Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Sunday Service
2018-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“Bless Animals & Remember End of WWI”
Kathryn Campbell

Craft Night
2018-11-16 17:30 - 20:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
This year MqtUU will have a holiday tree at the Peter White Library Winter Wonderland!
Come, enjoy an evening of crafting and pizza! We’ll be knitting scarves for use as garland on the tree then donating them to the homeless in our community. Other ornaments will also be created to decorate the tree and share information about MqtUU!

Board of Trustees Meeting
2018-11-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
MqtUU Board of Trustees Meeting
Saturday, November 17 @ 11am – 1pm
Peter White Public Library

Dave, Sari, Anne, Kathy, Mary
MqtUU Board of Trustees
Anne Stark, President
Dave Stensaas, Vice President
Mary Maki, Secretary
Kathryn Campbell, Trustee
Sari Embley, Trustee

Sunday Service
2018-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
February Sky

SE Meeting/Mission Trip
2018-11-18 12:30 - 13:30 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Let’s talk logistics, timeline, and fundraising ideas.

Thanksgiving Potluck
2018-11-22 15:00 - 17:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Let’s gather for food, fun, fellowship & give thanks!
All are welcome to bring your favorite holiday dish to share with fellow UUs, friends and family!

Sunday Service
2018-11-25 11:00 - 12:00
Thanksgiving Bread Service

Annual Soup Dinner
2018-12-01 17:00 - 19:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States

Sunday Service
2018-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“Remembering Phil Ochs – Troubadour of Protest”
gg gordon

First Sunday Film
2018-12-02 12:30 - 14:30 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“13th” – This is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay, which explores the “intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States. It takes its title from the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which freed the slaves and prohibited slavery, with the exception of slavery as punishment for a crime.
DuVernay contends that slavery has been perpetuated in practices since the end of the American Civil War through such actions as criminalizing behavior and enabling police to arrest poor freedmen and force them to work for the state under convict leasing; suppression of African Americans by disenfranchisement, lynchings and Jim Crow; politicians declaring a war on drugs that weigh more heavily on minority communities and, by the late 20th century, mass incarceration of people of color in the United States. She examines the prison-industrial complex and the emerging detention-industrial complex, demonstrating how much money is being made by corporations from such incarcerations.
13th garnered acclaim from film critics and was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards.

Room at the Inn
2018-12-02 18:00 - 2018-12-09 06:00
MqtUU hosts Room at the Inn
Room at the Inn offers night time shelter, opening at 6 pm each evening and closing at 6 am. Dinner is provided each evening to shelter guests, between the hours of 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

RATI/SE Dinner
2018-12-07 17:00 - 18:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Kids and Youth serve the Room at the Inn meal

Sunday Service
2018-12-09 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States

JJ Packs Check presentation & food packing
2018-12-13 16:30 - 17:30 | Gravereat Elementary School, 611 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
We will present our check to JJ Packs and assist the group by preparing bags for Friday delivery to students. This is another fun activity and a great way to see our donations in action. 4:30 Graveraet, 3rd Floor. Use Hewitt St. or Ohio St. entrance. JJ Packs room is on the Ohio St side of the building. For more information contact Sarah Johnson (906) 458-3915 or email iamsarahjeanjohnson@gmail.com

SE Committee Mtg
2018-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
There will be an SE Committee Meeting Dec 13th, right after JJ Packing, from 6-7 pm, in the Dandelion Cottage room of the PWPL. At this meeting, we will be crafting some of the costume items for St Lucia service Dec 16th.

Board of Trustees Meeting
2018-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
The Board of Trustees will meet at the Peter White Library at 11am.
Agenda items include but are not limited to:
Safety Plans

Sunday Service
2018-12-16 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Kids & Youth Pageant Santa Lucia Service
Share in some of the authentic Swedish winter holiday traditions of Jul and Santa Lucia. The service at 11 am on Sunday, Dec. 16th will include a beautiful procession of the “Queen of Light” and her candle-holding entourage, including Starboys and gingerbread kids. There will be beautiful Swedish songs, some history of the traditions, gnomes, predictions for the New Year with the classic tapping of the pepperkaker, and the sharing of some traditional foods and beverage of the season, like glogg, saffron bread, rice pudding, and more.
For that Dec 16th service, the kids and youth should all be there at 10:30 am, if possible, to get their pageant outfits on & to practice. Any kids 5 & under might wear anything brown, and 6 & older, can wear white. We’ll add the bling.

Haiti Mission Trip Mtg
2018-12-16 12:30 - 13:30 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
There will be a Haiti Mission Trip meeting directly after the St. Lucia service for anyone interested (so from 12:30-1:30). This will begin our monthly meetings to check in with each other and to actively work towards our goal of getting to Haiti in April of 2020! If you haven’t already done so, please do the Doodle polls related to the Mission Trip, so we can have as much input as possible, especially from our youth!

