines if you have completed a COVID-19 vaccine primary series and received the most recent booster dose according to the latest 
CDC Stay Up to Date Guidance. 

The most recent booster dose includes the bivalent boosters that target the most recent Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. Vaccine recommendations are based on your age, the vaccine you first received, and time since last dose. People ages 12 years and older are recommended to receive one updated Pfizer or Moderna (bivalent) booster, at least 2 months after your 2nd dose or last booster. 

Unvaccinated persons may attend in person gatherings provided they have received a negative COVID test result within 48 hours of attending. In the interest of protecting the most vulnerable in the congregation, we ask that all unvaccinated individuals be masked and socially distanced from older congregants. 
​Face Masks
Indoors:  For large gatherings (Sunday services, memorial services, weddings, etc) all participants are required to be masked indoors, unless eating or drinking. Masking will be optional when at Low risk. However, masks are required while singing. Small groups may decide together whether to allow participants to be unmasked.
Outdoors:  Masking is at the discretion of individuals. However, parents are advised to have unvaccinated children wear masks while playing together.

Contact: Ben Gabel, Congregational Administrator
ben.gabel@northwestuu.org, 248-622-7848

Contact Us
Congregational Administrator: Ben Gabel can be reached at office@northwestuu.org or by cell phone 248-622-7848