Sunday Service
2018-12-23 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“Stillness at Solstice” led by Mary Maki

Christmas Eve Service
2018-12-24 17:00 - 18:00
“I shall endeavour, on this Eve of Christmas, to raise the Ghost of an Idea– which shall not put anyone out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me.” –The Ghost of UU Christmas Past
Come One! Come All! Christmas Eve fun for the entire family begins at 5 pm, Monday, December 24.
The Ghost of UU Christmas Past will discuss the fact that UUs originated some of the better aspects of what is thought to be “Christmas Tradition.” This will involve video and may not bore young children. And Ol’ Fezziwig may entice us all to sing and dance (or at least, to stand around munching cookies!)
Service Leader: Kathy Campbell

Sunday Service
2018-12-30 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
“People of Mystery Small Group Service” led by Heidi Gould

CANCELED New Year's Eve Gathering
2018-12-31 18:00 - 2019-01-01 00:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
CANCELED!

Art & Craft Fair
2019-01-05 08:00 - 17:00
Are you an artist or crafts person of any kind? Then please bring some of your creations to display at our MUUC Arts &Crafts Fair! It will take place on the morning of Sunday, January 27th, before and after the Acts of Creation service being presented that morning by February Sky (Phil Cooper & Susan Urban). Children as well as adults are welcome to display their creations (the service will be intergenerational, so kids will stay for the entire service). Please come to the church no later than 10:30 a.m. (preferably earlier) to set up your display. While no sales of art will take place at church, business cards may be collected for later follow-up. Please email Heidi Gould (mqtuuadassist@gmail.com) if you want space for a display.

Sunday Service
2019-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Barb Michael
“Journeys with Epiphanies”
Barb Michael, Service Leader

Join us for the first Sunday in the new year as we explore paths taken and new ones to pursue, complete with an epiphany or two. Hear about significant insights and “a-ha” moments that inspire. “I am open and I am willing – for to be hopeless would seem so strange. It dishonors those who go before us, so lift me up to the light of change.” – Holly Near, UU singer/songwriter

First Sunday Film
2019-01-06 12:15 - 14:30 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
TBA

Board of Trustees Meeting
2019-01-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Dave, Sari, Anne, Kathy, Mary
MqtUU Board of Trustees
Anne Stark, President
Dave Stensaas, Vice President
Mary Maki, Secretary
Kathryn Campbell, Trustee
Sari Embley, Trustee
All are welcome to attend and share comments, suggestions and concerns about our beloved community.

Sunday Service
2019-01-13 11:00 - 12:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Walking With Adams’ Five Smooth Stones
Lay Minister, Paul Mitchell
Rev. James Luther Adams was a leading Unitarian Universalist Theologian in the mid 20th century. Invoking the 1 Samuel account of the David and Goliath story, he titled his succinct definition of religious liberalism, Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism. We’ll review Adams’ thought and shares stories of how one congregation put them to work. Paul Mitchell is currently the Lay Minister with the Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton.
Paul Mitchell is the current Lay Minister at the Keweenaw UU Fellowship. His other UU lay staff positions include; in 2014 he was a founding member and Co-Executive Director of Arizona’s State Advocacy Network, the UU Justice Arizona network (UUJAZ). Prior to his statewide work he was the Social Justice Ministry Facilitator for the Granite Peak UU Congregation in Prescott, AZ. He also served as the Executive Director for the Coalition for Compassion and Justice a non-profit agency now focused on generating sustainable housing opportunities with folks experiencing chronic homelessness. Paul grew up spending summers at Lake Michigamme and his family’s roots go back several generations in the UP. He returned to live in Houghton just about a year ago.

Forum w/Paul Mitchell
2019-01-13 12:00 - 14:00 | MqtUU Meeting House, 1510 M-28 East, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
All are invited and encouraged to stay after the service to get acquainted with Paul and discuss his potential as a “consulting minister”.
Paul Mitchell is the current Lay Minister at the Keweenaw UU Fellowship. His other UU lay staff positions include; in 2014 he was a founding member and Co-Executive Director of Arizona’s State Advocacy Network, the UU Justice Arizona network (UUJAZ). Prior to his statewide work he was the Social Justice Ministry Facilitator for the Granite Peak UU Congregation in Prescott, AZ. He also served as the Executive Director for the Coalition for Compassion and Justice a non-profit agency now focused on generating sustainable housing opportunities with folks experiencing chronic homelessness. Paul grew up spending summers at Lake Michigamme and his family’s roots go back several generations in the UP. He returned to live in Houghton just about a year ago.

Please bring follow up thoughts & concerns to the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 27 and follow up Forum on February 3.

Spiritual Exploration Committee Mtg
2019-01-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
The next SE meeting is Jan 17th at 5:30 in the Dandelion Cottage Room of the PWPL

Team Haiti Mtg
2019-01-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Peter White Public Library, 217 N. Front Street, Marquette, MI, 49855, United States
Discussion Topic: finalize some fundraising and trip details Thursday, Jan 17th 6:30-7:30 in the Dandelion Room of the PWPL
